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    Taking off garage door

    Hello We have bought a bungalow with a garage that has been built onto the side of it. I don't yet know if it was built with the bung as it has a flat roof unlike the rest of the structure. It is not big enough for a car, but would be good for a storage space but we'd like to remove the door...
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    hardstanding in a paddock

    Well, its for livestock, not horses, so it isn't actually changing the use. It is a two acre field of grass, so it's aleady either a pony paddock or grazing land for other livestock. Need to check but it has a big hawthorn hedge round it and no near neighbours. I doubt anyone would complain...
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    rocking horse maker and general wood dabbler

    Hi all, I make and restore rocking horses but I like building all sorts of stuff in wood, we made chicken houses, our own stables, a gypsy caravan chicken house on wheels, all kinds of rabbit hutch variations, sheds and kennels. My big love is the rocking horses though, but I am without a...
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    can you make your own shingles?

    I've seen sheds that are shingled and they look great but buying cedar ones is expensive. Has anyone made their own? Not neccesarily out of wood, you could cut up all sorts of things if you could be bothered... looking for a nicer way of roofing outbuildings inexpensively than felt or...
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    hardstanding in a paddock

    Hi all, We are buying a pair of semi detached houses (will convert to one eventually) and a two acre paddock. We are small holders and will be keeping some sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. The paddock goes around the sides and back of the properties gardens. We want to have some outbuildings...
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    Surveyors

    Hello I've a question about surveys for buying houses. We have a bungalow and recently sold it (in about a week!) When they had the survey they used one of the homebuyer people, I don't know the correct title, but he was not a qualified surveyor. Basically he told our buyers not to buy the...
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