Glass Doors
Glass doors are the final touch to complete your fireplace. They serve a few important purposes.
The first is safety. They keep small children and pets away from the fire and they also contain embers and sparks from flying out of the fireplace.
Secondly, glass doors will save you money! If you don’t have doors on your fireplace, you are losing the heat of your home up your chimney. An open fireplace is like having an open window in your home. In the winter, the warm air in your home is being vacuumed up your chimney, thus causing your furnace to work harder. In the summer, your air conditioner will lose the cool air to the chimney.
Finally, they add that final detail to complete the look of the fireplace. Since the fireplace is the main focal point of the room, this is an important detail to consider. Our doors offer virtually limitless styles, colors, and sizes. We offer free in home design to assist you in picking the perfect door for your home.
“What type of fireplace do I have?“
There are essentially two type of fireplaces. Sometimes it can be difficult to determine what type of fireplace you have by looking at it head on, be sure to know what type of fireplace you have, you contact us for help in determining what you have.
TRADITIONAL MASONRY FIREPLACE
One, is a traditional fireplace constructed of brick and mortar, and is built by hand during the construction phase of the house. These type of fireplaces require a “masonry” type glass fireplace door.
The other is a “Zero Clearance” pre-fabricated metal fireplace that can be installed with framing members being brought right up the the fireplace during the constructions process. These fireplaces require “Zero Clearance”.glass doors, which allow air flow to be brought around the fireplace to keep it cool from high temperatures.
