Laminate Flooring Around Gas Fireplace

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.

Laminate flooring around gas fireplace.

I m not sure whether i should lay the laminate wood flooring first and go all the way up to the wall then sit the new fireplace etc on top or fit the fireplace first and cut the flooring up to it leaving the need for nasty edge trimming. In this case a floor has to be custom fit. Trimming laminate should start at the fireplace with a custom cut that follows the contours of the fireplace stone or other material. Place a scrap section of hardwood flooring and a piece of the underlayment you will be using on the subfloor flush against the fireplace where it meets the floor.

How to trim laminate floor around a fireplace. If you have a plastic based flooring like a laminate material or another type of flooring that could melt or crack under constant heat consider using a hearth rug. But just in case a glowing ember slips through or over the screen know that if it lands on your swiss krono usa laminate floor it won t be a problem. 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.

You should also leave at least two feet between your fireplace and the laminate floor that s usually the size of a hearth. The heat a gas fireplace produces is typically directed out. Sometimes the heat can be directed at the flooring you use in front of the 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.

Hi peeps i have removed a gas fire and brick hearth from my fireplace and will be installing a modern all in one style one. You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace. That s because limited exposure to a flame won t harm a plank.