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Fit some planed timber on and blend it in to the lining. You'll need to scrap the paint, glue and screw the plant on timber then sand/plane it to blend it in.

It's in up to the marks! The fundamental question is ...... is it leaking?

Don't rely on internet reviews, lots of reviewers don't actually know what they are reviewing. For example, how many of the "reviewers" mentioned the subbase conforming to BS EN 13242, or workmanship generally to BS 598-987, they presented copies of their PL insurance, and that 5 years later...

Try the old damp cloth and hot iron trick for the scratch. And TBH, you may have better luck with some felt pens or bit of coloured wax than trying to get a perfect finish when you are really just messing about with trying to get a French polisher's finish.

4x2 c24 will be fine. There is absolutely no load, nothing like what floor and ceiling joists are designed for. But if you are using 6" posts then for aesthetics, either something the same depth or the next size up would look right for the main beams and reduce the depth for the transverse timbers

VAT status is irrelevant to the skill of the person or quality of the work. A guarantee or warranty of however long is meaningless/worthless unless it is an insurance backed warranty. If you are having permeable tarmac, then there is no need for a drainage channel or anything like that. You...

Hybrid roofs can be acceptable if the entire roof is filled with insulation, no air gaps or voids, and then the vapour check is on the room side. Even with this, a layer of insulation should be on the underside of the joists even if it's a thin layer.

The BCO should ask for a condensation risk analysis, as that's not a recommended design. Bear in mind that rot occurs long after the builder (and any warranty) are gone. And pattern staining from the joists will be a problem too. Whay can't that design be flipped and have the insulation below...

I'd wait until the next bank holiday and think about something else which has a chance greater than zero

And yet the foundations have performed OK for 40 years, despite the "desperate miners" lack of building skills? BTW, if miners built this I'd suspect deep foundations. You'll need a engineer's input in terms of what to look for and how to look for it for all this proposed extra weight, not a...

If that was the case, more likely a raft to deal with any poor load bearing, or piles.

It's unusual for that type of system to be necessary at first floor level, so the fundamental question would be whether any penetration of it would be an issue in context of the reason it was fitted. ie, in a basement, maybe on a wall above ground maybe not. Bit a small cable hole resealed on...

Is it a council estate, with system built houses? The probability of a raft is often tied to the ground geology and type of house.

The pavers only need to be laid to the width of the wall above

Teak?