You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace.
How to install laminate flooring around fireplace hearth.
The previous home owner had quarter round around the base of the bricks.
It will just give a little definition and separation of the area.
Have you thought of building up the hearth.
The heat a gas fireplace produces is typically directed out.
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.
I m going to put quarter round in the color of the flooring around the fireplace.
How to install hardwood flooring 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.
This process is very similar to undercutting a door lining frame.
Installing a floor can be difficult if there s a fireplace in the living room.
In this case a floor has to be custom fit.
The method we use is to undercut the hearth.
One approach is undercutting the edges of the.
Sometimes the heat can be directed at the flooring you use in front of the fireplace.
I attached a picture of a renovation that i m working on.
Laying hardwood flooring is relatively simple.
If you have a plastic based flooring like a laminate material or another type of flooring that could melt or crack under constant heat consider using a hearth rug.
You place the boards on the subfloor fit the tongue and groove ends together tap them to fit.