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Design Your Own Doors!
An exclusive feature that allows you to configure your doors in many different ways! (requires Flash!)
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- for Masonry Fireplaces
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10 Mistakes To Avoid When Ordering Fireplace Doors Online!
 Here is list of the most common problems we hear from "People who Did Not Purchase Glass Doors From Us!". They often find our site after they have made their purchase, because they are looking for solutions to their problems. We have included this information to show how important it is to purchase fireplace glass doors over the phone from fireplace door experts like us, rather than using a shopping cart system that allows you to configure your own fireplace doors.
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Problem: Doors Don't Fit!
I thought I measured my fireplace correctly...but now my doors don't fit and the place I purchased them from won't take them back because I destroyed the packaging. I spent over $600.00...what can I do?
How to avoid this problem: Email us a picture of your fireplace before you purchase your fireplace doors. One of our fireplace experts will look at your picture and then tell you exactly how to measure your particular fireplace to make sure your doors fit perfectly!
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Problem: Doesn't Look Good!
My measurements were correct according to the size chart but there are gaps between the bricks that are not covered by the door frame, so it looks horrible.!
How to avoid this problem: This is actaully a very common problem with brick fireplaces because the fireplace door size charts do not mention anything about covering mortar joints. This is why you need to Email us a picture of your fireplace before you purchase your fireplace doors so that we can foresee potential problems like this and point them out to you!
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Problem: Finish is Ruined!
I burned a fire with my fireplace doors closed because I heard I would get more heat efficiency out of my fireplace. Only problem is...the brass plated finish on my fireplace doors is burnt. Is there any way I can fix it?
How to avoid this problem: If this person had discussed their needs with one of our fireplace door experts, we would have recommended a door that did not have a brass plated finish and would also have suggested that it is not the best idea to burn the fire with the doors closed. The way that fireplace doors help improve efficiency is by closing them as the fire is dying out so as to prevent cold air from coming into the home when the damper needs to be left open.
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Problem: Doors Don't Fit!
According to the size chart, the door I purchased should fit an opening that is anywhere form 24" to 30" high. My opening is 26 1/2" high...how do I adjust the frame to fit under the layer of bricks that projects out accross the top of my fireplace?
How to avoid this problem: For starters, there is no way to adjust the height of the frame. The range of heights that the door will fit assumes that your fireplace facing is flat. Whenever there is a ledge projecting out acrooss the top of the fireplace, it is most likely that a door needs to be custom made to fit under the ledge. This is why we ask you to Email us a picture of your fireplace so that we can make these determinations before hand and avoid such issues!
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Problem: Prefab Fireplace!
I cannot figure out how to install my fireplace door that I purchased at Lowes. Are there special brackets that I can buy that make it easier to attach my doors to the metal portion of my fireplace?
How to avoid this problem: This problem is usually the result of a person having purchased a stock fireplace door designed for masonry fireplaces and attempting to install it on a prefabricated fireplace. Unknown to the average consumer, installing doors made for masonry fireplaces on a prefab fireplace will create a potential fire hazard. There are special doors "required" for prefab fireplaces...and you cannot purchase these at home centers like Lowes. This is just another reason why we want you to Email us a picture of your fireplace so our fireplace door experts can determine if you have a prefabricated or masonry fireplace!
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Problem: Cannot Install Doors!
I cannot seem to get my fireplace doors to go flat against my fireplace. It seems that the door frame is bumping into the row of bricks that goes across the bottom of my fireplace. What can I do?
How to avoid this problem: This is an example of a situation where the hearth inside the fireplace is higher than the hearth outside the fireplace. Since most fireplace doors have some type of rigid sub-frame that projects back inside the fireplace, if there is anything obstructing the sub-frame, the doors cannot be properly installed. Most people do not know to look for things like this when they measure their fireplace...but we do! This is but another example of why it is important to Email us a picture of your fireplace so we can look at it and make sure the doors you purchase can be installed in this situation!
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Problem: Doesn't Look Good!
I spend nearly $1800.00 and waited 10 weeks for a beautiful custom made fireplace door. The door looks very nice except that after I installed it, there is big gap that runs all the way across the bottom of the door along the hearth. What can I do to cover up this ugly hole?
How to avoid this problem: This is an example of a fireplace where the hearth does not go all the way up to the fireplace opening. With most of the less expensive fireplace doors, the outer frame is rather thick and bulky sheet metal frame that projects out 1 or 2 inches from the face of the fireplace. These types of doors don't look that great, but they will often cover this gap and nobody will ever have thought twice about it. However, most of the better looking custom made fireplace doors have a 1/4" thick solid bar-stock frame. In cases like this, a special angle iron (toe bar) can be added to the bottom of the door frame to cover this gap in cases where it exists...or the gap can be filled in with mortar. Either way, we will offer you these options in advance because we will ask you to Email us a picture of your fireplace so we can make these determinations.
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Problem: Frame Overlaps Too Much!
I had some beautiful marble work done to my fireplace and the doors that I just installed overlap the opening so much that it covers half of the detailed marble border I paid dearly to have created. What can I do about this?
How to avoid this problem: Since you will be Emailing us pictures of your fireplace beforehand, our fireplace glass door experts will certainly notice any special decorative trim that may exist around your fireplace and not only suggest doors that will not cover up your trim work, but that will compliment it in both style and finish.
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Problem: Customer Has Rock Fireplace!
I purchased some glass doors online, but I cannot figure out how to attach the doors to the rock front on my fireplace.
How to avoid this problem: Rock fireplaces require special treatment when it comes to fireplace glass doors. In most cases, the doors need to be custom made to fit inside the opening between the rocks, then the gaps are filled in with mortar. There are very few fireplace door professionals who know how to handle this situation...and we are one of them. After you have emailed us pictures of your fireplace we will be able to determine the best way to have your doors made, instruct you on how to measure correctly, and make sure you understand what is involved in the installation so that you can decided to do it yourself or hire a mason. Click here for more information about glass doors for rock fireplaces.
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Problem: Arched Fireplace
I have an arched fireplace and had some custom doors made. However, there is a gap in the top right corner where the door frame does not quite overlap my arch. I supplied a template to the company...but for some reason it does not fit.
How to avoid this problem: Making a template for an arched fireplace can be tricky. Not only does it need to be accurate, it needs to have the proper indications on it so that the people making the door can interpret what the template means. There are several things that can go wrong or get lost in the translation. So we will always instruct you on the proper way to make a template for "Your Specific Fireplace" (since we know what it looks like becuase you did in fact Email us some Pictures of your Fireplace). Once we receive the template, we have several checks and balances that we go through in order to make sure the template is sound and can be interpreted correctly by the manufacturer. In many cases, when a fireplace has a somewhat uneven or irregular shaped arch, we simply suggest that we custom make the door using a 1" wider material that will allow more room for error so that you do not need to sweat so much over how accurate you can make your own template.
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