Glass Fireplace Doors or a Fireplace Screen: Which Would Be Best in Your Home?

Glass fireplace doors and fireplace screens are wonderful additions to fireplaces and hearth areas. They both bring unique benefits and add tasteful accents to your room.

American Chimney & Fireplace of Louisville, KY, would like to share a few details to help you decide which of these accessories would be best in your home.

Glass fireplace doors

A set of handsome glass fireplace doors will bring elegance and charm to any hearth area. You can choose from a variety of styles, designs and sizes and bring home the set that perfectly accents your room’s décor.

Glass doors should be installed by a person who’s familiar with the work. The doors need to be fit correctly and able to close with a tight seal. A fireplace technician will make sure this happens.

Along with their aesthetic value, glass fireplace doors help to prevent conditioned air from leaving your room and unconditioned outside air from getting into it through the chimney.

With certain types of fireplaces, glass doors can be closed while the fireplace is in use to protect children and pets from injury. Ask your fireplace company about fireplace models that allow closed doors during operation.

Fireplace screens

Like glass fireplace doors, fireplace screens look beautiful in front of any type of masonry or manufactured fireplace. The difference is, the job of the screen is to provide safety during fires.

A sturdy fireplace screen blocks access to the firebox by setting up a barrier between the flames and people in the room. Many fireplace injuries are reported each year – especially in younger children – after people get too close to an active fireplace.

In addition to protecting people, fireplace screens also protect furniture, rugs and other nearby items from leaping sparks and embers that can start fires in certain materials.

You can choose screens in a wide range of sizes, colors, finishes and decorative touches to make your hearth area both safer and more eye-catching. You normally won’t need a fireplace technician to set up your screen – just make sure you get one that’s appropriately sized for your firebox opening.

Other ways to beautify your fireplace and hearth area

If you’re determined to go all out with your fireplace and hearth area, don’t stop with fireplace doors and screens.

Fireplace surrounds

Pre-built or custom-designed fireplace surrounds bring life to the wall around a fireplace. Custom surrounds can feature brick, stone, granite, marble and other fashionable materials.

Fireplace mantel

If your fireplace doesn’t have a mantel, or if it has one that’s old and tired, consider adding a new mantel to spruce up the visual and serve as the perfect place for photos, antiques, collectibles, kids’ artwork, clocks, seasonal decorations and more.

Fireplace tools

A lovely set of fireplace tools that includes a brush, shovel and poker will add class and elegance to any fireplace setting.

Fireplace remodel

An old, damaged firebox is no fun – plus it can be dangerous. Consider having yours remodeled and upgraded with new fire bricks and refractory panels to get it up to code and looking good again.

Call your Kentucky fireplace professionals

American Chimney & Fireplace of Louisville, KY, is ready to help you achieve any look you desire for your fireplace and hearth area. From glass doors and screens to all kinds of other decorative and upgrade projects, we’ll amaze you with the results.

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