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Customer Comments: We are moving into a new house and need doors for our fireplace for added cleanliness and safety. We have two small kids. I like the minimalist design of the Creekside option. Black will work well with our house. We do not yet have our furniture setup, so the picture you see of the living room is random things that arrived before we did.
Our Comments: The Creekside is a great choice if you want a door that can be made with ceramic glass so you can burn wood fires with the doors closed. It looks like you have a gas log in the fireplace, so you must open the doors, which means ceramic glass would not be necessary. If you wish to burn the gas logs with the doors closed, please read the note below.
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 wood fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass.
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 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 Creekside Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.
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 #2: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Sleek Steel Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Tempered Glass (only). Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed. Shown with 36" Lava Series Gas Logs.
If you are planning on burning real wood, this is the best door to choose. This door is 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. These doors are often used for wide fireplaces because of their heavy duty solid frame and hinges, and commonly ordered with ceramic glass for buring fires with the doors closed.
Option #3: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown with Wood Burning on Custom Grill Grate with Doors Closed (Requires Ceramic Glass).
These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans from Solid Brass and has 2 fixed panes of glass on the right and left sides and 2 sliding panes in the center. The frame is made to fit inside the fireplace opening with a very minimal in design.
Option #4: Stone Manufacturing EDGE-2 Sliding Fireplace Door in Black with Mesh Curtains. Shown with 36" Lava Series Gas Logs Burning with Doors Open.
The Grand Canyon Lava Gas Logs with GloFire Technology, 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.
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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.
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 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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