The outhouse was used as a workshop and store, it had a beam across it holding up a large storage shelf
The 'mezzanine' storage supported by the beam
Other storage was fitted on the wall to School Lane, the room was carpeted and had electrical fittings
The entrance door from the garden was a decayed wooden and glass door with no handle to the lock
The barred metal framed window with a concrete lintel in the brick wall to the garden which is made from old Warmington brick
All fittings were cleared out to expose the walls, the far wall is on to School Lane and is a mix of old brick, 1940/50's brick and a stone outer wall. The right gable wall is old inside but the outer skin was built when the neighbouring house was built relatively recently
The outer gable wall to the outhouse was rebuilt as a cavity wall when the neighbouring house was built. This outer wall is the boundary between the houses
The beam restricted the useable height to about 1.8m above the bare concrete floor. The concrete floor was formed from a concrete slab probably from the 1940/50's conversion
The start of opening up the wall between the outhouse and the main house. The wall was a double skinned cavity brick wall probably from the 1940/50's conversion
Engineering bricks and cement additives at the ready
Lintels ready to be inserted
All the way through with inner brick gable wall propped - the inner wall carried the purlins supporting the main roof loads
Props onto the concrete slab showing the level difference between the old bathroom/larder floor with a screeded top and the bare concrete floor of the outhouse. The screed top was removed to help reduce the difference to 50mm
The existing floor slabs all have damp proof membranes under and up the sides to the top
The new opening from the cleared bathroom/larder room with the screed removed to reduce the floor height difference
All cleaned out ready to be insulated
This shows where the demolished old bathroom wall started opposite the new opening and the remaining floor height difference
The lintels in place - the old bathroom wall position is clear
The floor insulated with 50mm of PIR with 22mm flooring chipboard over - the level difference was removed by using 100mm PIR in the outhouse floor. All insulation joints were taped to form a vapour barrier
A new ceiling was constructed above the beam height, the use of floor insulation further reduced the height under the beam
The new ceiling with opening for a loft hatch with the beam below head height
The levelled insulation through the opening
The beam need to be removed but the fastenings into the wallplate were difficult to access
Removing the pantiles and cutting the felt and a batten gave better access
The old square head setscrews securing the beam to the timber wallplate required use of an adaptive socket to undo them
The beam position at the School Lane end
The other end of the beam onto School Lane was over the wider stone wall and required careful measurement to find it.
Distrubance of the felt and tiles was kept to a minimum
The tiles reinstated at the School Lane side
The garden side after the beam was removed, felt relaid and battens awaiting repair before retiling
The removed beam - it was made of aluminium and possibly was salvaged from old war stock when it was installed in the late 40's or 50's
The ends were trimmed to fit closely under the tiles at the eaves
The pitched roof was insulated between rafters to start with, further insulation was then installed under and this secured with battens fastened through onto the rafters
The pitched rafter lengths to each side were not the same because the thick stone wall to the School Lane side was higher than the brick wall to the garden side
The floor insulation cut to fit the irregular wall
The door reveal was filled up to the frame which was to be replaced at a later stage
The door was immediately adjacent to the separating wall with the new opening into the main house
The wall insulation design required the PIR panels to be fastened with battens over to form a utility space for wiring and plumbing. The walls were battened to provide a cavity prior to the insulation being installed, the wall battens were fixed with concrete screws as in this test arrangement
The wall to School Lane was a mix of new (1940/50's brick with older Warmington brick with a stone outer
Designer's notes to the builder!
The double brick garden wall of Warmington brick
The wall and pitched eaves with battens securing the second layer of insulation to the rafters
Mostly complete awaiting the garden wall insulation
All insulation completed
The new opening tight at top left to the new pitched eaves which have insulation between and under with battens to secure - adding depth to the roof
Showing insulation taped and ready for electrics and plumbing first fix, plasterboard stored ready for use
Electrics first fix completed
Radiator plumbing installed and 18mm OSB radiator supports onto garden wall
Plasterboarded and plastered
Ceiling and loft hatch all done
Doorway and opening squared off with boarding
All plastered
Awaiting radiator
Radiator installed with old window and door still in place
A new tilt and turn window replaced the old door, it can act as a door from inside so providing an alternate fire escape route. A new window replaced the old one. Both are South facing and have solar glass to limit solar heat gain. The door is of laminated glass for safety
All painted with new window and 'door'
The tilt/turn window acting as a door
The tilt/turn window as a top opening window for ventilation
The loft to be insulated with Loft Roll
The loft before insulation
The loft partially insulated
The insulation around the loft hatch
The radiator feed pipe before having insulation over them
The pipes go down between the door and the window in the utility void behind the plasterboard in front of the wall insulation
The finished bedroom with LVT flooring
