Custom Fireplace Glass Doors - Project #21201

Customer Comments: We live in a small colonial revival home from 1930 with white walls and trim and unlacquered brass hardware. We use our wood-burning fireplace with the doors closed and need it to have vents. Ideally the doors will be traditional and simple and either match and be unlacquered brass or black and just go away.

Our Comments: As discussed via email, the solid brass doors cannot be burned with the doors closed. The closest finish to an unlacquered brass is matte brass, which is a dull brass plated finish with a matte protective coating. Otherwise, black will need to be the choice. These can all be made with tempered or ceramic 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 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.

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Affordable Aluminum Doors

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.

Pendleton

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

Creekside

Option #2: PW Creekside Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

High-End Plated Steel Doors

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. These particular doors are brass plated with a dull matte brass lacquered finish.

Flat Steel

Option #3: PW Revelation Steel Bifold Fireplace Door in Matte Brass 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 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. The forging process produces a unique texture that you cannot get with laser cut steel and there are added hammered textures that can be for a more rustic applications. Because of their rugged nature, these doors are most commonly ordered with ceramic glass for buring fires with the doors closed.

Wrought Iron

Option #4: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Gasket Sealed Cabinet Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Wrought Iron

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

Wrought Iron

Option #6: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Gasket Sealed Bifold Fireplace Door in with Scroll Detail Matte Brass with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Mesh Curtains.

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Fig #1 - Room Setting

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #3 - 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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