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Near the house it is 350mm above the ground, at the end of the deck (4 metres away from the house) it is 500mm above the ground level (obviously the garden falls away). It is built over grass.

It is above 300m in height. The planner has been out, had a look and told me to submit a planning application.

I have had a long running problem with a neighbour for many years, I have no doubt he 'dobbed' me in.

I have just had a local landscaper install a new deck in the back garden, I'm very pleased with it. Problem is, I got a letter from the planners a couple of days ago telling me I need planning permission for it, this means £150 for the application and the time/cost for the drawings. He...

Thanks for your replies, very helpful. I think I will try a similar post in the forum 'in the garden' just to see if I can get any thoughts from landscapers who may have experienced similar situations and how they have dealt with it. Just to get an angle from the other side. Many thanks.

I have just had a local landscaper install a new deck in the back garden, I'm very pleased with it. Problem is, I got a letter from the planners a couple of days ago telling me I need planning permission for it, this means £150 for the application and I'll need to hire an architect. He...

I recently removed my garden shed which left the electrical cable that was there for the lights (this was all in place before I bought the house). The fuse has been removed so the cable isn't live. I now want to lay a new patio, can I just dig down and bury the cable? Thank you in advance.

I watched the video clip and feel much happier - thank you.

I painted my Lounge with breahable paint (picked it up by mistake), my friend said it will leave a damp smell. Is this true? What should I do, should I just paint over with Matt emulsion? Any help please.

Thanks for your help Thermo. I'll let them get on with it - cheers.

Thanks for your replys gents, I'm a bit confused by the answers - is it a good price or not? Thanks.

But they'll need a couple of skips I would think, I didn't realise 3" of top soil over 100 sqm would be just £50.

I was going to lay our new lawn myself but got a quote from a couple of local landscapers that doesn't seem too bad - £1800 all in, no vat. The area is 100 sqm, they are going to 'scrape' the extg lawn and skip it, bring in new top soil (3 inch deep), and lay good turf. They reckon the...

I'm about to rip up the turf in our back garden and lay some new, good stuff. I have read previous posts and think me and my son can manage it; dig up the old turf, bring in good quality screened loamy topsoil, lightly compact the new top soil and rake, lay new turf and water, water, water...

I have been painting a friends house - a few hours each day. At the end of each day I wrap cling film around my brushes and they are fine to re-use the next day, I do the same with my roller - works a treat. I bought myself a metal roller tray, at the end of the day I also wrapped it in...

Thanks for that. They wont get there digger round my back theres only a small gate for access.

I'm a newbee so go easy.I want a new patio laid in the back 60 square metres roughly, nothing complicated.a couple of local boys said they will dig it out by hand,compact a base (about 6 inch) and lay the flags on a bed of mortar.I have got the concrete flags 3 different sizes, they will provide...