Installing Laminate Flooring Around Curved Fireplace

Installing a floor can be difficult if there s a fireplace in the living room.

Installing laminate flooring around curved fireplace.

But don t let that deter you. 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 have a fireplace hearth that looks just like that and we are in the process of installing solid hardwood floors. Butt the board you cut for the beginning of the curve against the wall nail it in place then install the rest of the course.

What did you finally decide to do and do you have any finished pictures. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. 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. That fireplace is my obsession of the.

Suddenly the idea can seem complicated. I saw your post from 2008 about your laminate flooring and curved fireplace. Installing hardwood around a fireplace is not that complicated. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.

To undercut a fireplace you will need a specialized tool. The best tool to use is a jamb saw used for undercutting door jambs. You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.

Trimming laminate should start at the fireplace with a custom cut that follows the contours of the fireplace stone or other material. 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. Curved fireplace what did you do. The idea when undercutting fireplaces for laminate flooring is to cut out the bottom of the fireplace so the laminate or hardwood flooring will slide under and look as if the fireplace was built on top of the flooring.

In this case a floor has to be custom fit.