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Customer Comments: Looking for a blower and doors for this fireplace.
Our Comments: Here are 4 examples of doors that can be made with a blower in various materials and price ranges. Each of these have gasketed doors that can be made with tempered or ceramic glass.
Updated Comments: Subsequent to the dimensions being provided, I have determined the fireplace is too shallow to accomodate the grate heater. The only way to make this work is to have a door made with a 2 1/2" deep frame that allows the heater to protrude out of the fireplace about 2". Options #1 and #2 will not work. The other options can be made with special returns to allow for this.
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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Aluminum is the most affordable material used for fireplace doors. It is light-weight and relatively durable.
Option #1: PW Breckenridge Aluminum Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Heavy Duty Grate Heater. Update: Grate heater will not fit with this door!
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.
Option #2: Elegant Steel Cabinet Gasketed Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Heavy Duty Grate Heater. Update: Grate heater will not fit with this door!
Option #3: Hearth Creations Framed Steel Cabinet Gasketed Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Heavy Duty Grate Heater and 2 1/2" return depth. Update: This door works as shown!
Hand forged by a blacksmith from 1/4" thick solid wrought iron with heavy duty gasketed doors for a tighter seal and maximum draft reduction. Not only are these built to be used, they take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate craftsmanship and tasteful details. The forging process produces a unique texture that you cannot get with laser cut steel and there are added hammered textures that can be for a more rustic applications. These doors are often used for extremely large fireplaces because of their heavy duty solid frame and hinges. They are commonly ordered with ceramic glass for buring hot fires with the doors closed along with a grate heater.
Option #4B: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Heavy Duty Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Heavy Duty Grate Heater and 2 1/2" return depth. Update: This door works as shown!
Option #5: Hand Crafted Olde World Wrought Iron Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Hammered Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Heavy Duty Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Heavy Duty Grate Heater and 2 1/2" return depth. Update: This door works as shown!
The Grate Heater is made from much heavier materials and has an insulated fan that fits inside the fireplace rather than on the hearth for a more desireable finished look. An theremostat is included so the fan will come on automatically at 110F and turn off when the temperature falls below 90F. This way you can leave the fire to die out and still benefit from the heat without worrying about turning off the fan in the middle of the night.
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
Fig #3 - Room Setting
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.
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.
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 Photo #1: With your camera sideways, take a picture directly in front of the fireplace from far enough away to see the entire fireplace floor to ceiling like this.
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 Photo #2: With your back to the fireplace, take a picture looking straight out into the room so we can see the decor directly in front of the fireplace.
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Ceramic
Tempered Clear
Tempered Gray
Tempered Bronze
Tempered Black (Opague)
Tempered 1/2" Bevel
Tempered 1" Bevel