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Driveways ·
Turning your front garden into a parking space: the order to do it in
Whether you need planning permission comes down to where the rainwater goes, not how big the drive is. And the dropped kerb is a separate highway approval — which is why so many of these jobs stall before they start.
Includes: how to settle the planning question yourself, and how the East Sussex dropped kerb process works
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Landscaping ·
Laying turf on clay: what has to happen first
Why turf laid straight onto clay dies, what the failure looks like at three weeks and at three months, and the preparation that actually works.
Includes: how to prepare clay ground and work out how much turf and topsoil you need
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Landscaping ·
Your new-build garden is waterlogged. Here's who's responsible.
Why gardens on new estates hold water, how to tell compaction from a drainage fault, and the order to escalate it in — developer first, warranty provider second.
Includes: how to run a percolation test and measure your topsoil depth
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Driveways ·
How to choose a driveway company
Ten questions to take to every quote you get, including ours.
Includes: how to check a company on Companies House and read a guarantee clause
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