Replace brass fireplace doors - custom? or is there a standard size
Monica Robinson
2 years ago
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
2 years agocalidesign
2 years agoIt depends on whether or not you have a standard size. You can get black paint that is fire rated to cover the brass, but depending the on the style, brass is currently back on trend. I changed outdated handles on a glass insert for black ones, and that would be easy to do. You could also remove the doors and use a free standing fire screen instead, but it won't be as insulated if you're in a cold climate.
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Comments (2)I own a fair number of rental properties. For what it's worth, I've used Milgard Windows numerous times as I've needed to replace windows over the years. Their people have always done a good job installing, and I've never had any problems....See MoreWriting quality standards into contract for custom vinyl windows
Comments (1)I am just a homeowner but have built our own home and have done enough windows and doors replacements over the years and not always very smart in how we did it. It was before the internet and before forums like this existed. My opinion is that *IF* you understand *WHAT* you are writing (standards, requirements) and you understand *WHY* you are writing them, and you are not just copying something verbatim from elsewhere w/o clear understanding, then you are doing this absolutely right. Leave no details out once you do this though, once you go down this path, every change and modification will require documentaion and signatures. We did exactly this for our latest windows+door work just 4 years ago. All the contractors that came our were surprised and most laughed. One who did not and got down to working with our spec got the job. He told us he had been in this line of work for a long time and had never seen a private homeowner who did so much work to specify our requirements. It made our ordering at the shop easy and it also made our screening of contractors easy. Those who took the time to understand our spec, could understand WHY we stated certain requirements and could explain how they plan to address our needs were good candidates, the rest were not worth the effort. The down side of this approach is use of vague wording. If there is something important you DID NOT specify and it happens to be something that allows a contractor to not do, it becomes a grey area if your wording is poorly chosen. If things go to court, they can say you never specified it so they did not have to do it. THis is why you need to know what and why you are specifying these things and once you start, you must be as complete as possible, leave no details out and document everything. Good luck!...See Moreadvice replacing exterior doors
Comments (4)They are full of uneducated baloney, IMHO. Those sizes are normal sizes and offered on HD websites. (Added). Rough openings for doors are usually 2" higher and 2" wider than the intended door size. That puts your RO's at 83" high and 40" or 4" wide. Wall thicknesses are varied. Normal 2" by 4" exterior walls are 3&1/2"(lumber), plus 1/2"(sheetrock), plus at leas 1/2" sheathing for a total of 4&1/2". My house(built in 1965) has exterior walls of that thickness. $500 a door is a bit high. Look elsewhere. Like contractors or even experienced handy persons. Doors were one of my favorite jobs and I seldom charged more than $300(which included getting the door from the store if necessary). And what goeffrey_b wrote is excellent. That was the minimum I did....See MoreBroken seals--replace glass or replace window/door?
Comments (4)The windows are Pozzi and still in good condition (other than the seals!). I am guessing that the door is Peachtree because that is what the other doors in the house were. Because the door sizes have changed, the price to replace all the glass is way under what a new custom sized door would be. We have replaced all the other doors in the house and had to have custom doors made. We replaced 2 of them because of issues with replacing locks and handles. The other doors were replaced because they were sliders/french doors that were just not holding up well. This door is seldom used in a walk out basement and still works fine....See More
PROHansen Wholesale
2 years agoMonica Robinson
2 years agoHi @Hansen Wholesale - Sorry for the delay responding! I had boxes in front of the fireplace and finally put them away around Halloween. Here is a photo of the fireplace with the brass doors. I don't know the exact measurements of the brick opening since the doors are covering it.
The measurements of the entire brass cover is 43 1/3" x 29 1/4".The inside mesh doors are 36" x 25"
I actually am a short drive from your office building. Do you have a showroom there?
@calidesign - I am seeing brass decor accents everywhere. :) But this will be the only brass in my house. And this fireplace door is a lot of brass in one place lol!
Thank you!
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