Glass Doors for Zero Clearance Fireplace with Black Marble Surround - Project #11453

Customer Comments: As you can see, glass doors and mesh curtains had been installed in the fireplace before we purchased this small town house. We wish to replace them because the curtains are in bad shape and the glass doors do not fit tightly. Also, we would prefer an adjustable air intake at the bottom, as we have on the fireplaces in our main home. In our experience, this reduces loss of house heat when the doors are shut but the flue must be open because of smoldering activity in the hearth. With the glass doors tightly shut, the bottom air intake opened wide also tends to reduce downdraft blowing of smoke into the home when starting a fire with a downdraft present at the beginning. We would prefer mesh inside doors to mesh curtains.

Our Comments: As we discussed in our email exchange, tightly sealed glass doors cannot be installed on prefab metal fireplaces. However, we can reduce the overall amount of draft using custom made doors that do have less gaps in the frame and between the glass. Here are the two examples I presented in my email.

Fireplace Opening: 36 1/2" W x 22" H

Before

Before:

Affordable Aluminum Doors

Aluminum is an excellent material for fireplace doors because it does not rust and can handle high temperatures when treated with powder coated finishes. It is also the most affordable.

Profile 6

Option #1: Hearth Creations Profile 6 Overlap Fitting Fireplace Glass Door in Matte Black with Clear Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Stiletto

Option #2: Design Specialties Stiletto ZC Inside Fitting Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Clear Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors..

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting