Todd Von Joel and Joel Bardall share some stories from their time in the trade over the years 

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel catch up with guests that joined them a year ago on the show. Marc Silver from Murwalls returns to talk about all of the high profile projects they've been doing and grounbreaking ideas they're implementing on projects. Nathan Carter, the decorator that had his van stolen returns to talk about the impact of this awful crime, one year on...

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite James Ray to join them and discuss being men and how their experiences in the trade relate back to masculinity, male role models and their experiences as fathers and sons. James has co-authored the book, Responsibility: Becoming The Authentic Man with award winning plumber Myles Dhillon and also runs XCC (Xtreme Charecter Challenge) a self-described MOT for men. James discusses all of this, the role of men in society, in family and friendship groups and much more

Joel and Todd are joined by Lee from Honeys Scaffolding to discuss the problems both trades can sometimes face when working together on-site

Jon Mears returns to discuss branding, positioning yourself as a professional in your area, winning good paying high quality work and the latest news from the paint industry

Jon Mears, sales and marketing expert for decorators joins Joel and Todd to talk about how to effectively and affordably advertise your business online, how to win work from social media and use social media platforms to attract a certain clientele

Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel discuss the logistics of planning and executing exterior and interior work. What are some basic ground rules and essential elements of planning exterior jobs. What should you do if a customer changes their mind on a colour or haven't properly cleared or cleaned an area on interior work

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about the benefits and challenges of decorating with friends and family. Sean Kelly, a Dulux Select Decorator from Watford talks about his experiences working with his twin brother over the past thirty years and the boys talk about sharing work out amongst fellow decorators in your area

Joel and Todd talk about whether the general public and average client understands the skill and prep work that goes into the work of a professional decorator. They talk about some common misconceptions about decorators in construction and also blokey stereotypes of tradespeople

Joel and Todd talk about some of their favourite tools old and new. Joel also brings in his own invention that's revolutionised the way he works in domestic settings

Joel & Todd talk about continued training in the trade as a decorator. How important or is it important to stay on top of your game & learn new skills? What training is available? If you’re bored in your career as a painter or want to offer alternative services- are there other avenues you can take through training?

Joel & Todd talk about health and safety. The rules for working around customers in domestic settings, working from a height and preventing eye and skin injuries

Joel & Todd flip everything on its head and focus on the positive experiences, jobs and aspects of being a decorator

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk to two members of the trade about what they're experiencing with regards to paint price rises this year. Some paints have gone up by 8% or more and continue to rise. They ask Sean Kelly and Des Cass, why they think this is happening, what they've done about these increased costs and whether this is unprecidented in the trade, based on their years of experience running businesses

As we head into June and the summer of 2022 Joel & Todd talk about exteriors and all of the positives and negatives that come with working outside as a decorator in the UK. Joel & Todd take a look at some of the reaction from decorators online when it comes to working on exteriors and share some memorable moments from working outside over the years

Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel have an honest chat about mental health. Todd talks at length about his own experiences with mental health, how it affected his personal life and the changes he's made to improve his clinical depression. Joel & Todd also look at some of the main reasons given for why tradespeople suffer from mental health issues and anxiety

Joel & Todd talk to the man recently crowned Painter & Decorator of the Year at UK Construction Week - Liam Gent. Liam talks about some notable jobs he's completed since he was last on the show, paints & products as well as the journey to winning the award

Joel & Todd talk about their early experiences in the trade. Some early mistakes and gaffes, eccentric customers and co-workers, work outside of decorating and aspects of the trade they choose to avoid

Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel talk about their experiences setting up their decorating business. Craig Wilkinson, a trades business coach joins Joel & Todd to give some tips & advice to new/existing trade based business owners

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about image and presentation. From the moment you arrive to quote, to involvement in selecting products and finishes and the final presentation of completed work

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by friend of the show, John Kerry to talk about his recent tool theft incident. Joel and Todd talk about what needs to be done to stop tool theft and how you can protect yourselves as best you can from thieves

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about modern vs. traditional techniques in decorating. They talk about the pros and cons of solvent based vs. water based paints. Brush and roller vs. spraying and combining traditional and modern marketing methods

Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel talk about managing physical injuries and issues as a Decorator. Joel talks about his own experiences with knee issues and then later in the show the boys are joined by Wayne Lakin, a functional movement coach and former Commonwealth Judo Champion to get some advice on what Decorators can do to prevent and manage injuries

Joel Bardall talks quotes with Todd Von Joel and why it's his least favourite aspect of running a decorating business. Joel & Todd talk through some ways to streamline and minimise the loss of time spent quoting

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel go down to Parliament Square to see tradespeople come together for Trades United - a van rally to protest against the sale of stolen tools and tool theft generally. They capture some of the blaring horns, talk to some of the trades that attended and also talk to Shaoib Awan, who organised Trades United, which saw around 300 vans turn up from across the country

Joel Bardall is joined in studio by Todd Von Joel on the second anniversary of the first lockdown to take a look at their journey through the pandemic as decorators

Joel Bardall is joined by Kris Jamroz to talk about Brush Strokes Decorating. Kris has nine other decorators working within the business, offering both domestic and commercial. Kris talks through the challenges of hiring good decorators as well as the learning curve that comes with running such a large business

Jon Mears joins Joel Bardall to discuss a recent blog he wrote where he applied Porter's 5 forces to the decorating industry to judge whether or not it's doomed and what how attractive decorating is as a career path

Paul Donnelly joins Joel to discuss his experiences offering training to fellow decorators in spraying. Paul talks about whether he would consider coming off the tools to train full time, working on exteriors and his favourite set ups and paints

Joel Bardall talks about tools, storage solutions & transport solutions, Dustless sanding set ups, Should you lower standards of workmanship to meet a clients budget?

Peter Clark and his two current apprentices Philana & Lily join Joel for a chat. Peter talks about the benefits of taking on apprentices, what you can set apprentices on-site, how you can properly communicate with them and why you should consider it. Philana & Lily talk about their experiences on-site so far and how it's helped further inspire them to continue with their education

Nick Sammut returns to the show to discuss his new spray set up, a recent repair care course he attended. He also discusses his experience winning Fix Radio Decorator of the Year, non paying/delayed paying clients and a promo code from Nick worth checking out

Liam Cleary joins Joel Bardall to talk about his experiences with clients that have disputed invoices or tried to short him on pay for a completed job. Liam talks about the some of the things he does to protect himself against any issues in the future with clients and how he can spot a tricky client from the outset

Jef Newsam, who is well known on Decorator's Forum for helping decorators with non paying clients joins Joel to discuss his experiences and give some advice.

Joel Bardall returns for his first show of 2022. Joel is joined by Peter Whiter (Whiter Interiors) who is a decorator and plasterer. Peter talks about the benefits of offering both trades, his favourite paints, tools from plastering that decorators should consider adding to their arsenal and which trade he prefers

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about troubleshooting aspects of the trade as a Decorator. Everything from dealing with clients, working with materials, the evolving nature of an ongoing job with add ons or delays and various other aspects of the day to day work

Joel talks through the year in trade from his experiences, paints, tools and lessons learnt from 2021. Also paints and finishes to try when combating damp and mould through the winter months and a look ahead to 2022

Joel is joined by Michael Stojsavljević to discuss his experiences working in a crowded market full of other top decorators. How he stands out from the crowd, His experiences at the National Painting & Decorating Show. Also, favourite paints, tools, work he's proud of and how to deal with customers that want to pay by cheque

John Kerry, Painter & Decorator returns to the show to talk about his recent health scare and how it's transformed the way he approaches every aspect of the trade. John & Joel talk about why decorators are overworked and the traps you can fall into when taking on too much work

Joel Bardall is joined by Callum Bonner, who won an award at the 2019 World Skills event in Kazan. Callum talks about his experiences setting up his business Pristine Decor at the age of 23, What it was like setting up a business during the pandemic, his experiences as an apprentice and studying the trade at college

Dan Rolfe talks about how the boom in business throughout 2021 has left him exhausted and frustrated with the day to day of being a decorator. Dan talks about plans he has to remedy this and then later Joel & Dan talk through previous jobs, tools and paints

Adrian joins Joel to talk about his experiences working on heritage projects, Whether he prefers heritage vs. domestic and commercial and the differences with each of them. Also favourite paint systems, tools and more

Jonathan Graham returns to discuss VOCs in paint, teaching the trade and working on exteriors

JG Decorator joins Joel Bardall to discuss his stance on the masking tape debate as well as the responsibility decorators have to environmentally conscious

Joel talks through the positives and negatives of ceiling paints currently on the market, The time his work van licence plate was cloned, Pressures of social media as a decorator and an embarrassing moment with a client

Joel Bardall rounds off his discussion with Joanna from Decor By Jo. Joel & Jo discuss tools, paints, funny stories & Joel has the results from a recent social media poll on exteriors

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel take another look at the approach to exterior work in the UK. Ian Howie, a Scottish heritage decorator talks about the challenges of decorator huge castles and historic buildings, as well as the challenges the Scottish weather brings. Jason Savage talks about his approach to exterior work and Joel debates weather he will continue taking on exterior work, having adopted a lighter exterior workload last summer 

Joel Bardall is joined by Joanna from Decor By Jo. Jo discusses how she got into the trade, set up her own business, memorable jobs and Joel on how to avoid burnout from work as a decorator

Ian Howie returns to round off his chat with Joel. Ian talks about how innovations in technology have helped him complete his work on heritage buildings and castles around Scotland & England, How the skills needed as a traditional decorator differs from domestic/commercial and more

Joel Bardall is joined by Ian Howie to discuss the restoration and traditional painting & decorating he carries out across Scotland. How he got into the family business, tools, paints and memorable jobs completed over the years