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Customer Comments: We are having our fireplace refaced and converted to gas logs. We would love to upgrade to a more decorative door. Our current door (see attached photo) is an accordion door with venting at the top and bottom. Our fireplace guy states that we must keep the venting top and bottom and can only replace the glass door with essentially a very plain glass door with trim (like brushed nickel) which would then still be against the existing black metal. Any ideas? Thank you!
Our Comments: Although you cannot cover the vents with the stone, there are doors with vents built into the frame that can completely cover all of the black metal. I have presented a variety of options including models where you can burn gas logs with the doors closed.
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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Aluminum is the least expensive material for fireplace doors. These doors are made to fit inside the metal opening like your fireplace guy suggested.
Option #1: Design Specialties Stiletto Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Anodized Satin Nickel with Clear Glass. Shown with Driftwood Gas Logs.
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: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Fireplace Glass Door in Matte Black with Brushed Chrome Trim. Shown with Gas Cannon Balls.
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 #3: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Sleek Steel Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Stainless Steel Doors and Clear Tempered Glass. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning with the Doors Closed. Shown with Hearth Creations Stainless Steel Tangled Gas Burning Sculpture with Black Glass Crystals.
Option #4A: Hearth Creations Retrim-5 with Antique Black Frame and Brushed Stainless Modern-1 Doors with Gray Glass. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for burning with the Doors Closed. Shown with Grand Canyon Lava Series Gas Logs with GloFire Technology. These are the only logs on the market with burners cast inside the logs so flames come directly out of the logs themselves. They are by far the most realistic gas logs on the market, but also one of the most expensive.
Option #4B: Hearth Creations Retrim-5 with Antique Black Frame and Bronzed Iron Modern-1 Doors with Clear Glass.
Option #4C: Hearth Creations Retrim-5 with Bronzed Iron Frame and Bronzed Iron Modern-1 Doors with Clear Glass.
Retrim doors are designed to cover fireplaces with vents. These unique doors have louvers built into the frame and are attached with magnets. There is no installation, you just set them in place.
Option #5: Hearth Creations ZC Retrim-9 in Stainless Steel with Window Pane Design. Shown with Gas Cannon Balls.
Option #6: Hearth Creations ZC Retrim-10 Contemporary Style in Stain Nickel with Etched Glass Louver Covers. Shown with Gas Cannon Balls.
Option #7: Hearth Creations ZC Retrim in Black with Satin Nickel Staggered Rectangle Louvers and Gray Glass.
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.
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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