Replacing Wood Burning Insert Doors With Glass Doors

It should only be used for fireplace glass replacement.

Replacing wood burning insert doors with glass doors.

A pair of glass cabinet doors can add a designer touch to any kitchen. But if you want to add this safety feature to an existing fireplace retrofitting them isn t difficult. Most new fireplaces come with glass doors. Unlike a gas fireplace which can be switched off the only way to leave a wood fire is to close it off with glass doors.

For wood burning fireplaces some masonry doors can be gasketed for an extra tight seal. Stovax s step by step guide on how to replace the rope on your door seal on a wood burning stove. Tempered glass is not appropriate for cook tops wood burning stoves and inserts pellet stoves or coal stoves. Doors can only be fully closed once the fire has died down to a coal bed.

How to replace wood stove door glass. Fireplace doors must remain fully open while an active fire is present. When using gas logs fire glass or modern gas media the doors must remain fully open at all times while in use. Ceramic glass is not appropriate for cook tops and should only be used in wood burning stoves or inserts factory built fireplace doors pellet stoves and coal stoves.

Then carefully remove the pane and set aside. Follow us on our other channels for any to keep up to date. We recommend this alteration only for frame and panel cabinet doors see figure a where you can replace the inset wood panels with glass to make. The doors come in standard sizes that fit in any flat firebox opening.

Using the flat head screwdriver.