Outhouse Conversion

Hi,

Hoping you can help me. I have 1950's semi which has a single brick outhouse attached at the back. This can be accessed through the kitchen and also the side of the house.

The outhouse has been partitioned into 4 mini rooms (original layout I believe) toilet, coal storage, tool storage area and 'lobby'.

My hope is to take 4 rooms down to 2 as part of a mini refurbishment. Leaving one large utility space and the downstairs loo.

The roof is a timber frame flat roof with felt over what looks like chipboard. I was thinking of adding a timber lintel to go the full width of the outhouse allowing me to remove the walls I no longer require.

Is this a sensible option and what kind of timber and size would you recommend?

Any help would be appreciated.

PS apologies for the long winded question.

 

Hi all,

Thanks for your quick replies. The roof will not have a load above.



I've added a few pictures to help give it more context (excuse the junk). The joists are 4x2 and appear to be running parallel to the wall I want to remove. I'm thinking about adding joist or joists that run perpendicular to those to give the support I need.

Is this actually necessary if the 4x2s run from end of outhouse to the main house wall?

Many thanks

James

 

Thanks for this. I think I'll pull the plasterboard down on the roof and confirm they are full length.

The next thing would be to batton the walls and insulate adding plasterboard to walls and roof. Should I consider any ventilation ducts?