elderly neighbours

[dove]

my best friend lives next door 2 me an she is 80 i am only (37) please dont laugh. I RECKON HER "HANDYMAN" is ripping her off. he says that to crearsoate her wall  has to be approved by the council , is that right??????

[woofgang]

ask the council

[thugulike]

Creosote is no longer permitted.  He may well be right

[jogger]

tell B&Q  Wicks etc etc they still sell it

[jake-the-peg]

They don't you know. They sell creosote substitue.

Genuine creosote is available but only in industrial sized drums and is meant to be sold only to qualified people.

Not sure why you'd creosote a wall? a fence yes but a wall?

Anyway dou the pair of you live in a conservation area, or in listed properties? that'd definately require consent.

I also don't quite see what the handyman would achieve by telling her that if it wasn't true.

[dove]

jake-the-peg u r quite right, I meant shed.  Also, yes the properties are listed, nice answer. thanx