On 10/08/2019 17:06, Bert Coules wrote:
GB wrote:

Have you considered having a raised patio where you can sit out at the
same height as the house floor?

I have, yes, though the back door isn't the only access from inside the
house to the garden: there are also patio doors from a different room,
so a floor-level patio adjacent to them (either in addition to the back
door one or instead of it) is also a possibility.

I like the idea of a same-Â* (or almost the same) level patio, but the
height of the interior floors might give a matching table-and-chairs
area an uncomfortable view into my neighbour's property even over the
six-foot fence which separates us.



Yes - that's why you'd need planning permission (as with any decking
over 300 mm).

Then IIRC building regulations would apply to the handrails, balustrades
etc.

Oh, it all makes work for the working man to...

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