Unfortunately inexperienced installers will handle it this way either because they do not know of other solutions or don t care to handle it any other way.
How to finish wood floor around fireplace.
Our home has a large natural rock fireplace with raised rock hearth.
In this case a floor has to be custom fit.
Transitioning from hardwood to a hearth is tricky whether the hearth is level with the floor or raised.
Anatomy of a fireplace click enlarge this image to see illustration labels.
Installing hardwood moldings around fireplace hearths has never been an attractive solution for covering up those gaps.
Installing a floor can be difficult if there s a fireplace in the living room.
Make sure all wood framing and lath are at least 2 inches away from the firebox opening as.
Laminate flooring won t fit tight against most fireplaces.
There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them.
Hardwood at fireplace hearths.
Step 2 pry off mantel photo by brian wilder.
This process is very similar to undercutting a door lining frame.
Flooring installer first suggested using a piece of.
In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace.
The method we use is to undercut the hearth.
The best method to finish a wood floor at an in situ fire hearth is largely not for the faint hearted but it is for those that require the neatest detailed looking finish.
If the mantel is to be reused mark its outline on wall and floor.
Trimming a wood floor around a hearth.
Some carpenters use a special saw to undercut the rock so the flooring fits under it but nothing looks better than trimmed flooring cut to fit.
Trying to solve the problem of how to finish the edge where the straight wood flooring meets the very irregular stone hearth.
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.
We just had solid 3 4 inch maple flooring installed.
The wood requires expansion gaps on all sides to.