Customer Comments: The fireplace doors you show on your website seem like what I am looking for. I want doors that I can close with the fire burning, with adjustable louvers on the bottom and a mesh screen. I was shocked at prices of masonry glass doors from fireplacedoorsonline.com. I don't see prices on your site, but I would like a rough or detailed estimate. I have a stone front fireplace that is about 38 3/4" wide and 27 3/4" high as you can see in the attached photos.
Our Comments: After discussing your desires over the phone, here are mockups of the two options you are considering. This is the Carolina glass door with a 2 1/2" wide frame overlapping the opening and a 1 1/2" wide frame as an inside fit with mortar.
Fireplace Opening: 38 3/4" W x 27 3/4" H
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 #1: Design Specialties Carolina Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown with 2 1/2" wide frame as an overlap fit.
Option #2: Design Specialties Carolina Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown with 1 1/2" wide frame as an inside fit with mortar filling the gaps between the frame and the stones.
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.
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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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