Glass Doors for Pueblo Style Fireplace - Project #11579

Customer Comments: My husband and I want to install glass fireplace doors on our masonry wood-burning fireplace shown in the pictures below.

- we prefer bifold doors (the ones on your website which open fully and fold back against the fireplace)
- we'd like wire mesh, probably the screen vs gates but would like to discuss
- designs we like include the forged iron or what appears to be hammered steel or iron, probably in a black or very dark color (but open to ideas!)
- as you'll see, our fireplace opening has a slight arch; if we can have doors with an arch, that's great, but we're fine with having the arch hidden behind a rectangular shape
- on your web site, there’s discussion of "insulation" with the mesh screens and doors, and I'm confused by that; the pictures make it appear there's white or black insulation all the way across the fireplace opening. What is the insulation and how does that work?
- your web site mentions ventilation at the bottom of the doors; is that something we might want or need for this fireplace?

We look forward to talking with you

Our Comments: We will answer your questions when we speak over the phone. Here are some mockups we will use as a point of reference in our further discussions. Mesh curtains will not work on a typical arched door since the curtain rod would be shorter on the sides than in the middle, so there is no way to open the curtains. We can get around this by using a wider frame at the top that allows for a straight rod behind the frame, we can make an arched frame with rectangular doors, or we can use gate mesh backup doors. You would need to provide us with a template and will tell you how to do that.

Fireplace Opening: 37" W x 24 1/2" H (sides) x 28" H (center)
A template will be required.

Before

Before:

Arched Doors

We cannot create mockups of the various options in the arched shape of your fireplace, so we provided 2 examples of how the doors can be made along with some samples of doors that can be made both ways.

Legend

Option #1: Design Specialties Legend Arched Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black. This example shows how we can make the frame and doors to the shape of your fireplace. You would need gate mesh backup doors for this rather than mesh curtains. We could increase the top frame width to about 4" and then use mesh curtains.

Legend

Option #2: Design Specialties Legend Arched Fireplace Glass Door with Rectangular Doors in Rustic Black. This allows the use of mesh curtains or gate mesh doors.

Possibilities

The doors below feature can be made in either of the two types above in a variety of finishes. We will discuss finish selection over the phone.

Carolina

Option #3: Hearth Creations Iron Age-2 with Arched Frame and Rectangle Doors in Hammered texture.

Carolina

Option #4: Hearth Creations Iron Age-4 with Arched Frame and Rectangle Doors with Straps and Rivets.

Carolina

Option #5: Hearth Creations Iron Age-6 with 4" Arched Frame Wrought Iron Details. Shown in Burnished Copper.

Blacksmith

Option #6: Design Specialties Blacksmith Arch Fireplace Glass Door in Forged Iron.

Blacksmith

Option #7: Stone Manufacturing Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Arched Firepalce Door in Natural Iron (can be darker).

Template Instructions:

Example of Template

1. Tape the mylar to the fireplace making sure the bottom edge is flush with the hearth where it overlaps on the sides.
2. Stretch the mylar as tight as you can sideways and up and down while taping it so it lays flat against the fireplace opening (4 hands works best).
3. Trace the inside of the opening with a fine tip marker using a single line as best as you can.
4. Any mistakes you make where there is more than one line, make a note with an arrow that indicates which part of the mark is correct.
5. Add the fireplace measurements where shown above (Top Width, Bottom Width, Center Height).
6. Mark the template with your sales order number (SO487522) and name.
7. Take a picture of the template and email it to your sales rep.
8. Do not remove the template until we look at your picture and approve it.
9. Your sales rep will give you instructions as to where to mail the template.

Note: It appears there may be small gaps across the bottom of the opening due to the hearth being irregular. The frame may cover this gap sufficiently, but if it does not, you can always fill it with a bit of mortar if it bothers you.

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #3 - Room Setting