Copeing Floor Around Stone Fireplace

It gave me the answer for my stone fireplace which is 100 years old for finishing around with crown.

Copeing floor around stone fireplace.

It s rare that you can totally ignore it and unfortunately this is one of those times when i would not recommend painting it brick you can paint not stone usually. Creating a high quality finished look where hardwood flooring meets a brick fireplace can be one of the biggest challenges during a. I ve had one person suggest cutting out a pattern of the stone and transfering it to the back of moulding and then stain the moulding the color of. When you have a large stone it doesn t matter what kind fireplace it will totally boss you around when it comes to decorating and choosing wall colour for your home.

Length wise meaning that the the widest front part of the fireplace should have the boards going parallel with it. In the two images below the warm brown and tan colours. I just put in a floating wood laminate floor on top of linoleum permanently stuck to concrete subfloor in a family room. Installing a floor can be difficult if there s a fireplace in the living room.

So i can nail a nailer strip to the front on the ceiling to the beams against the stones. In this case a floor has to be custom fit. The problem is how to finish the edges around the uneven stone fireplace hearth. The gap between the uneven stone edge and the wood laminate floor varies between 1 4 to almost a full inch.

By reading the last comment about drilling and fastening into the motor. The fireplace has a stone hearth that is about 10 high. Place a 1 4 round shoe molding on top of the board against the fireplace to hide the gap. Lastly which direction should i go with the flooring around the fireplace.

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. Place the flooring boards against the fireplace and staple or nail them into place. How to use molding around brick fireplaces for hardwood floors. The stone looks to be something that can be cut but i m in need as to what to use to get it cut.

Hide the expansion gap. The hearth of the fireplace begins with the floor of the fireplace and extends into the living area in front of the fireplace itself plus the fireplace surround. On the front there are beams running up to the front.