Sliding Glass Doors for a Large Brick Fireplace - Project #11479

Customer Comments: Hello, My husband and I have been restoring our 1950s farmhouse in NJ back to its formal glory. The fireplace has been a labor of love and we are finally at a place where we can shop for a door/screen. We are looking at quoting the HUDSON ROLLER CUSTOM Fireplace Glass Doors with you. As you will see from our photos, our fireplace has a massive opening, but smaller sides. Since we are both Engineers, and I am a Designer, I have given this a huge amount of thought over the years. We are OK with the doors only opening in the middle, not the full opening.

Our Comments: Below are mockups of the concept that I described in my response to your email. We would add 8" wide fixed glass panels on each side of the door. This would allow us to make the actual doors smaller in width so they can open further. Because no single pane of glass can exceed 4 square feet, we would divide each of the sliding doors into two glass panes.

Fireplace Opening: 60" W x 43 1/4" H x 11" clearance on sides

Before

Before:

Hudson Roller Door

Shown with 2" wide outer frame in Forged Iron with 8" fixed glass end panels, double glass pane doors with clear glass and mesh curtains

Hudson

Option #: Design Specialties Hudson Roller Fireplace Barn Door in Rustic Black with 2" wide frame, 8" fixed glass end panels, double glass pane sliding doors with clear glass and mesh curtains. Shown with doors closed.

Hudson

Option #: Design Specialties Hudson Roller Fireplace Barn Door in Rustic Black with 2" wide frame, 8" fixed glass end panels, double glass pane sliding doors with clear glass and mesh curtains. Shown with doors open.

Measuring Instructions:

We need the following measurements below in order to process your order. The bricks are slightly irregular, so for the “W" measurement, be sure to find the smallest and largest width.

W: Opening Width – Find the smallest and largest width:
H1: Largest height to bottom of bricks:
H2: Smallest height to steel lintel under the bricks:
L: Width from fireplace opening to wood shelf:

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Glass Door Mesh Options

If you are planning on burning anything in your fireplace, you need to have mesh behind the glass so you can burn a fire with the doors open. You can chooe between gate mesh backup doors and sliding mesh curtains. 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.

No Mesh

Gate Mesh Backup Doors

Mesh Curtains

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Include These 3 Photos:

Photo #1 12 feet away directly in front of fireplace. Camera Sideways

Photo #2 Closeup of fireplace opening sqaure as possible. Camera Sideways

Photo #3 Back to the fireplace looking out at room. Camera Sideways

IMPORTANT: Remove everything from in front of the fireplace before taking the pictures!

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Or, Email: greg@fireplacetreatments.com

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NOTE: Photos are not required up front, but we will need them in order to provide a quote or create mockups.