Aiming to improve the outside of the house (8) - - - - - - N -
Sorry about the lack of letters,this grid has 4 independent corners, got the other 3 but not this one, the only word connecting the whole thing is (Grab a bit of sleep (6) I have SNATCH, may be wrong) maybe if I can get this it will help with the others.
1st letter of this is the 2nd letter of...
A salesman's pitch (5) - - - - -