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Thanks. I am considering DIY, as I would for most jobs. I'm still trying to understand the process. For a brick wall the lintel would go in then the opening gets cut under it but the brickwork that supports the lintel is already there. In this case the brickwork which will support the lintel...

"draftsight is not free..." Sorry, my mistake. Looks like they have changed their model. Was free last year. LibreCAD is free. Not as good but still OK. Works in quite a different way to AutoCAD so a bit of a learning curve but easy enough to use

While the legislation doesn't limit the number of times you can go out for exercise the government guidance absolutely does. Its one of the few things it is very clear on.

Firstly, obviously the wall has failed, but it doesn't look too bad. Its quite hilly round here and there are plenty of walls worse than that still standing. Its not that high either. What's behind it? If the neighbours house is right there its a bigger issue than a load of garden. Also are...

Draftsight is very good for 2d plans. Its a simplified autocad. A lot of the functions are the same and there is plenty of online support. Best of all, its free

I've got the florabest from Lidl. Really nice piece of kit. Very easy to use and cuts well. Not sure when they will next be in store as its one of their random stuff in the middle items. Probably available online though. £100 including battery and charger.

Corded or cordless? There is no need to spend £120 on corded. Most of the usual brands will be well under that. I quite like Hitachi grinders but you won't go far wrong with makita, dewalt, Bosch blue, etc. If cordless then go for whatever system you use so you have extra batteries. The makita...

I'm working on my planning application for converting an old stone building. Its Victorian, the walls are about 600mm thick. Fairly neatly laid on the outside rubble in the middle. To get a nice layout it'll be much better if I can get a window in the gable end. I'm trying to gauge how hard...

Very happy with my makita. Not sure of the model number. Its way better than cheap green Bosch it replaced. Cuts faster and straighter, and its much easier to change the blade. Probably over budget new but I got mine second hand in great condition.

We recently had a new supply and a "new" meter supplied by the electric co. The meter was used and not zeroed. They just recorded the number and billed us from that value.

You could consider a recycled plastic board like stokboard. It can be cut and fixed like OSB and will be 100% waterproof without any treatment. Quite a bit more expensive but you'll only need a couple of sheets so may be worthwhile long-term

They were happy to advise me when I did our extension. Its mostly just checking but you can sometimes have a friendly chat about options. Probably depends on the individual

Well, we are out now. Let's see if the Tories make these big corporations start paying a lot more tax in the UK. Spoiler: they won't

Surely the tax paid by businesses is down to the government not the London mayor. Our multimillionaire overlords don't seem that keen on cracking down on tax dodgers

No one will ever measure it unless a neighbour complains, and even then they probably won't. I presume you neighbours are OK with it if you have been through consultation. If its literally a few mm then that is within building tolerance anyway.

The recommendation I had from a friend at lafarge was scrim tape for skimming, paper tape for tape and joint. That's always worked for me. For the paper tape apply a smear of easifil into the v of the join, push the tape into it then another go of easifil over the top. The tape should go into...

If the difference in price between occupied and unoccupied is many hundreds of pounds why not just sleep there once a month. You can work late and you are already onsite in the morning so it might even work out better for you. I'm sure you can find a corner for a camp bed. You could even pitch...

You'll probably be better off looking at a pent roof rather than ridge. There's plenty out there that should fit under 2.5m. The other option is to apply for planning. It isn't that complicated