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Customer Comments: Hello! We have a custom built open concrete fireplace with a full custom built arch. We hired a professional chimney expert who got the flue to code and as good as he can get it but we are still having just a touch of smoke leaking out the front top of the arch. Because of that smoke smell fills the house very slowly over the course of the day. We are interested in glass options. I have the exact arch piece used to mold and create the concrete arch opening. The metal curtain piece can uninstall.
Our Comments: All of the doors below can be made to fit your arched fireplace and can be made with tempered or ceramic glass. The doors that have a full view can be made with gate mesh backup doors, but you may want to just can keep your existing mesh curtains for a better view of the fire if you choose ceramic glass and burn fires with the doors closed.
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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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 #1: Design Specialties Legend Arched Framed Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.
Option #2: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Arched Framed Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.
Option #3: PW Revelation Steel Arched Fullview Cabinet Fireplace Door in Textured Iron with Tempered or Ceramic Glass. Shown with Existing Mesh Curtains.
Option #4: PW Revelation Steel Arched Fullview Cabinet Fireplace Door with Fixed Glass Side Panels in Brushed Gray with Tempered or Ceramic Glass. Shown with Existing Mesh Curtains.
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.
Option #5: Hand Crafted Olde World Wrought Iron Framed Cabinet Fireplace Door in Distressed Natural Iron with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Heavy Duty Gate Mesh Backup Doors.
Option #6: Hand Crafted Olde World Wrought Iron Fullview Cabinet Fireplace Door in Distressed Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass. Shown with Existing Mesh Curtains.
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Fig #2 - Room Setting
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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.
Hearth Creations Finishes
Design Specialties Finishes
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Finishes
PW Finishes
Stone Manufacturings Trims & Finishes
Samples for some finishes are available upon request. Request Finish Samples Here!
 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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