How To Install Hardwood Flooring Around A Stone Fireplace

Since most people don t have undercut saws you ll probably have to rent one.

How to install hardwood flooring around a stone fireplace.

Place your handsaw blade on the. Once both cuts are made carefully chisel out the area that has been cut. There are a few ways to do this and i explain all of them. Methods for using this tool calls for two cuts into the hearth.

Your goal is to focus on establishing the position and laying the boards that lead to the mantel and hearth area. One at the finished vertical height of the floor so the flooring will slide under and the other flush with the subfloor. Lay the hardwood boards starting at the outermost edges of the mantel. After the flooring is installed it will provide the best appearance possible.

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. In this video i will show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a fireplace. To install the flooring around a curved fireplace hearth lay a strip of cork around the perimeter of the brick base of the fireplace. This will fill space yet still allow the floor to expand and contract.

One of the best options for installing hardwood floors around a brick fireplace is to undercut the hearth if you have a raised hearth.