Glass Doors That Can Be Burned Closed for Stone Fireplace - Project #20579

Customer Comments: I have an old family cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario, that has a fireplace built from local stone about 60 years ago. It has (or had) a screen insert with bifold doors. My son-in-law got exuberant one day and built a stupidly hot raging fire and a glass panel exploded. I would like to replace the old insert with a new one that can work with the doors open or closed.

Our Comments: Below are a variety of fireplace doors that can be burned with the doors closed. These can be made with tempered or ceramic glass. They can be made to overlap the opening like your current door, or fit inside. If you choose to fit the door inside, you will need to fill the gaps between the frame and stones with mortar as shown in some of he examples.

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.

Breckinridge

Option #1: PW Breckenridge Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Satin Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown as an Overlap Fit.

Pendelton

Option #2: PW Pendelton Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Satin Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown Fitting Inside with Mortar.

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: PW Elegant Flat Steel Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design and Gate Mesh Backup Doors in Vintage Iron. Shown as an Overlap Fit.

Flat Steel

Option #4A: PW Grande Forge Flat Steel Fireplace Door with Arched Doors and Fleur De Lis Hinges and Gate Mesh Backup Doors in Brushed Charcoal. Shown Fitting Inside with Mortar.

Flat Steel

Option #4B: PW Grande Forge Flat Steel Fireplace Door with Arched Doors and Fleur De Lis Hinges and Gate Mesh Backup Doors in Matte Black. Shown as an Overlap Fit.

High End Hand Crafted Wrought Iron/Steel Doors

Hand crafted doors take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate craftsmanship tasteful details. These are very heavy duty doors with Air Seal gaskets designed specifically to be burned with the doors closed and reduce heat loss when the fireplace is not in use.

Wrought Iron

Option #5: PW Willamette Forge Wrought Iron Framed Cabinet Fireplace Door with Forged Scale Texture in Natural Iron with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown as an Overlap Fit.

Wrought Iron

Option #6: Hand Crafted Pacifico Wrought Iron Full-View Cabinet Fireplace Door in Burnished Natural Iron with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown as an Overlap Fit.

Wrought Iron

Option #7: Hand Crafted Porthouse Wrought Iron Framed Cabinet Fireplace Door in Distressed Black Copper with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown Fitting Inside with Mortar.

Wrought Iron

Option #8: Hand Crafted Olde World Wrought Iron Framed Cabinet Fireplace Door in Distressed Medium Bronze with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown as an Overlap Fit.

Measuring Instructions

Because the stones are irregular, we need to find the minimum width and height of the opening. If the door will overlap the opening, we will make the outer frame 1" wider on the top and each side than the minimum opening dimensions. For an inside fit, we will make it 1/4" smaller and the gap will need to be filled with mortar. Below are instructions for measuring your fireplace. Here's a link for more detailed instructions, including information about filling the gaps with mortar: Fireplace Doors for Rock or Stone Fireplaces.

Minimum Width: Using a level, find the stone that comes into the opening the most on one side of the fireplace. Make sure the bubble is level and use a pencil or piece of tape to make a mark on the hearth at the bottom of the level. Do the same on the other side. Measure the width between the two marks. This will be the smallest width between the stones.

Minimum Height: Measure the height from the hearth to the bottom of the lintel. The lintel is the steel bar beneath the top row of stones (see diagram). Find the lowest height by measuring in various places all across the opening.

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

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