Glass Doors for Fireplace Raised In The Wall - Project #20474

Customer Comments: Doing some remodeling. Would like to replace the brass colored fireplace front. Contemplating painting the bricks black. Would also like to add a mantel.

Our Comments: Here are some mockups that show various treatments. A wood mantel must be at least 12" above the fireplace opening to be safe. I believe that is too high for a mantel shelf. This type of fireplace is likely best treated with some type of artwork rather than a mantel, although I have included several mockups with mantels so you can see how they look.

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 temperatures up to about 1450F and can have direct contact with the flames. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass.

Fireplace Opening: Unknown

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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.

Brookfield

Option #1: Design Specialties Brookfield Aluminum Fireplace Door in Natural Iron with Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Crown

Option #2: PW Crown Aluminum Fireplace Door in Brushed steel with Gray Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Medium Range Steel Doors

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.

Flat Steel

Option #3: Hearth Creations Standard Steel Fireplace Door in Charcoal with Window Pane Design, Clear Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Matching Charcoal Steel Mantel.

Flat Steel

Option #4: PW Essential Steel Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design, Clear Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Wood Beam Mantel (Sold Elsewhere).

Flat Steel

Option #5: Hearth Creations Mid-Century-Modern Steel Fireplace Door in Oil Rubbed Bronze with Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Random Metal Art (Sold Elsewhere).

High End Roller Doors

These unique fireplace doors slide on rollers like a barn door. These are great for fireplaces raised in the wall like this.

Hudson

Option #6: Design Specialties Hudson Roller Fireplace Barn Door in Natural Iron with Gray Glass and Mesh Curtains. Show with Doors Open and Grand Canyon Lava Series Gas Logs. These are the most realistic gas logs on the market. They have burners inside the logs so the flames actually come out of the logs themselves. Random Art (Sold Elsewhere).

Hudson

Option #6B: Shown with Doors Closed.

High End Hand Crafted Solid Brass

These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans from Solid Brass or Steel, depending on the finish that is desired. Very high end, and very refined. Items made from solid brass come in a wide variety of hand crafted patinas and other finishes. Satin Nickel finishes done on solid brass are the finest quality and will not rust like plated steel.

Minimal-1

Option #7: Stone Manufacturing Minimal-1 Fireplace Glass Door in Satin Nickel with Elegant 3/8" Thick Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains. Random Art (Sold Elsewhere).

Sliding Door

Option #8: Stone Manufacturing SD Sliding Fireplace Door in Antique Pewter with Clear Glass. This door has 2 fixed panes of glass on the right and left sides and 2 sliding panes in the center. Shown with Grand Canyon Arizona Weathered Oak Charred Gas Logs.

Casting

Option #9: Stone Manufacturing DF1G-52 Solid Brass Fireplace Doors with Traditional Half Oval Casting Trim in Antique Pewter with Clear Beveled Glass, Mesh Curtains, and Ledge. Shown with Black Steel Mantel Shelf with Half Oval Casting Trim. Ultra-High-End and Very Expensive!

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

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

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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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