DrPhill

I do so love the English language. We have so many shades of meaning that we can distinguish between ‘incidental’ and ‘ancillary’ with...

Hi, under town planning rules in England (the rules are a bit different elsewhere but I know less about those) Permitted development...

I have been trying to decipher the words on the government website. I *think* that sheds and garages are all classified as outbuildings...

I don't know the answer to the above but it is what I'm going to do with my new garage when I move house. I'm considering a roller...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/16/researchers-build-ai-driven-sarcasm-detector That's a huge step forward for...

I would consider self employment, in fact, it's something I've been thinking about for a while. I've wanted to offer some sort of...

Another option is walling without the mortar, just stack . https://www.tobermore.co.uk/homeowner/applications/walling/

Basically if you lift a few slabs whatever is underneath can be turned into soil. Even solid concrete slowly develops soil cover...

By dry-walling you mean they can be assembled without mortar? That sounds very interesting, though there are plenty of ugly bricks to...

Going back to your initial post and the suggested option of the more formal, raised brick beds. Don't rule out this option and consider...

Not a bad idea 👍👍

Are you confident there are no services that may run underneath or drainage, foul and rainwater etc.. Just thought worth a mention as...

Thanks for the thought - I'm pretty confident - drains, sewer, electric and gas all come in from the front of the property. Nothing on...

Yep, it was suggested above!

Thanks for the advice. I have ordered a long SDS drill bit and plan to drill some holes through the mortar between some slabs. This...