Glass Doors for 48 x 24 Lava Rock Fireplace - Project #20454

Customer Comments: Glass doors

Our Comments: Here are a variety of glass doors that can be made to fit inside your lava rock fireplace. There will be a gap between the hearth and bottom of the frame that can either be filled with mortar before the door is installed, or we can make a flange on the bottom of the steel or wrought iron doors to cover it. The rest of the gaps around the door will need to be filled with mortar as well.

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 temperatures up to about 1450F and can have direct contact with the flames. If you wish to burn fires with the doors closed, I highly recommend upgrading to ceramic glass.

Fireplace Opening: 48" W x 24" H

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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.

Stiletto

Option #1: Design Specialties Stiletto Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Vintage Iron with Tempered Glass and Mesh Curtains.

Creekside

Option #2: PW Creekside Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Expresso with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Medium Range Steel Doors

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.

Carolina

Option #3: Design Specialties Carolina Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Tempered Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Hearth Flange.

High End Hand Crafted Wrought Iron/Steel Doors

Hand crafted doors take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate craftsmanship tasteful details.

Iron Age 2

Option #4: Hearth Creations Iron Age 2 Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door with Hammered Texture in Matte Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Hearth Flange.

Wrought Iron

Option #5: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Bifold Fireplace Door in Distressed Dark Bronze with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors.

Wrought Iron

Option #6: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Craftsman Style Bifold Fireplace Door in Distressed Natural Iron with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Hearth Flange.

Wrought Iron

Option #7: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Mission Style Bifold Fireplace Door in Distressed Medium Bronze with Tempered or Ceramic Glass and Gate Mesh Backup Doors. Shown with Hearth Flange.

Measuring Instructions

If you have a short level and a straight piece of wood, you can make something like this to do the measuring.

1. Cut a straight piece of wood to fit about 1/2" shorter than the height.
2. Tape a short level to the wood.
3. Line the level up with the stone that protrudes the most on one side. With the bubble level, mark the position on the hearth with a pencil.
4. Do the same on the other side.
5. Measure between the marks to get the smallest width “W”.
6. Measure the height across the top to find the smallest height, probably where I have the red line “H”.
7. Measure "D", which is the gap between the hearth and the stones where the flange needs to cover.

Measure

Measuring Diagram

Other Pictures

Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

Fig #3 - Room Setting

Fig #4 - Left Side

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

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Photo #1 12 feet away directly in front of fireplace. Camera Sideways

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