How To Install Hardwood Flooring Around A Stone Fireplace
This will fill space yet still allow the floor to expand and contract.
How to install hardwood flooring around a stone fireplace. Place your handsaw blade on the. Methods for using this tool calls for two cuts into the hearth. Once both cuts are made carefully chisel out the area that has been cut. To install the flooring around a curved fireplace hearth lay a strip of cork around the perimeter of the brick base of the fireplace.
In order to do this you ll need an undercut saw with a diamond tipped blade. In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace. Lay the hardwood boards starting at the outermost edges of the mantel. Leave boards that will lead to entryways behind the fireplace for installation last.
Since most people don t have undercut saws you ll probably have to rent one. One of the best options for installing hardwood floors around a brick fireplace is to undercut the hearth if you have a raised hearth. After the flooring is installed it will provide the best appearance possible. Your goal is to focus on establishing the position and laying the boards that lead to the mantel and hearth area.
Make sure you have that diamond tipped blade.