Glass Doors with Ceramic Glass for Two-Sided See-Through Fireplace - Project #20942

Customer Comments: I am looking for glass door fireplace covers that I can burn a fire with the door closed. Use radiant heat from the doors for both rooms. The one fireplace is a see through opened to the den on one side and living room on the other side. The cover I would like on the inside of the opening and not on the outside (don't want to cover the stone for a better seal. The issue I have is the wife does not like the smell of the smoldering wood which is why I need a good seal on the openings.

Our Comments: Each of the doors below can be made to fit inside the opening with tempered or ceramic glass. There will be a small gap between the frame and the stones, which you will need to fill with grout to acheive a good seal. Aluminum doors are made to lower tolerances with gaps around the glass at about 1/8". The fullview wrought iron doors have gaskets around the perimeter of the glass with very small 1/16" gaps between the glass. Fully framed wrought iron doors are gasketed around each glass pane to create a very tight seal, but they obstruct the view of the fire. Gasketed fullview wrought iron doors with ceramic glass are what I recommend the most for this application.

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. For see-through fireplaces, if you wish to have the ability to burn fires with one side open and the other side closed, you must have ceramic glass because the flames will blow directly on the side that is closed and the glass will most likely shatter if it is tempered.

Fireplace Opening: Unknoan

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Affordable Aluminum Doors

Aluminum doors are the least expensive, but will not create as tight of a seal as the wrought iron doors.

Pendleton

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

Pendleton

Option #2: PW Pendleton Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Antique Bronze with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

High End Hand Forged Wrought Iron Doors

Hand forged by a blacksmith from 1/4" thick solid wrought iron with heavy duty gasketed doors for a tighter seal and maximum draft and odor reduction. These doors are built to be used and take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate hand craftsmanship. The forging process produces a unique texture that you cannot get with steel or aluminum. They are commonly ordered with ceramic glass for buring hot fires with the doors closed.

Wrought Iron

Option #3: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Wrought Iron

Option #4: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Burnished Buff Pewter with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Wrought Iron

Option #5: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Burnished Matte Brass with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Wrought Iron

Option #6: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Pacifico Framed Bifold Gasketed Fireplace Door in Burnished Buff Pewter with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Heavy Duty Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Wrought Iron

Option #7: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Pacifico Framed Cabinet Gasketed Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Heavy Duty Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

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Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #3 - Room Setting

Fig #4 - 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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