Customer Comments: Need glass door to upgrade an old fireplace
Our Comments: This fireplace is unfinished and the proportions are off with the mantel surround. Here are a few ideas using fireplace doors with a surround trim to try and work around this. I suggest adding an apron to the mantel to take up some of the space. Or, we can create a decorative surround with a laser cut pattern as shown in one of the options.
Gas Log Warning: To prevent the burner and pilot mechanism from overheating causing safety issues, vented gas logs must be burned with glass doors open. The Modern-1 door is an exception to this rule as it can be made with a special Gas Log AirWash system that allows you to close the doors while burning a vented gas logs. Vent Free gas logs cannot have glass doors closed under any circumstances. Read more below.
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Glass doors normally must be open when burning a gas log in order to prevent the pilot mechanism from overheating. These doors have a special Gas Log AirWash system that feeds enough cooling air into the fireplace minimize overheating and allow you to burn your gas logs with the doors closed.
Option #1: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Sleek Steel Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Black Surround Trim. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed.
Option #2: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Sleek Steel Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Brushed Chrome Overlay Doors and Black Surround Trim. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed. Shown with Gas Burning Cannon Balls.
Option #3: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Sleek Steel Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Pewter Overlay Doors and Black Surround Trim. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed. Shown with Grand Canyon GloFire Gas Logs. These are the most realistic gas logs on the market with burners cast inside the logs so flames come out of the logs themselves.
This example shows how we can make a metal surround with a decorative laser cut design.
Option #4: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Door with Satin Chrome Trim and DXF-Z100 Laser Cut Surround Trim. Shown with Tangled Gas Sculpture and Glass Crystals. This must be burned with the doors open, unless you change to the Modern-1 door.
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.
Scale & Finish Disclaimer: Mockups shown on this site are not necessarily to scale and are meant to help you choose the style of your screen or door. The appearance of finishes represented may vary between digital monitors and screens. I do my best to recommend finishes that I believe will blend with your decor and flatter your fireplace. You can view finish options here:
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.
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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Stone Manufacturing has closed their manufacturing facility permanently. Items featured on this website that are made by Stone Manufacturing are no longer available. If you are interested in any their products, please email: greg@fireplacetreatments.com with subject "Stone Mfg" and I will do my best to help you find a viable alternative.