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Customer Comments: Hello Greg, We have a two sided fireplace and need black frame with doors that can fit nicely. Simple / basic design. Prefer if we can add a lock to the doors since we have two small children. Here are few pictures, fireplace and the interior dimensions. The metal black stuff inside is about 3/4" from the face of the fireplace. So the new frame can extend inside around the edges about 1/2". Any recommendations? Thanks
Our Comments: The ability to have locking doors eliminates the vast majority of fireplace doors as there are only a few models that have this feature and fit your description. The first example is not a locking door, but has a child safety latch that must be depressed while opening the doors, which mall children cannot accomplish. The other two doors have keyed locks.
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 (See Option #3 below.
Fireplace Opening Side #1: 37.25" W x 23.25-23.75" H
Fireplace Opening Side #1: 38" W x 23.25-23.5" H
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Aluminum is light duty and the least expensive material. These doors have the child safety clips to prevent children from opening them. These can only be made to fit inside the plaster front and must be mounded directly to the black metal inside.
Option #1: Design Specialties Aluminum Brookfield Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Child Safety Clips. Must be burned open.
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 Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Matte Black with Keyed Locks. Must be burned open.
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 Keyed Locks and Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed.
Child Safety Clips: These clips make it difficult for a child to open glass doors. You must depress the clip with one hand while pulling on the door with the other. They can be added to any Design Specialties aluminum door.
Keyed Locks: These are locks that are at the bottom of the fireplace doors that require a key to open the door. This is the ultimate protection for pets and children and a great idea for hospitality applications or rentals where you do not want the tennant to have access to the fireplace. Locks are available on a few choice Design Specialties and Hearth Creations doors.
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
If you are planning on burning anything in your fireplace, you need gate mesh backup doors or mesh curtains behind the glass so you can burn a fire with the doors open. 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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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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