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Customer Comments: Looking for glass, French doors with no mesh screen behind with a matte black finish, and slightly inset from the face. These are my wife's inspiration pictures (see below). Our living room with the fireplace is currently under renovation, but here is what it looked like before. The only real changes are that the floor was sunken and it is being raised to be level with the rest of the house. The colors and decor will remain the same. Looking forward to seeing your recommendations!
Our Comments: When fitting doors inside the opening, I recommend having the door made about 3/8" smaller on the top and each side. You will need to fill the gap around the frame with mortar and paint it black to match the rest of the mortar joints. This type of installation is more difficult than simply overlapping the opening, but it does create the look you want. It is much easier to overlap the opening as shown in Option #2.
Tempered vs Ceramic Glass: Tempered glass can handle sustained temperatures around 450F without shattering and should be at least 8" from the flames. This is sufficient for closing the doors as the fire starts to die out to keep the heat in the home. Ceramic glass can handle sustained temperatures around 1450F with direct flame contact. If you want the ability to burn continuous fires with the doors closed, you need ceramic glass.
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. The Modern-1 door is an exception to this rule as it can be made with a special Gas Log AirWash system that allows you to close the doors while burning a vented gas logs. Vent Free gas logs cannot have glass doors closed under any circumstances. Read more below.
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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: PW Envision Aluminum Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass. Shown as an inside fit.
Option #2: Design Specialties Aluminum Brookfield Bifold Fireplace Door in Black with Tempered Glass (Only). Shown as an overlap fit (not recommended for inside fit).
Glass doors normally must be open when burning a gas log in order to prevent the pilot mechanism from overheating. These doors can be made with an optional 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 #3: Hearth Creations Modern-1 Sleek Steel Cabinet Fireplace Door with No Visible Handles in Black with Tempered Glass (Only) and Optional Gas Log Airwash System. Shown as an inside fit.
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: Design Specialties Carolina Cabinet Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black. Shown as an inside fit.
Hand forged by a blacksmith from 1/4" thick solid wrought iron with heavy duty gasketed doors for a tighter seal and maximum draft reduction. Not only are these built to be used, they take on a more rugged natural look for those who appreciate craftsmanship and tasteful details. These doors are most commonly ordered with ceramic glass for burning fires with the doors closed.
Option #5: Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Gasket Sealed Heavy Duty Cabinet Fireplace Door in Burnished Black with Tempered or Ceramic Glass. Shown as an inside fit.
These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans from Solid Brass and have the most minimal appearance with a top and bottom angle iron that holds the harware for the doors. There is no frame on the sides. It also has 3/8" thick glass, which adds to the clean modern elegant look.
Option #6: Stone Manufacturing Minimal-1 Fireplace Glass Door in Black with 3/8" Tempered Glass (Only). Inside fit only.
Inspiration #1: This is a picture of a direct vent gas fireplace with a sealed glass front where the tile was added after the fireplace was installed.
Inspiration #2: This is an example of a fireplace where the bricks were added after the door was installed, so the bricks are overlapping the door frame.
Fig #1 - Room Setting
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.
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.
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. Request Finish Samples Here!
 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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