Glass Doors for Raised Hole In The Wall Fireplace - Project #20660

Customer Comments: This is a masonry wood burning fireplace that we will never use. The purpose of these fireplace doors is to control heat or cooling loss up the chimney. We're looking for cost effective doors.

Our Comments: Here are a variety of glass doors that can be custom made to fit your fireplace that is raised in the wall. These represent options from low to high end. If you ever anticipate using the fireplace, I highly recommend options that are available with ceramic glass. Otherwise, tempered glass is more than sufficient if you will not ever use it. The wrought iron gasketed doors will provide the best seal to control the draft up the chimney.

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.

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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.

Breckenridge

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

Brookfield

Option #2: Design Specialties Brookfield Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Tempered 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 Modern-1 Steel Cabinet Fireplace Door in Black with Gray Tempered Glass and No Mesh.

High End Roller Doors

These doors have a unique barn door style, sliding open and closed on rollers. Perfect for firepaces raised in the wall.

Hudson

Option #4: Design Specialties Hudson Roller Cabinet Fireplace Barn Door in Forged Iron with Tempered Glass and Mesh Curtains.

High End Gasketed Doors

These doors are hand forged by a blacksmith for a rugged and casual look. They have gasket sealed doors for maximim blockage of the draft that comes in and out of the home down the chimney.

Gasketed

Option #5: Hand Crafted Porthouse Wrought Iron Gasket Sealed Cabinet Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains. This is my #1 recommendation for your application.

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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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