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The permitted development rules on altering an existing roof seem quite clear and easy to understand. What about ripping off the whole roof though, and then subsequently building a different design to incorporate habitable rooms in the loft space where none previously existed? It begins to be...

Hello, I have some Hitachi power tools with plenty of batteries, and so I was thinking of getting a bare Hitachi 4.5" grinder available cheaply on Ebay, to sling in my car boot with a battery, in case I ever get clamped. I've done this job with a petrol grinder and a corded 9" grinder...

Thanks for looking. :) I'm going to box approximately 3m of flat ducting channel I have installed flush against a wall where it meets the ceiling. It just so happens that the dimensions of it are such that 15cm skirting seems ideal for the job, and I can get it quite cheap locally. I'll be...

Thanks for looking! :) In my hallways are some floorboards which were treated with some sort of pine finish about fifteen years ago, and finished with shiny Aqualac, or at least I believe so as I found some leftovers of it in the cellar when I moved in. Obviously since then they've become...

Hello, I think this is a longshot but does anyone know of a way to get rid of a huge pile of dug up earth other than whacking it in a skip? Are there any chemicals which can break it down, or some gardening trick I could use? It's not for reasons of laziness that I ask by the way; the problem...

Hello, thanks for looking. I'm working on my garden, and would be grateful for some help. :) The main thing is there is a small central lawn area with a large concrete path going right round it. I want to fill it in, make it on a level with the path, then pave the whole lot. I've dug the...