Q: We are going to install a good quality laminate flooring in our mountain cabin (4,800ft. elev.). There is a concrete slab subfloor. At one end of the great room where the flooring in to be installed, is a large brick fireplace with a curving hearth that extends out approx. 1.5 feet into the room. How do we attach/detail this part of the laminate floor that comes up against the curving bricks?
Thanks for your help!
Peggy
A: There are two ways you can do this. You will either need to cut the boards to account for the rounded area and still leave room for an expansion gap around the hearth. You will then want to use a trim piece of some form to cover this gap. The alternative would be to cut an expansion gap directly into the bottom of the hearth so you can slide the edge of the floor just under the brick and mortar. This will require careful work with proper tools, but would work similar to undercutting door jambs or existing dry wall in a home.
