How To Install Molding On Laminate Flooring Against Rock Fireplace

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How to install molding on laminate flooring against rock fireplace.

How to trim laminate floor around a fireplace. Video sharing camera phone video phone free upload. My new vinyl flooring will sit slightly above the brick hearth in front of my fireplace but what material do i used where the flooring ends and hearth begins. Laminate flooring won t fit tight against most fireplaces.

In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace. Flooring installer first suggested using a piece of. Old flooring the people put floor right up to fireplace alittle dangerous if your having a fire so i m exposing the brick hearth they covered up. Our home has a large natural rock fireplace with raised rock hearth.

One approach is undercutting the edges of the. There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them. You can cover the spaces around the edges of the walls with baseboard but this should just rest on the floor not be connected to it in any way. 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.

You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace. Trying to solve the problem of how to finish the edge where the straight wood flooring meets the very irregular stone hearth. If it s a floating laminate floor i e. Not sure what material because flooring will be alittle higher than brick.

To install the flooring around a curved fireplace hearth lay a strip of cork around the perimeter of the brick base of the fireplace. Any diyer with moderate skills can install a wood molding transition between tile and hardwood floors giving a stylish finish between the two materials. It might be more work but it adds the look of craftsmanship to your floor.