There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them.
How to install hardwood flooring around a stone fireplace.
After the flooring is installed it will provide the best appearance possible.
Place your handsaw blade on the.
To install the flooring around a curved fireplace hearth lay a strip of cork around the perimeter of the brick base of the fireplace.
Leave boards that will lead to entryways behind the fireplace for installation last.
One at the finished vertical height of the floor so the flooring will slide under and the other flush with the subfloor.
Since most people don t have undercut saws you ll probably have to rent one.
Make sure you have that diamond tipped blade.
In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace.
This will fill space yet still allow the floor to expand and contract.
Lay the hardwood boards starting at the outermost edges of the mantel.
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.
Once both cuts are made carefully chisel out the area that has been cut.
Your goal is to focus on establishing the position and laying the boards that lead to the mantel and hearth area.