Screens for Small Victorian Fireplace - Project #11605

Customer Comments: Hi, I have an irregularly shaped fireplace that needs a protective screen. As you can see in the attached photos, there are two openings (one roughly 16" wide by 27" high covering the opening of the fireplace and the other 19.5" wide by 28.5" high covering the area inside of the surrounding brass poles) that could be covered, ideally with a screen that allows easy access to the inside. Can you suggest some options?

Our Comments: We recommend either a single panel free standing screen, an attached screen door or glass door. Here are some examples.

Fireplace Opening: 16" W x 27" H

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Before:

Attached Doors

We can make a single wire mesh door or glass door with wire mesh doors behind the glass. These are attached to the fireplace using long "L" brackets that are attached to the bricks inside behind the metal front.

Legend

Option #1: Design Specialties Legend Single Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with a Single Gate Mesh Backup Door.

Legend

Option #2: Design Specialties Legend Single Fireplace Mesh Door in Rustic Black.

Free Standing Screens

Single Panel Screen

Option #3: Stone Manufacturing 1P10M Single Panel Solid Brass Fireplace Screen in Flat Black with Queen Anne Feet and handles.

Single Panel Screen

Option #4: Stone Manufacturing 1P10M Single Panel Solid Brass Fireplace Screen in Antique Pewter with Queen Anne Feet and handles.

Single Panel Screen

Option #5: Stone Manufacturing 1P54M Single Panel Solid Brass Fireplace Screen with Reed and Ribbon Casting Trim in Antique Pewter with Reed and Ribbon Feet and handles.

Single Panel Screen

Option #6: Stone Manufacturing 1P54M Single Panel Solid Brass Fireplace Screen with Reed and Ribbon Casting Trim in Antique Pewter with Reed and Ribbon Feet and handles. Shown with Matching ORN-6 Royal Crest Ornament and T-6 Tiffany Tools.

Sliding Mesh Curtains

This mesh curtain screen has a frame that is held in place with "L" brackets that are attached to the firebrick inside the fireplace. There is a Pet Deterrent Channel that prevents the mesh from being pushed in by your cats and also prevents the mesh from being pushed out if a log rolls off the grate.

Sliding Mesh Screen

Option #7: Stone Manufacturing CFR85 Sliding Mesh Curtain Frame Screen with Pet Deterrent Channel in Black with Antique Pewter French Tassels.

Sliding Mesh Screen

Option #8: Stone Manufacturing CFR85 Sliding Mesh Curtain Frame Screen with Pet Deterrent Channel in Black with Half Oval Casting Trim and French Tassels in Antique Pewter.

Pet Deterrent Channel

Stone Manufacturing Pet Deterrent Channel.

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Room Setting

Fig #2 - Closeup

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

Glass Options

Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 450F without breaking from heat and should be at least 8" from the flames. Ceramic glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 1450F and be in direct contact with the flames. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass. Ceramic glass is $800-$2000 more than tempered glass depending on the manufacturer.

Not all doors are available with all of these glass options.

Ceramic

Tempered Clear

Tempered Gray

Tempered Bronze

Tempered Black (Opague)

Tempered 1/2" Bevel

Tempered 1" Bevel

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