Laminate Flooring Around Marble Fireplace

Transitioning from hardwood to a hearth is tricky whether the hearth is level with the floor or raised.

Laminate flooring around marble fireplace.

Trimming a wood floor around a hearth. 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. Suddenly the idea can seem complicated. 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.

How to trim laminate floor around a fireplace. The wood requires expansion gaps on all sides to. There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them. Trimming laminate should start at the fireplace with a custom cut that follows the contours of the fireplace stone or other material.

If so that would save you messing around with the beading on the curved fireplace to cover the expansion gap. In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace. But don t let that deter you. In this case a floor has to be custom fit.

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. 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.