Laminate Flooring Around Stone Fireplace

You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace.

Laminate flooring around stone fireplace.

One approach is undercutting the edges of the. The best tool to use is a jamb saw used for undercutting door jambs. You place the boards on the subfloor fit the tongue and groove ends together tap them to fit. There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them.

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. But don t let that deter you. In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace. To undercut a fireplace you will need a specialized tool.

In this case a floor has to be custom fit. Installing hardwood around a fireplace is not that complicated. The heat a gas fireplace produces is typically directed out. Laying hardwood flooring is relatively simple.

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. 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. How to trim laminate floor around a fireplace. Trimming laminate should start at the fireplace with a custom cut that follows the contours of the fireplace stone or other material.

Sometimes the heat can be directed at the flooring you use in front of the fireplace. Installing a floor can be difficult if there s a fireplace in the living room. How to install hardwood flooring around a fireplace.