Custom Fireplace Glass Doors - Project #20572

Customer Comments: Looking for a suggestion on what to put on my fireplace. The opening is 29 X 18 1/2

Our Comments: Here are various types of screens that can be used for a fireplace like yours. Please read the comments about each type of screen. Once you have decided which type you prefer, we can narrow down the style options. The fireplace opening itself is somewhat small and disproportioned for the TV and surrounding stone. I suggest a screen or door made larger than the opening to improve the visual proportion.

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: 29" W x 18 1/2" H

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Fireplace Glass Doors

Glass doors help reduce heat loss in your home. When you build a fire in the evening, normally you must leave the damper open all night. Closing the doors when the fire is dying out dramatically reduces the amount heated air that goes up your chimney, or cold air that comes down. Glass doors with ceramic glass can be burned with the doors close for additional safety and efficiency. These can be made with wider frames to inprove the proportions of the fireplace, or with a narrow frame to fit inside with mortar filling the gap.

Stiletto

Option #: Inside Fit Fireplace Door with Narrow Frame.

Wrought Iron

Option #: Overlap Fitting Glass Door with Wide Frame

Mesh Doors

Mesh doors are a great functional alternative. They can be made attached to the fireplace just like glass doors, or in a free standing version that does not require installaton. These can be made with wider frames to help with the proportions of the fireplace.

Wrought Iron

Option #: Overlap Fitting Attached Mesh Door with Wide Frame.

Wrought Iron

Option #: Free Standing Screen Door

Free Standing Screens

Free standing screens can be custom made to fit the size of the opening or larger to help with proportions. These are less convenient as they must be moved out of the way and set aside on the floor when tending the fire. Othewise, they provide excellent spark protection and fire viewing.

Single Panel

Option #: Single Panel Screen Made to Fit Opening

Single Panel

Option #: Single Panel Screen Made Larger Than Opening.

Bowed

Option #: Single Panel Bowed Screen Made Larger Than Opening.

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Fig #1 - Closeup

Fig #2 - Room Setting

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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INSTRUCTIONS: Send me your pictures and I will create mockups that show how custom made fireplace screens or doors will look in your home. There's no better way to find the perfect treatment for your fireplace. I also do mockups for gas logs!

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Photo #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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