Wrought iron mesh doors for arched stone fireplace - Project #11387

Customer Comments: I have recently completed the renovation of a large stone home in the Virginia Piedmont. The home was built in the 1930s and the renovation has maintained and enhanced the traditional design elements and materials used when it was first constructed. There are a total of seven fireplaces that will require screens and I have selected the non-typical stone surround raised hearth to get started. All fireplaces except for the dining room have gas starters installed, they will all be wood burning only. Thanks for your assistance.

Our Comments: Here are examples of doors we recommend for this application. We are showing all of the options as overlap fitting doors, although they can be made to fit inside, in which case you will need to fill the gaps around the frame with mortar. Overlapping the stone may require a slightly wider frame than shown in some of the mockups to cover the irregularities. Option #1 and Option #4 are the doors you provided as examples.

Fireplace Opening: 39 1/2" W x 33" H (sides) x 35 1/2" H (center)

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Final Mockup

Wrought Iron

Option #Final: Stone Manufacturing WI-DF1M Hand Forged Wrought Iron Fireplace Door in Medium Iron Finish with Distressed Hammered Texture, Plain Strap Handles on Center Panels, Framed Cabinet Doors and Corner Rivets.

High End Hand Forged Wrought Iron Doors

These doors from Stone Manufacturing are in fact hand forged by a real Blacksmith, so the texture and finish are authentic. They are very high end coming in at double or triple the price of the steel doors shown lower on the page ($6500-$8500 price range).

Wrought Iron

Option #1A: Stone Manufacturing WI-DF1M Hand Forged Wrought Iron Fireplace Door in Natural Iron. Shown with Pseudo Clearview Cabinet Doors. This unique feature creates less obstruction to the view of the fire and is only available from Stone Mfg.

Wrought Iron

Option #1B: Stone Manufacturing WI-DF1M Hand Forged Wrought Iron Fireplace Door in Distressed Hammered Medium Iron with Plain Strap Handles on Top of Door Frames. Shown with Framed Cabinet Doors.

Wrought Iron

Option #2: Stone Manufacturing WI-DF1M Hand Forged Wrought Iron Fireplace Door with Scroll Detail and Custom Fleur De Lis Handles in Natural Iron. (note the error in this mockup showing handles at the top. Those should not be there).

High End Hand Crafted Solid Brass

These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans at Stone Manufacturing from Solid Copper. Although solid copper was not uncommon in the early 20th century for fireplace screens, Stone Mfg. is one of the only manufacturers capable of making doors from this material today. These doors are also available made from solid brass in a wide variety of hand crafted patinas and unique high quality finishes ($6000 + price range).

Solid Copper

Option #3: Stone Manufacturing DF2M Solid Copper Fireplace Door with Hand Distressed Texture and Rivets in Aged Copper.

Medium Range Steel Doors

These steel doors are more affordable because they are laser cut or pieced together from flat bar stock. Hammered details are done by machine rather than by hand to keep the cost to a minimum. They are rugged and well crafted with design elements that fit the 1930s blacksmith style, but are not forged by a blacksmith ($3000 to $4800 price range).

Legend Arch

Option #4: Design Specialties Legend Arched Fireplace Mesh Door with Window Pane Design in Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Iron Age 1

Option #5: Hearth Creations Iron Age 1 Arched Fireplace Mesh Door with Ball Peen Hammered Texture and Strap Hinges in Clear Natural Iron. This finish has a aged look with portions of the finish rubbed off.

Iron Age 2

Option #6: Hearth Creations Iron Age 2 Arched Fireplace Mesh Door with Hammered Texture in Matte Black.

Iron Age 4

Option #7: Hearth Creations Iron Age 4 Arched Fireplace Mesh Door with Straps and Rivets in Burnished Black.

Iron Age 5

Option #8: Hearth Creations Iron Age 5 Arched Fireplace Mesh Door with Forged Texture and Strap Hinges in Clear Natural Iron. This finish has a aged look with portions of the finish rubbed off.

Iron Age 6

Option #9: Hearth Creations Iron Age 6 Arched Fireplace Mesh Door with Blacksmith Style Wrought Iron Detail in Burnished Copper.

Stone Manufacturing Finishes

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting