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Customer Comments: My home has a 3 sided fireplace which separates the living room and family room. I want to replace the wire curtains with glass. It is over sized. 31.5” ht by 55 3/4” width on the sides. 31.5” ht. By 36.25 “ width
Our Comments: Below are some choices for glass doors that can be made to fit your 3-sided fireplace. These represent the least expensive aluminum doors, medium range steel and iron doors and the very high-end solid brass doors. Mesh curtains or gate mesh backup doors may be added behind the glass depending on how close the post is to the opening at the top.
Gas Log Warning: To prevent the burner and pilot mechanism from overheating causing safety issues, vented gas logs must be burned with glass doors open. Doors that can be made with the special Gas Log AirWash system are the exception and can be burned with the doors closed. Vent Free gas logs cannot have glass doors closed under any circumstances. Read more below.
Fireplace Opening: 55 3/4" W (Long Sides) x 36 1/4" W (Short Side) x 31 1/2" H
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Aluminum is an excellent material for fireplace doors because it does not rust and can handle relatively high temperatures when treated with powder coated finishes. It is not as heavy duty and rugged as steel or wrought iron, but it is the most affordable.
Option #1: Design Specialties Stiletto Aluminum Bifold Multi-Sided Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered Glass and Mesh Curtains.
Glass doors normally must be open when burning a gas log in order to prevent the pilot mechanism from overheating. These doors have a special Gas Log AirWash system that feeds enough cooling air into the fireplace minimize overheating and allow you to burn your gas logs with the doors closed.
Option #2: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Steel Multi-Sided Bifold Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed.
Option #3: Hearth Creations Industrial Age-3 Steel Multi-Sided Cabinet Fireplace Door in Rust with Hammered Vintage Copper Doors. Includes Gas Log AirWash System for Burning Fires with the Doors Closed.
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 #4: Hearth Creations Flat Steel Multi-Sided Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Matte Black.
Option #5: Hearth Creations Iron Age 4 Multi-Sided Bifold Fireplace Glass Door with Corner Straps and Rivets in Burnished Copper.
These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans from Solid Brass or Steel, depending on the finish that is desired. Very high end, and very refined. Items made from solid brass come in a wide variety of hand crafted patinas and other finishes. Satin Nickel finishes done on solid brass are the finest quality and will not rust like plated steel.
Option #6: Stone Manufacturing DF1G-48 Solid Brass Multi-Sided Bifold Fireplace Doors with Floral Casting Trim in Weathered Brass.
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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.
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.
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
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Finishes
PW Finishes
Stone Manufacturings Trims & Finishes
Samples for some finishes are available upon request.
 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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 Photo #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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Ceramic
Tempered Clear
Tempered Gray
Tempered Bronze
Tempered Black (Opague)
Tempered 1/2" Bevel
Tempered 1" Bevel