Custom Notched Glass Doors for Brick Fireplace - Project #11437

Customer Comments: Good Afternoon, I am interested in glass doors for this fireplace. I'd like to know if standard size doors will fit, or about options. The brick opening is 35 1/2" W x 29 1/2" H. The upper brick facing sits 1/2" forward of the wall. The lowest brick row sits 1/2" into the opening making the width at the bottom 34 1/2". The hearth extends 3 1/4" past the fascia and drops 1" into the box. The extended brick in the lower corners sits 1/2" forward of the rest of the brick facing. I expect the metal piece at the top of the opening to come out.

Our Comments: Standard size doors are not designed to work with a fireplace that has stepped bricks, although we can add a surround behind the standard door that is cutout to fit the bricks. It is our opinion that you might as well just have a custom made door made to fit. We can do that by notching the sides of the frame or adding a 1/2" deep return to the back side of the door frame that is notched around the bricks. We have presented all of these options below.

Fireplace Opening: 35 1/2" W x 29 1/2" H

Before

Before:

Standard Size Doors

In order to make a standard size door work, we would need to fabricate a surround trim with 1/2" returns on the back side notched to fit the bricks. This is sort of a make-shift way of getting around custom making the door, but still involves custom making the surround. Slightly less expensive than a custom notched door, but may not be worth the difference.

Standard Savannah

Option #1: Design Specialties SA-40295 Savannah Standard Size Fireplace Glass Door In Rustic Black with Gate Mesh Backup Doors and Notched Surround Trim.

Medium Range 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.

Legend

Option #2: Design Specialties Legend Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Notched Sides and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Legend

Option #3: Design Specialties Legend Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Notched Returns and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

High End Hand Crafted Wrought Iron/Steel Doors

Hand crafted doors take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate craftsmanship tasteful details.

Craftsman

Option #4: Design Specialties Craftsman Fireplace Glass Door in Forged Iron with Notched Returns and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Additional Mockups with Surround Trim

Surround Trim

Option #5: Design Specialties Surround Trim Notched for Base Bricks

Surround Trim

Option #6: Design Specialties Smoke Guard Surround Trim Notched for Base Bricks. Lowers opening 4".

Stiletto

Option #7: Design Specialties Stiletto Cutback Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown with Smoke Guard Surround Trim.

Brookfield

Option #8: Design Specialties Brookfield Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown with Surround Trim.

Carolina

Option #9: Design Specialties Carolina Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Mesh Curtains. Shown with Surround Trim.

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #3 - Room Setting