Glass Doors, Mantel and Gas Logs for Fireplace Remodel - Project #11543

Customer Comments: See Below

Our Comments: Here are some mockups that show how we interpret your design after our further communication. We also recommend continuing the hearth the full width of the wall as well as shrinking the opening height to 24" so it is even with the first row of tiles. This will also allow you to lower the TV a few more inches.

Fireplace Opening: 35 1/8" W x 28 1/2" H

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.

Rail Sliding Door

The rail door is a new modern look where the doors slide left and right to open and close. This door can also be made to wider than the opening to create the popular look of a linear fireplace.

Rail Linear Sliding Door

The rail door can be made to convert a typical fireplace into a linear fireplace by adding black metal to the sides of the frame and using opaque black glass to hide the black metal.

Linear Surface Mount Sliding Doors

These doors are made with an angle iron frame that is 1 1/2" deep. The two outer panes are fixed and blanked out with black metal background behind the glass. The inner panes slide left and right to open and close. The frame would be made twice as wide as the opening. Black sheet metal would be used on the left and right sides to hide the brick where the frame overlaps the fireplace. Special Dark Graylite-14 glass would be used to help hide the black metal. We recommend painting the inside of the fireplace with high temperature black paint to make the insides disappear. It would be best to install this door after the hearth has been laid but before the tile work is done on the wall.

Linear Stiletto with Hood

The Stiletto has a 1 5/8" that can be made to overlap the fireplace on the sides (see profile below). We can use fixed glass panels on the sides with opaque black glass to hide the bricks. The two doors in the center can open and close as cabinet doors. This completely hides what is inside the fireplace when the doors are closed. A hood can be added to deflect heat. The hood is 3 1/8" Tapered to 1/2" and is 8 1/2" Deep.

Linear Stiletto with Build-Out

You could build out the wall under the TV about 5" or 6" using steel framing and Hardie Board as shown in this example.

Pocket Doors

The Hearth Creations Pocket Doors come with an encased frame that is wider than the fireplace. This door is designed specifically to be installed prior to the fireplace facing in new construction or during a remodel. The doors slide into the frame to hide away behind the facing just like a wood pocket door. In this case, we created the linear look using a severe angle with the tile. The encasement is 3 1/4" deep, so incorporating this into the design below, the lower tile portion would probably need to come out about 8" overall, which would be great for protecting the TV as well as providing functional shelf.

Stiletto Profiles

Conceptual Diagram

Customer Comments

I am interested in your design service for a masonry fireplace that is being converted to a gas log ( natural gas ) fireplace. Project is contemporary/minimalist style. I have included pictures of the " before " fireplace. Plan is to have a large format tile wall ( beige, floor to ceiling, 24x 48 tiles ), gas log fireplace with contemporary doors, and a mantle shelf to protect a large 70 inch flat panel TV that will be mounted above fireplace. I was assuming shelf would be 72" wide x 8" deep X 4" height. I am also considering a glass mantle shelf. Firebox dimensions are 35.125" wide x 28.5" height x 27 inch depth. Rear width is 31". Gas log lighter is currently installed in firebox and keyed valve is in wall adjacent to fireplace. Reviewing your photo gallery, we like your Project #11530 design. We like the stiletto frame door style vs picture frame door style. Hearth is 24" wide.

Other Notes, Clarifications and Comments

1) Tile wall will be flush, no bump outs or recesses. Brick and wall surfaces will be flush and on the same plane.

2) Defer to you regarding mantel shelf. Assumed I needed to protect TV from heat. Was planning on mounting shelf to brick surface after tiling. Approx 12 inches ( bottom) above fireplace opening. Be interested in your opinion if I need 72 inch length and if I can mount shelf closer than 12 inches. Assume shelf and mount are non-combustible. Should we expect metal shelf to get hot? Are color samples available for your metal shelf? Interested in expresso and classic bronze. WIndows in house are black with drywall returns.

3) I Attached some pics of kitchen so you get a feel for the euro comtemporary style of the space. It is an open floor plan and living room if off the dining/kitchen area.

4) Hearth is tile but will be replaced with 24 inch wide tile. Tile will go from right side shown in pic all the way to wall on the left side. ( Wood floor is already finished and in place.

5) Regarding Project #11530 photos, I like the charred log set and door. Is glass in this door tinted? Color? Interested in your log set recs and sizes as well.

Other Pictures

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.