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| Custom Fireplace Screens & Doors FREE Design Service |
1: Send us pictures of your fireplace 2: We create FREE Mockups 3: You choose the look you like best! |
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Customer Comments: We are interested in replacing our glass door w/ screen to glass doors with a blower to increase the efficiency of our fireplace and improve the looks. So we note you have a door above setup with an external blower and a blower inside the box setup. We’d like to see pictures of blower installations. A question we have is how difficult is it to clean the ashes? Another is what sort of efficiency can we expect? We burn only dry hardwood, oak, walnut, hickory, etc. but we go through a lot of wood each night and while the room is warm, the draw of the f.p. Makes the house cold.
Our Comments: After our subsequent communications, here are 3 doors shown with both of the blowers. The Grate Heater is more heavy duty and comes with a thermostat for the fan, which turns on when the internatl thermostat reaches 110 degrees and turns of at 90 degrees. This ensures the fan will not overheat when you build a fire. The internal mechanism is well insulated and designed to handle the heat inside the fireplace. The Airculator must be turned on and off manually, which is less convenient and requires you to wait for the fire to die out before retiring, otherwise, it will blow cold air into the room if you leave the fan running all night.
For more details about the blowers, use this link: Fireplace Doors with Blowers
Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures up to about 450F without breaking from heat. Ceramic glass can handle temperatures up to about 1450F. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, we highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass.
Fireplace Opening: 34" W x 28" H
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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.
Option #1A: PW Breckinridge Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Satin Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Airculator.
Option #1B: PW Breckinridge Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Satin Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Grate Heater.
Steel doors are more substantial than the less expensive aluminum doors. They are heavy duty and rugged and are more customizable because the frames are laser cut.
Option #2A: Hand Crafted Light Duty Steel Cabinet Fireplace Door in Textured Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Airculator.
Option #2B: Hand Crafted Light Duty Steel Cabinet Fireplace Door in Textured Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Grate Heater.
Option #3A: Hand Crafted Light Duty Steel Cabinet Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design in Matte Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Airculator.
Option #3B: Hand Crafted Light Duty Steel Cabinet Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design in Matte Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Grate Heater.
Option #4A: Hand Crafted Heavy Duty Steel Bifold Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design in Matte Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Airculator.
Option #4B: Hand Crafted Heavy Duty Steel Bifold Fireplace Door with Window Pane Design in Matte Black with Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with the Grate Heater.
Hand crafted doors take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate craftsmanship tasteful details.
Option #5A: Hand Crafted Super Heavy Duty Wrought Iron Cabinet Fireplace Door in Black with Ceramic Glass. Shown with the Airculator.
Option #5B: Hand Crafted Super Heavy Duty Wrought Iron Cabinet Fireplace Door in Black with Ceramic Glass. Shown with the Grate Heater.
Option #6A: Hand Crafted Super Heavy Duty Wrought Iron Cabinet Fireplace Door with Craftsman Detail in Black with Ceramic Glass. Shown with the Airculator.
Option #6B: Hand Crafted Super Heavy Duty Wrought Iron Cabinet Fireplace Door Craftsman Detail in Black with Ceramic Glass. Shown with the Grate Heater.
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
Fig #3 - 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)
Picture #1: With your camera sideways, take a picture directly in front of the fireplace from far enough away to see the entire fireplace floor to ceiling like this.
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 Picture #2: With your back to the fireplace, take a picture looking straight out into the room so we can see the decor directly in front of the fireplace.
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Please remove all objects from in front of the fireplace opening before you take your pictures (existing screen, plants or anything else). If you have an existing glass door, take pictures with the doors open and closed.
Once I recieve your pictures, I will create several mockups and post them to a project page and send you a link to view and them with others for their input. I will follow up with you to discus your project, quote prices and help you choose the treatment that suits you best.
View Examples In My Photo Gallery
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