Glass Doors for Two Sided Fireplace with Good Seal - Project #20338

Customer Comments: Hi Greg, We have a fairly unique fireplace that it has two openings, located on opposite ends of the fireplace (one opening in the kitchen and one in the living room). The current doors are on the outer surface of the brick on each side. The uneven aspects of the brick, combined with the recesses between adjacent bricks, create small gaps between the doors/outer frame and the brick. Do you have any solution for mounting to a surface that has some non-uniformities? Thanks.

Our Comments: If you want to get a good seal on an uneven surface, you need to have the doors made to fit inside the opening and fill the gap with mortar. Some doors can also be made with gaskets and frames around the glass for an even tighter seal. Doors without framed glass have very small gaps between the glass, but offer a non-obstructed view of the fire. We highly recommend doors with ceramic glass for see through fireplaces as they tend to be smokey and may need to be burned with the doors closed.

Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 450F without breaking from heat. Ceramic glass can handle temperatures up to about 1450F. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, we highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass.

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Affordable Aluminum Doors

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.

Stiletto

Option #1: Design Specialties Stiletto Aluminum Clearview Bifold Fireplace Door in Natural Iron with Clear Tempered Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Envision

Option #2: PW Envision Aluminum Clearview Bifold Fireplace Door in Brushed Gray with Clear Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Medium Range Steel Doors

Steel doors are more substantial than the less expensive aluminum doors and are made from 3/16" thick laser cut steel. The doors below can be made with ceramic glass and airtight gaskets on the door frames as well as fully framed glass for very tight seal.

Revelation

Option #3: PW Solid Steel Clearview Bifold Fireplace Door with Clear Tempered or Ceramic Glass in Satin Black with Mesh Curtains.

Revelation

Option #4: PW Solid Steel Airtight Framed Cabinet Fireplace Doors with Clear Tempered or Ceramic Glass in Satin Black with Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Revelation

Option #5: PW Solid Steel Airtight Framed Bifold Fireplace Door with Clear Tempered or Ceramic Glass in Satin Black with Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

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Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #3 - 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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