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In this case, it’s a fairly expensive exterior wood door (pre framed). It’s hung plumb, etc. but with a nearly 2″ gap at the bottom (it sits above brick steps that lead down into our backyard — the brick starts just inside of the door). We withheld full payment on the job, but the handyman has vanished (presumably he decided it’s worth more to take on new work than to collect his balance due).

We’re now trying to decide the best way to proceed. Have someone reframe the door correctly by moving the whole thing down 2″ and hope they don’t damage it in the process? Install a 2″ door sweep at the bottom (if such a thing exists). One other thought was to cement slate or something like that on top of the brick, raising the level that way. We’ve eyeballed that last option with some bits of slate we have in our backyard, and it seems vaguely aesthetic.

Wondering if anyone has had to deal with this general problem (exterior door installed with much too much of a gap at the bottom) and what the best and/or cheapest way to deal with it is.