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Without giving it too much thought I would look to fixing bases direct down to the concrete slab and trim the block paving around the posts. You are likely to need some kind of spacers underneath the pergola bases to get the thing level eg washers unless your concrete base is 100% level? A link...

Well perhaps not if they're excluded from needing to be compliant, at least on paper.

Googling suggests they're excluded from council tax too.

Having a bit of a google, it looks like there were proposals made in 2015 to make them exempt from the Scottish Building Regs but I can't see any reference with regards to England Regs or whether the Scottish proposals were enacted. Bit of a funny one.

Whilst we understand and can applaud the ethos and can also sympathise, unfortunately Building Regs absolutely would apply, as would suitable insurance be necessary but if you go rogue that's your call. At least that would be my take on it.

Congratulations on making your first post, you seem to have dragged up a year old thread and even then not realised the door is already in the open position.

Fakro, Keylite but Velux are the best and spares are usually available many years after purchase, unlike the alternatives. Have you done a search? https://www.diynot.com/diy/search/11211386/?q=velux+alternative&o=relevance

Whilst it may be obvious we're gonna start by asking what the problems are and how the ACO will rectify things. And yes you can DIY though technically you're not allowed to connect into the sewers without approval. Maybe upload a fag packet sketch of the layout and where the problems are and...

So a diminishing gap between the boards at one end? I think that would look weird.

Some timber merchants will offer cutting some won't. Draw a pencil line on the board.

You could do it with a handsaw if you're patient and it's a half decent saw (ie not blunt), I would still fix a guide to it but I'd want to fix it to the top if using a handsaw so maybe use some clamps if you have any?

As mentioned elsewhere in the thread, mesh + plaster is the best way:

You could do it with a circular saw, fix a batten to the underside and use that as a guide for the saw.

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@fitzykev can you take a better photo of the back of the one that's laid on the floor in your first pic, I can't make out what's going on with it.

I've never done it but my concern would be the rebar starts going away from vertical as it hits/passes any roots/rocks etc and once the rebar goes wonky the sleepers won't sit square.

It's also a very clear breach of planning laws unless it all flooded onto the pavement beforehand, did your contractor arrive on a horse?

Yes they're not really DIYable and there is nothing like the range of finishes/colours there is for tiles, they're quite utilitarian as they're not really aimed at domestic users. A very practical solution though.

I'll sketch something later if no one else has chimed in helpfully in the meantime.