Glass Doors for Prefab Fireplace with Vents - Project #11397
Customer Comments: My goal is to hopefully save money from buying a new wood burning fireplace. I am looking for a simple two panel or four panel door that forms to my fireplace and functions. Matching to an exact style is the least of my interests. At the minimum, doors with a grey frame may very well be perfect. Just something to allow me to use my wood burning fireplace and protect my home.
Our Comments: There are several ways to treat your fireplace. In any case, the doors must be designed properly to allow air to flow into the metal fireplace to prevent it from overheating. In some cases you MUST burn the fire with the doors open, while others can be closed. In all cases, you can close the doors temporarily to help start the fire quickly, open the doors when the fire gets going and the close the doors as the fire is dying out to keep the warm air inside your home. Please read the comments about each type of door below.
Fireplace Opening: 41" W x 37" H (brick opening)
Note: These mock-ups are not to scale and are meant to help you choose the model of your screen or door, not the finish. Although we may create a general representation of black, iron, bronze, gold and silver tones, you must choose your finish from our samples using the links below. Ask your project manager which samples apply to the items in your project.
Finish Samples: Design Specialties Finishes | Stone Manufacturing Finishes | Hearth Creations Finishes
Before:
Overlap Fitting Doors
These doors are designed to overlap the brick facing. They MUST be burned with the doors open except when the fire is starting and dying out.
Option #1: Hearth Creations Profile 2 Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Charcoal with Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.
Option #2: Hearth Creations Iron Age 2 Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door with Hammered Texture and Decorative Rail in Antique Gray with Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.
Legend ZC Steel Door
These doors can be burned with the doors closed whenever desired. These doors must be attached directly to the black metal fireplace, they cannot be made to overlap the bricks
Option #3: Design Specialties Legend ZC Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.
Option #4: Design Specialties Legend ZC Deluxe Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Antique Iron with Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. The door must be designed to accommodate the damper lever in the middle of the upper vent.
Wrought Iron Retrim Door
These doors are designed to mount directly to the metal fireplace with magnets. They MUST be burned with the doors open except when the fire is starting and dying out.
Option #5: Hearth Creations Iron Age 6 Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door with Wrought Iron Details and Decorative Rail with Gray Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. The door must be designed to accommodate the damper lever in the middle of the upper vent.
Other Pictures
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
Mesh & Insulation Options
The Mesh options are behind the glass so you can burn the fire with the doors open and still have spark protection. Great for real wood or gas logs since most gas long manufacturers insist that you have a screen in front of the logs when they are burning. Mesh panel doors are the most popular and are best for when there are toddlers present because they will not open backwards whereas the mesh screens are easily pushed in. Insulation goes between the back of the frame and the fireplace facing, providing a better seal.
Black Mesh Curtains - These slide back and forth on a rod behind the glass
Gate Mesh Doors - These are separate doors behind the glass that have a flat wire mesh and a black frame.
Insulation: Provides a better seal between the fireplace face and the door frame.
This page was created as part of our Free Fireplace Door Design service. Anyone who has a fireplace and is considering glass doors can take advantage of this program. All you have to do is email us some pictures of your fireplace and we will create digital mock-ups showing you how various fireplace doors will look on your fireplace. This is hands down the best way to shop for fireplace doors. Click Here to Begin Your Own Project!