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Hello All, I am currently in the process of adding a patio area to my garden which I would like to add a edging/border to. I have dug the entire area down 6/7 inches but wanted to ask, am I able to just install the edging blocks (marshells 200x100) on a bed of 100mm concrete straight onto the...

lol, i'm also not very convinced after seeing pictures of before and afters , i'm thinking i don't want to find out the hard way :p..would end up crying after all that work only to find out its gone to pot after one typical British winter! lol

Thank you for your reply, this is my concern. The longevity of the look of the wall and i must agree that even though Freddies solution sounds pretty good, overall i will have a stained render wall. I didn't want to add a coping stone and i think i may just go with the sleepers instead. Less...

I've not heard of that before but it does make perfect sense. I was hoping not to have a coping stone but if it means not having a deteriorating render wall after a year than a coping stone it is! Thank you very much Freddie, i may give this a go and see how i get on.(y)

thanks for your reply Freddie, sorry if i'm being a little special here but what benefit does that provide exactly?

Hello all, Hope you are all well and keeping safe! I am currently int he process of landscaping my garden and wanted to put in a rather large flower bed I did consider using railway sleepers but i like the look of rendered block-work. I wanted to render the retaining wall and flower bed with...

Hello all, Hope you are all well and keeping safe! I am currently int he process of landscaping my garden and wanted to put in a rather large flower bed and a small retaining wall to level garden. I did consider using railway sleepers but i like the look of rendered block-work. The retaining...

No offence taken John, we are all here for answers and clarity mate and your post definitely provided clarity (y)

Well explained..i didnt didn't actually find it funny it was more a figure of speech but thank you for the clarification, makes perfect sense.

I just find it funny how if you breach the 30m2 rule it's a building control issue but if you exceed the height requirements it's a planning issue!

Lol! Everything's more expensive in London!

Surly planning portal guidelines are the same regardless of where in England you are o_O

Haha! You sure did but unfortunately I couldn't just go on majority vote I needed a definitive answer..sorry for ever doubting you Charlie!

Was hard work but got there in the end.

Hes a great friend..by the sounds of it s**t at his job but nevertheless a good friend :p lol

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I did ask the officer regarding this and he told me a flat roof with felt would be fine and so would edpm rubber, apparently there are edpm rubber suppliers that provide fire rated rubber roof.. I also questioned the word "substantial" and was told its around 75% of the building so fingers...

My internal height is what also concerns me. Did you have any issues with it being 2550? This is my first build and I don't know how fussy an inspector would be if it ever come to one coming round. I doubt someone having to nock a building down because it's 5cm over the height but I was told...

You will be fine. I actually emailed Birmingham Council who advised ego I need to contact and I've spoken to 3 building reg officers (one who is fairly high up) who all advised for building regs it's internal floor area. Just be mindful that any door (depending on whether you are building from...

With all this confusion I have just called complete building control Birmingham and managed to get the mobile numbers of two of their building control officers who cover my local area. I was told it is 30m2 internal. I actually called both lol and its deffinatly internal floor area for those who...