How to Replace Glass Fireplace Doors | Ask This Old House
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2020
- Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough replaces a pair of outdated, malfunctioning fireplace doors
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Time: 2-3 hours
Cost: $2,000
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools:
Nut driver [amzn.to/39R8ql5]
Screwdriver [amzn.to/2JQauiN]
Masonry drill [amzn.to/3e805gg]
Clamps [amzn.to/3c5RQjg]
Level [amzn.to/3e53fl1]
Drill driver [amzn.to/2UUhOjC]
Shopping List:
Fireplace doors [amzn.to/3e6aV6B]
Masonry screws [amzn.to/2RnG0J6]
Steps for Upgrading Glass Fireplace Doors:
1. Start by removing the old doors. Most are usually held in place with a few screws that can be loosened with a nut driver.
2. The new fireplace doors should come with straps that will be used to secure it to the firebox. To determine their placement, attach the straps to the bottom of the door and hold the door back in position in the firebox. Mark where the straps land on the base of the firebox using a pencil or a marker.
3. Remove the doors again and drill holes on the marks using a masonry drill.
4. Place the doors back in the firebox and line up the straps over the holes in the masonry. Clamp the doors in place and use a level to ensure the door is in the proper position.
5. Secure the straps to the firebox using a drill driver.
6. With the doors now secured in the correct position, add, mark, and drill for the straps on the sides of the doors.
7. Secure the rest of the straps into place with the drill driver.
Resources:
Mark replaced the existing fireplace doors with the Caron Vintage Iron Fireplace Doors, which were manufactured by Woodland Direct (www.woodlanddirect.com/).
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How to Replace Glass Fireplace Doors | Ask This Old House
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I've been watching this old house since the 1980's. Love this show so much!! In fact, I now own my own custom cabinet shop, and am aspiring to build my own home, and this show was a huge foundation in my life.
With AskThisOldHouse I learn a lot. Thank you Esta casa vieja 😉👍
Mark makes the most interesting videos, I love masonry.
@@KCarubia Indeed, He's the best addition to the show in years.
Ant on what 1949 you can’t sit on a year
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It would be great to have a skill like him
Would like to hear more about how well those doors keep the home insulated, when there is no fire.
Looks like a simple four day project that I can handle :D
Are there any videos to help me take my old fixture off? I was trying to take my old screen frame off and it appears to be connected to the flue handle. I don't know what to do. Im trying to prepare my fireplace for a new door I ordered.
We have a hole in our basement in closed doors. Plus our wash machine hose drains down in it. It plus some lint sits in there . What can we pour in the hole to keep it clean. It’s was down there when we bought the house. Don’t know what to use to get it not to stink
how do you get glassdoors for a fireplace that is no longer sold
Room looks like its from the 80s...Also still has an NES in the TV cabinet @1:26 lol
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You know it’s not that easy but helpful info.
Does anyone else see the chemistry between these two?
I once had a log roll off and broke or over heated the glass.
Good video but I think having a wood fire with no screen is dangerous. Every wood fire I have had "pops" sparks from time to time. Everyone's thoughts? Am I over thinking this?
what was size of the old fireplace.
Fast forward 1:34 to start installation
Is it safe to sleep in this room ? what about Carbon monoxide poisoning ?
Skylight means 80’s? We install three times the skylights today as we did in the 80’s.
Where can I purchase
can that “brass” be spray painted with a flat or gloss black??? and is it really that easy to remove to paint it outside?
Pegg O just sand it down, clean it, and paint it with heat resistant enamel paint.
My wife picked up for free, an old brass fire place frame just like the one in this video! She did just what you suggested and did just as John Anders replied! She took it outside, sanded it with light grit sandpaper, cleaned it and spray painted it with a flat black heat resistant paint! I was searching for a video on how to install it, when I found this video! After I install it, I'll post a photo!
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Here ya go Pegg O My wife's completed project, repainting the brass glass door and frame, using a high heat flat black spray paint! Looks a lot like TOH's replacement! Hope the attached photo opens up?
*Black Paint*
She got the old school NES.
@Joe..😂
Leave a fire burning and go to bed? Sounds dangerous.
I once had a log roll off and broke or over heated the glass.
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Why is there a huge gap at the bottom of the frame? Looks like a fire hazard.
you mean the gap when the doors are open?
4:30 have a look. The glass does not cover that
@@merrilldwayne bro the doors are not a fire prevention measure period. the fireplace is the same with or without them. the doors sre optional. stick to fishing.
Eye eye Captin. 🤣🤣🤣
fishingfool001 I wondered the same. annnd I don’t fish. 😜
How tf is that door $2,000?
anonymous Better be 😂
i definitely would of put washer on those tapcons
I said the same thing out loud when watching!
would have
NO BUILT IN SCREEN?
Just pich the door out and get a proper high efficiency wood insert. Pacific Energy is a good brand. I just had a TN20 installed in our small fireplace and it is amazing for beauty and heat.
The fake acting of all the home owners on these videos always makes me laugh.
they are not actors, they are homeowners.
Should have replaced it with a simple fireplace screen. Much easier to clean a firebox when nothing is in the way.
the original complaint was warm air leaving and cold entering. the doors stop that mostly.
@@RangerCaptain11A can't the damper do that though?
@@pavelow235 no mine hasn't been lit in 5+ years ( and the damper has been closed the entire time and it's still drafty and i still would buy a house with a fireplace again as i like them ), in fact its ben so long it's now it's starting to ruin the house and roof and the fire box and chimney aka i now need to fix it and light a fire once a month or so to keep the critters and junk out and keep the masonry dry and in good condition vs the bs. im doing now as i found out it's apparently like having a juzzy or a pool keep up on the maintenance or pay for it later like im doing
@@pavelow235 BTW i don't have a cap type damper or glass doors aka just the standard control for draft control and fire management but i guess i need to ask about both types and installation of both so all 3 can work as a team
HERE BECAUSE OF KKANDBABYJ
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so you took out a fireplace door system with 1 bolt. And replaced it with multiple bolts and need a drill to make holes ! So, take something simple and make it more complex ?!
i expected more from TOH. like replacing the panes but these days its throw it away and buy new
It's Wendy from Wonder Years
Why not show what type of anchor you chose for the screws and explain why? This is a DIY show, is it not?
Mark where r ur safety glasses and gloves?
CAN YOU MAKE AN EPISODE ON HOW TO MAKE VACCINE FOR COVID-19
I'm sure the comment section has the solution.
I actually liked the one they already had better..... the new one is too plain, too minimalist.
Different strokes for different folks.
"...and then you can lean over and do mine." That's what she said.
@@KCarubia Jesus Christ that flew right over your head
0:05 "....the ranch itself was built in the 1960s..."🤣 It's called a house. A house is not a ranch.
I pity her! She has an NES, SNES, N64, and Gamecube all hooked to a modern flat screen and not an old tube!