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Customer Comments: Hello, I recently bought an older home (built 1985) that has a fireplace with no doors. It's definitely a drain on our energy bills. I've been looking into getting doors installed, but I've been told to be very careful before buying and to find an expert. I'm not sure what kind of fireplace I have either, but I'm hoping you can tell by the attached pictures. I'm also not sure on style so would be open to suggestions (picture of room also included).
Our Comments: You most certainly have a masonry fireplace. Most of the doors on our site can be made to work with your fireplace. We have chosen models in low to high end price ranges that we believe to be ideal choices. Hope this helps.
Fireplace Opening: 36" W x 28 1/2" H
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Aluminum is an excellent material for fireplace doors because it does not rust and can handle high temperatures when treated with powder coated finishes. It is also the most affordable.
Option #1: Hearth Creations Profile 4 Fireplace Glass Door with Narrow Square Frame in Satin Nickel (brushed aluminum).
Option #2: Hearth Creations Profile 6 Fireplace Glass Door with Narrow Bull-Nose Frame in Satin Nickel (brushed aluminum).
Steel doors are more substantial than the less expensive aluminum doors. They are heavy duty and rugged and are more customizable because the frames are laser cut.
Option #3: Design Specialties MET Twin Fireplace Glass Door with Flat Black Hidden Frame and Satin Nickel Plated Doors. This door has no visible handles. The door frames stand out about 1" from the fireplace, which allows room to get your fingers in behind them to open the doors.
These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans from Solid Brass or Steel, depending on the finish that is desired. Very high end, and very refined. Items made from solid brass come in a wide variety of hand crafted patinas and other finishes. Satin Nickel finishes done on solid brass are the finest quality and will not rust like plated steel.
Option #4: Stone Manufacturing SD-51 Sliding Fireplace Door with #51 Greek Key Casting Trim in Satin Nickel. This door has 2 fixed panes of glass on the right and left sides and 2 sliding panes in the center. This will compliment your rug, but is a timeless pattern should you ever decide to change the rug.
Option #5: Stone Manufacturing DF1G-52 Solid Brass Bifold Door with Half Oval Casting Trim in Satin Nickel. Shown with clear beveled glass.
Option #6: Stone Manufacturing Minimal-1 Fireplace Glass Door in Satin Nickel. This door has an angle iron on the top and bottom with no frame on the sides. It also uses 3/8" thick glass for added elegance.
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
Fig #3 - Damper
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.
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.
Hearth Creations Finishes
Design Specialties Finishes
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Finishes
PW Finishes
Stone Manufacturings Trims & Finishes
Samples for some finishes are available upon request. Request Finish Samples Here!
 Photo #1: With your camera sideways, take a picture directly in front of the fireplace from far enough away to see the entire fireplace floor to ceiling like this.
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 Photo #2: With your back to the fireplace, take a picture looking straight out into the room so we can see the decor directly in front of the fireplace.
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Ceramic
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Tempered Gray
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