Laminate Flooring Around Marble Fireplace

Trimming a wood floor around a hearth.

Laminate flooring around marble fireplace.

In this case a floor has to be custom fit. But don t let that deter you. Hope it helps quote magoo im fitting laminate in my living room with a curved marble fire place in it am i best to start at the fire place end or the other end of the room quote. Trimming laminate should start at the fireplace with a custom cut that follows the contours of the fireplace stone or other material.

The idea of installing hardwood flooring in a room with a fireplace is one that many homeowners find appealing until it s time to install the flooring around the fireplace mantel and hearth area. In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace. Suddenly the idea can seem complicated. The wood requires expansion gaps on all sides to.

I cannot run baseboard along the bottom edge of the fireplace and i think quater round would look kind of funny between the rock on either side of the fireplace rock will be installed beside and above the fireplace on either side of the fireplace the 1 4 inch gap between the wall and the laminate flooring will be hidden by the rock. You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace. Right next to a fireplace there could be some in floor heating wires that stick up from the subfloor and a curved hearth of the fireplace to contend with image 1. Installing a floor can be difficult if there s a fireplace in the living room.

There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them. Once the custom fitted end is done you can cut the laminate piece to length if only one piece is need for the row or install subsequent pieces to complete the row. One approach is undercutting the edges of the.