Lay cork around the fireplace base to install the flooring around a curved fireplace hearth lay a strip of cork around the perimeter of the brick base of the fireplace.
How to lay laminate wood flooring around a fireplace.
Laying hardwood flooring is relatively simple.
Trimming laminate should start at the fireplace with a custom cut that follows the contours of the fireplace stone or other material.
This will fill space yet still allow the floor to expand and contract.
How to install hardwood flooring around a fireplace.
When installing new hardwood or laminate flooring there are different areas where you cannot use quarter round or shoe molding to cover the expansion gap.
One approach is undercutting the edges of the.
In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time.
You place the boards on the subfloor fit the tongue and groove ends together tap them to fit.
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.
You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace.