reducing door threshold height

[Muppetina]

Hello, am planning to have our back door replaced with double french doors.

Am wondering whether it is practical to have a row of bricks removed so that the door threshold is lower, to reduce the height of the step out into the garden. Have attached a picture.

Concern is whether this makes the project massively more expensive / complicated. Best quote I've had for a new french door so far is £1200.

The row of bricks under the current door is right on top of the DPC. Is it a problem if is damaged when the bricks are removed? I presume not as the french doors will have PVC frame.

Thanks for any tips

muppetina

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• Muppetina
• 22 Jul 2012
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• Muppetina
• 22 Jul 2012
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[crank39]

The pvc cill of the new doors can sit on the DPC, just make sure when the doors are measured they take the removal of bricks into account