Glass Door for Wide ZC Fireplace with Ledger Stone - Project #10373

Customer Comments: High I would like glass fireplace doors for our see through fireplace double sided 40-1/4 wide x 21-1/2 high x 20-1/2 deep. The fireplace will be refaced with ledger stone...see attached image.

Our Comments: We have taken a similar looking ledger stone and applied it to your photo to give you a better idea how the fireplace will look with doors. Each of the doors shown below can be made in black or gray finishes as you suggested you might like. In most cases we recommend using as narrow a frame as possible, but in your case, the opening is rather short and a wider frame may give the appearance of a taller opening, so we have included various frame widths so you can see the difference. Please see the additional comments below regarding how the doors should be made and installed.

Fireplace Opening Size: 40 1/4" W x 21 1/2" H

Before:

Option #1: Brookfield Fireplace Door in Natural Iron with Gray Glass. (2 1/8" wide frame)

Option #2: Savannah Fireplace Door in Rustic Black with Gray Glass. (2 15/16" wide frame)

Option #3: Legend Steel Fireplace Door in Rustic Black with Gray Glass. (1 1/2" wide frame)

Option #4: Legend Steel Fireplace Door in Rustic Black with Tuscan Surround Gray Glass. (5" wide frame)

Option #5: Armada Hand Forged Steel Fireplace Door in Forged Iron with Gray Glass. (3" wide frame)

Option #6: Stiletto Fireplace Door in Natural Iron with Clear Glass and Mesh Panel Backup Doors. (15/16" wide frame)

Additional Comments

Because the ledger stone you are using has irregular depth, you will need to install the doors before you do the stone work. Otherwise, if you try to install the doors afterwards there will be gaps all around the frame and it will not look as finished. You will want to lay down the hearth first so the door sits on top of it. We will want to make the doors to overlap the existing brick opening as much as possible so that we preserve the viewing area since the fireplace openings are rather small. You will then need to cut the stones to but against the door frame when you install the stone. In order to determine the make-to size of the door so that we can order it before you do the stone work, you will need to get a pretty good estimate of the opening height with the hearth in place, so I would add 1/8" to the thickness of the hearth stone to account for the thin set mortar on the floor.

Other Pictures

Fig. #1: Before Picture

Fig. #2: Before Picture

Fig. #3: Sample of stone that will be used to reface the fireplace

Glass Door Mesh Options

If you are planning on burning anything in your fireplace, you need to have mesh behind the glass so you can burn a fire with the doors open. You can chooe between gate mesh backup doors and sliding mesh curtains. Functionally, gate mesh performs the best as the wire has smaller holes that sparks cannot get through. Aesthetically, mesh curtains may be preferred because they do not have a vertical center frame that obstructs the view of the fire. When you are not using the fire or you want a complete unobstructed view, they do not stick out like gate mesh doors when they are opened.

We are showing these options on a flat steel bifold door with a satin brass overlay and gray glass.

No Mesh

Gate Mesh Backup Doors

Mesh Curtains

Glass Options

Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 450F without breaking from heat and should be at least 8" from the flames. Ceramic glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 1450F and be in direct contact with the flames. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass. Ceramic glass is $800-$2000 more than tempered glass depending on the manufacturer.

Not all doors are available with all of these glass options.

Ceramic

Tempered Clear

Tempered Gray

Tempered Bronze

Tempered Black (Opague)

Tempered 1/2" Bevel

Tempered 1" Bevel

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