SWMBOs mobility is worsening, and getting in and out of the house is starting to be trouble some. Our house is slighly lower than the road by about 12". So we have a (single) paved path leading up to the front door (actually we have 2 front doors). Next to the front door is an externally/ internally accessible space we've been told was originally the coal store.
Stepping out of the front door is a 4' double-slabbed path. Then the front lawn slopes up to meet the pavement.
What are the reasons I couldn't dig up some lawn, throw some hardcore down, compact it, then run 2 horizontal planks from the front door to the pavemen, and pour a shed load of readymix concrete in there, to make a level access from the house to pavement. (assuming there are no silly pipes or cables just under the surface)
If I made it to cover the (former) coal store, then we could keep our wheelie bin in there for when they are finally rolled out across Birmingham.
The only drawback I can see is it would be *very* permanent.