Live Help: (888) 488-0040
| Custom Fireplace Screens & Doors 3-Easy-Steps |
1: Send us pictures of your fireplace 2: See mockups of how options look 3: Choose the option you like best |
 |
Customer Comments: I just had new gas logs installed to replace my 25 year old logs. After the chimney sweep installed them and I put back our antique oak fire fender. He said the wood was too close and a pyrolysis risk. As you see on the picture this fender fits my fireplace perfectly and serves as a side table by the fire. It has been here for 20 plus years but what I have read about pyrolysis it can take decades? Do you think we are at risk? If so any way to modify it to eliminate the risk?
Our Comments: I agree with your chimney sweep, the beautiful hearth bench is a fire hazard. The longer it is exposed to heat, the lower the flash point becomes, so it can potentially catch fire without there being a spark. The only way to eliminate the risk is to remove it. With that said, we can make a metal surround that has high temperature insulation and substantially reduce the amount of heat around the fireplace opening, particularly in the area where the legs of the hearth bench are right now. Adding glass doors can help deflect even more heat away from the sides of the opening and redirect it more towards the front if they are opened 90 degrees when the fire is burning
Disclaimer: Adding the products below will not bring your fireplace up to code. We make no claims as to the amount of heat reduction they will provide nor do we accept any responsibility if your hearth bench catches fire with these products in place. Use your own logic and best judgement before buying.
Fireplace Opening: Unknown
Before:
Option #1: Hearth Creations Profile-2 Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Glass Door with Clear Glass.
Option #2: Hearth Creations Insulated Steel Fireplace Surround.
Option #3: Hearth Creations Insulated Steel Fireplace Surround with Stone Manufacturing Solid Brass Rope Casting Trim in Antique Brass.
Option #4: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Bifold Fireplace Glass Door with Insulated Surround in Matte Black with Clear Glass.
Here are the details for the measurements shown in the diagram below:
Measuring Diagram
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
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.
Scale & Finish Disclaimer: Mockups shown on this site are not necessarily to scale and are meant to help you choose the style of your screen or door. The appearance of finishes represented may vary between digital monitors and screens. I do my best to recommend finishes that I believe will blend with your decor and flatter your fireplace. You can view finish options here:
Hearth Creations Finishes
Design Specialties Finishes
Stone Manufacturings Trims & Finishes
Samples for some finishes are available upon request.
"I have a passion for designing custom fireplace treatments, and have been doing so for over 35 years. The designs I create are not only tailored to fit perfectly, but fashioned to compliment your room decor and turn your fireplace into a tastefully finished focal point. Take advantage of my Free Design Service and let me show you the possibilities." Here are just a few reasons why you might consider buying from me:
Greg Tillotson (Owner/Designer)
|
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
|
Or, Email: greg@fireplacetreatments.com
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
