DPC height and porch entrance

[subhuman]

Hi,

About to start laying bricks for my porch.

My house is a 1940s build. Ground slopes down toward the house. Two courses of blue engineering bricks acting as DPC. 3 courses exposed below these, the rest is underground (pic attached)

Strip foundations were mass filled. Plan was to build 3 courses, F2 rated facing bricks, 2 courses blue engineering (to match house), DPM, - then facing bricks for the rest. Door frame to sit on top of the blue engineering bricks.

My wife pointed out this would mean the bottom of the door frame would be pretty high up off the ground - OK, so I can build some steps - but that we'd have to make the floor level inside the porch match - quite a bit of ground to make up to do that - in excess of 300mm.

Has anyone come across this sort of situation before? Would it be a better idea to drop the porch door down a course or two - if so, how do we handle the DPC (lower than the house) ? Or do I do as planned, but add some vents and put joists in for a timber floor rather than concrete?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Ground slopes down toward the house.

Do you actually mean slopes down away from the house? ie the highest ground level is on the house wall?

 

[subhuman]

Ground slopes down toward the house.

Do you actually mean slopes down away from the house? ie the highest ground level is on the house wall?

Nope, there is a slight incline toward the house as the street is on a slight slope (ie, front of house you can see 3 courses below DPC but at the rear 5 courses) - if that makes sense.