Knocking down outdoor toilet

[Lyndaa]

Hi guys, I really want to knock down my outdoor toilet. It basically falling apart anyway. The toilet has been taken out and capped off. I own the house. Forgive me for being silly but can I just start knocking it down carefully with a sledgehammer?

 

[vinn]

Demolition is as skilled a trade as any other trade in the building trades - dont just start swinging a hammer.
Before anything else why not post a photo of the WC compartment from the outside?
What do you propose to do with the space after demolition?

 

[Lyndaa]

Tbh, I just wanted more space in the yard to have it done nicely. Also I think it might be creating damp on the adjoining wall inside the house.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Who owns the garden wall?

 

[Lyndaa]

As far as I know its a boundary wall, the lad next door has built an extension on his side so I don't think he would care if I asked him

 

[vinn]

Thanks for the photos.
Remove the door .
Using steps, next you would best remove the roof - it will possibly lift off. Afterwards bag the corrugated material for disposal at a council recyling place.
Presuming the "tree" is not growing through the kitchen wall then pull & saw it down.
Now gently knock off the top bricks working round and down - course by course.
Tap and loosen any bricks that half go into any of the surrounding brickwork - then pull them out. You can make good later.
The boundary wall abutment to the kitchen might be causing penetrating damp - can you post photos of the interior damp?
You might want to consider going halves with your neighbour to rebuild a new party/boundary wall?
All the brickwork needs cleaning and pointing.
Any sealed off WC drain requires close inspection for soundness - where the drain joins the main drain at a manhole the outlet should also be firmly blocked off.

What is happening on the upper left where roofing felt(?) can be seen?

 

[Lyndaa]

I really appreciate your instructions! Thank you so much where the roof is on the upper left is the outside of the dining room. Later I wanted to convert it to French door when I have a little bit more money! I really appreciate your instructions! Thank you so much

 

[Tigercubrider]

If the bricks match the house, stack them in the garden as they may be useful later for any changes

 

[JohnD]

Protect the soil pipe and don't let rubble fall down it and block the drain.

When you have removed the WC (lift, don't smash) measure the socket and get a plastic cap from a builder's shed.

You may find the drain very useful in future, e.g. if you want to extend the kitchen or have a laundry room or a downstairs WC.

 

[tony1851]

For once, I find myself in mild agreement with one of JohnDs' posts.

 

[JohnD]

I shall change it at once.

 

[vinn]

JohnD,
1. The OP has already said that the drain inlet has been: "capped off".
2. You recommend saving what could become a possible rat's nest?

BCO's in my experience always insisted on filling the abandoned outside WC drain with a semi-dry mix or digging the drain out to the man-hole.
One inspector claimed that mandatory digging-out was somewhere in the Regs.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

The roofing material may well be bonded asbestos. I would advise you take suitable precautions when removing it, and certainly do not break it unless completely unavoidable! Check with the local Council for disposal, some may offer a free service for small amounts, otherwise please ensure you dispose of it via a licenced contractor, to avoid it being flytipped!

 

[HawkEye244]

The roof is corrugated cement containing asbestos !!! I would be careful before taking a sledge hammer to it.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

I wouldn't take a sledgehammer to it, end of! Breaking that risks releasing fibres into the air, and you certainly don't want those going down into your lungs!