Fireplace Glass Doors

Are Glass Doors Right For Your Home Fireplace?

Fireplaces are commonly used in homes both for heating and as a design element. Many people like the look of a fireplace, and it can be very comforting to sit in front of a nice fire on a cold and snowy day. Adding just the right fireplace glass doors can make the experience even better.

First of all, fireplace glass doors can keep air from coming down the chimney and making your home either hotter (in the summer) or colder (in the winter). Other benefits of having this type of door include the fact that they can keep the fire contained should you leave the room with the fire, they keep pets and kids away from open flames, and they can make the fireplace look even nicer and more in keeping with the decor of the room where the fireplace is located.

However, you need to make sure that you choose the right type of fireplace glass doors for your fireplace. Before deciding on the style, you need to figure out whether you have a factory built fireplace or a masonry fireplace. Each of these types requires a different type of fireplace door in order to keep your fireplace operating safely once the doors have been installed.

A factory built fireplace is also known as a zero clearance fireplace. Usually you can tell this is the type of fireplace you have because the chimney has the same type of material on it as the fireplace does. Metal around the fireplace is also a sign of a factory build fireplace. Factory built fireplaces require you to purchase special zero clearance fireplace glass doors. These usually have gaps between the doors and the vents in order to allow cool air to flow properly and keep the fireplace functioning safely.

Masonry fireplaces need to have brick or stone chimneys. These fireplaces can use a much wider variety of glass doors, so it might be easier to find just the type that you are looking for.

Whichever type of fireplace you have, you can choose glass doors that have different design features in order to suit the style of your home. You can get beveled glass, mesh curtain or gate mesh doors, different colors of glass, and either twin or bifold type doors.