Insulated Fireplace Surround with Glass Doors - Project #20215

Customer Comments: I just had new gas logs installed to replace my 25 year old logs. After the chimney sweep installed them and I put back our antique oak fire fender. He said the wood was too close and a pyrolysis risk. As you see on the picture this fender fits my fireplace perfectly and serves as a side table by the fire. It has been here for 20 plus years but what I have read about pyrolysis it can take decades? Do you think we are at risk? If so any way to modify it to eliminate the risk?

Our Comments: I agree with your chimney sweep, the beautiful hearth bench is a fire hazard. The longer it is exposed to heat, the lower the flash point becomes, so it can potentially catch fire without there being a spark. The only way to eliminate the risk is to remove it. With that said, we can make a metal surround that has high temperature insulation and substantially reduce the amount of heat around the fireplace opening, particularly in the area where the legs of the hearth bench are right now. Adding glass doors can help deflect even more heat away from the sides of the opening and redirect it more towards the front if they are opened 90 degrees when the fire is burning

Disclaimer: Adding the products below will not bring your fireplace up to code. We make no claims as to the amount of heat reduction they will provide nor do we accept any responsibility if your hearth bench catches fire with these products in place. Use your own logic and best judgement before buying.

Fireplace Opening: Unknown

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Before:

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Option #1: Hearth Creations Profile-2 Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Glass Door with Clear Glass.

Insulated Surround

Option #2: Hearth Creations Insulated Steel Fireplace Surround.

Insulated Surround

Option #3: Hearth Creations Insulated Steel Fireplace Surround with Stone Manufacturing Solid Brass Rope Casting Trim in Antique Brass.

Flat Steel

Option #4: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Bifold Fireplace Glass Door with Insulated Surround in Matte Black with Clear Glass.

Measuring Instructions:

Here are the details for the measurements shown in the diagram below:

• W1: Width of black metal opening
• W2: Width of brick opening
• WL: Width of black metal on the left
• WR: Width of black metal on the right
• WL + W1 + WR should equal W2

• H1: Height of black metal opening
• H2: Height of brick opening (to bottom of lintel (steel bar supporting the bricks)
• HB: Height of black metal at bottom
• HT: Height of black metal at top
• H1 + HB + HT should equal H2

Flat Steel

Measuring Diagram

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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