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Customer Comments: Need glass doors for fireplace remodel.
Our Comments: Here are a wide variety of options. All of these doors can be installed before or after the tilework is done except for the Brookfield ZC Deluxe, which must be installed before.
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.
Fireplace Opening: 36" W x 21 1/4" H
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Aluminum is an excellent material for fireplace doors because it does not rust and can handle relatively high temperatures when treated with powder coated finishes. It is not as heavy duty and rugged as steel or wrought iron, but it is the most affordable.
Option #1: PW Breckenridge Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Graphite with Clear Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Matching 4" Graphite Steel Mantel Shelf.
Option #2: Hearth Creations Profile-2 Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Clear Glass and Gate Mesh backup Doors. Shown with Matching 4" Black Steel Mantel Shelf.
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 Cabinet Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Clear Glass and Single Gate Mesh Backup Door. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed. Shown with Matching 4" Black Steel Mantel Shelf.
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 #4: Elegant Steel Bifold Fireplace Door with in Black with Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Matching 4" Black Steel Mantel Shelf.
Option #5: Cast Strong Fireplace Door with in Black with Burnished Buff Pewter Accents, Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Black 6" Steel Mantel Shelf with Burnished Buff Pewter Trim.
Retrim doors are a great way to increase the visual height of the fireplace opening for better proportions using fake louvers to add to the height. These can be attached to the black metal fireplace with magnets before or after the tile is done. Installing the doors after can create a cleaner look and the tile does not have to be perfect around the opening.
Option #6: Brookfield ZC Deluxe Retrim Fireplace Door with Blank Louver Covers in Black. Shown with Matching 4" Black Steel Mantel Shelf.
Option #7: Brookfield ZC Deluxe Retrim Fireplace Door with Scroll Louvers in Black. Shown with Matching 4" Black Steel Mantel Shelf.
Option #8: Hearth Creations Retrim Fireplace Door with 1519 Diamond Top Louver in Black. Shown with 6" Black Steel Mantel Shelf with Straps and Rivets and Engadina Wood Inserts.
Option #9: Hand Crafted High-End Contemporary Wrought Iron Retrim Fireplace Door in Burnished Natural Iron. Shown with Matching 6" Black Steel Mantel Shelf with Burnished Natural Iron Trim.
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Fig #2 - Top View
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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
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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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Ceramic
Tempered Clear
Tempered Gray
Tempered Bronze
Tempered Black (Opague)
Tempered 1/2" Bevel
Tempered 1" Bevel