Fireplace Doors with Child Proof Latches or Locks - Project #20566

Customer Comments: Can you recommend a frame with the lowest profile in a bronze finish? We want this to disappear as much as possible. The child safety clips are most likely sufficient, but we can you share one locking option as well? Thanks!

Our Comments: Below are the doors with the narrowest frames that can incorporate child safety clips or locks. I also included the narrowest framed door available, but it cannot have clips or locks. If possible, I suggest making the opening height 27" for a better proportion as shown in Option #5

Fireplace Opening: 33 1/2" W x 32" H

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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 Cutback Aluminum Fireplace Glass Door in Classic Bronze with Child Safety Clips. Shown with Grand Canyon Quaking Aspen Gas Logs.

Envision

Option #2: PW Envision Aluminum Cabinet Fireplace Door in Dark Bronze with Gray Glass. This is the narrowest framed door, but cannot be made with child safety clips or locks. Shown with Grand Canyon Quaking Western Driftwood Gas Logs.

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. These can be made with keyed locks.

Flat Steel

Option #3: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Oil Rubbed Bronze with Gray Glass. Shown made 27" tall (recommended)

Hidden Frame Doors

These doors feature a hidden frame behind the door frames. There are no handles on the doors, which stand out about 1" from the hidden frame. These can be made with keyed locks. Even more, they can be made with a "Gas Log Airwash System" that allows you to burn gas logs with the doors closed. All of the other doors must be opened when the gas logs are lit.

Flat Steel

Option #4: Hearth Creations Mid-Century-Modern 1 Hidden Frame Cabinet Glass Door in Oil Rubbed Bronze with Clear Glass. Shown with Grand Canyon Lava Series Gas Logs with GlowFire technology that has burners inside the logs so flames come out of the logs themselves. These are the most realistic gas logs on the market.

Flat Steel

Option #5: Hearth Creations Mid-Century-Modern 1 Hidden Frame Cabinet Glass Door in Antique Bronze with Clear Glass. Shown with 27" tall opening and Grand Canyon Arizona Weathered Oak Charred Gas Logs.

Latches and Locks

Here are the options to prevent children or pets from easily opening the doors.

Fig #1 - Child Safety Clips. You must press down on the clips to open the doors. Available on a select few aluminum firelace doors.

Fig #2 - Keyed Locks: These can only be opened with a key. Available on a select view steel firelace doors.

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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