Glass Doors with Smoke Guard for Arched Stone Fireplace - Project #11431

Customer Comments: We have a fieldstone fireplace at our cabin. We would like doors. Not sure if pull screens are possible if you have doors. In addition to being able to close the doors, the door insert must reduce the size of the opening when the doors are open. We had a new insert installed and it reduced the opening size of the chimney so now we need to reduce the fireplace opening size (otherwise smoke comes into the room). It doesn't have the right draw.

Our Comments: We can add a smoke guard to the back side of the door frame behind the glass that will reduce the size of the opening. Read more below and see the mockups.

Fireplace Opening: 33 1/2" W x 23" H (sides) 27" H (center)

Before

Before:

Arched Glass Doors with Smoke Guard

These doors are custom made with a smoke guard 1 1/2" behind the glass and mesh doors that gets bolted to the steel subframe of the door that reduces the functional height of the fireplace opening to whatever height you want. When the doors are burned open, this will reduce the likelihood of smoke coming into the room. There are no guarantees this will work, but reducing the height of the fireplace opening is usually a pretty good cure for smoke problems. You can always test this by cutting a piece of plywood and securing it to the opening and see what happens when you burn a fire. Of course, you must be careful you do not let the plywood catch fire. You can also burn a fire with these particular glass doors closed to effectively block the smoke.

Legend Arch

Option #1: Design Specialties Legend Arched Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door with 3/8" Narrow Center Stiles in Rustic Black. Shown with Clear Glass, Gate Mesh Backup Doors and Smoke Guard.

Legend Arch

Option #2: Design Specialties Legend Arched Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door with 3/8" Narrow Center Stiles and Diamond Pattern in Rustic Black (to compliment your cabinet). Shown with Clear Glass, Gate Mesh Backup Doors and Smoke Guard.

Legend Arch

Option #3: Design Specialties Legend Arched Fullview Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass, Gate Mesh Backup Doors and Smoke Guard.

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

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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INSTRUCTIONS: Send me your pictures and I will create mockups that show how custom made fireplace screens or doors will look in your home. There's no better way to find the perfect treatment for your fireplace. I also do mockups for gas logs!

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