Picture Frame Fireplace Hardwood
How to install hardwood flooring around a fireplace.
Picture frame fireplace hardwood. The first example to the right shows a tiled hearth with a control chalk line that designates where the top of the picture frame will end. Before we make our first cut we verify the hearth size with the tile contractor and ask how much space to allow for the grout which can add 1 8 to 1 4 inch between each tile. We picture frame every fireplace we do. For best results the picture frame should be installed before the installation work nears the area.
The wood requires expansion gaps on all sides to. Laying hardwood flooring is relatively simple. Trimming a wood floor around a hearth. Hardwood at fireplace hearths.
Installing 3 4 x 4 prefinished brazilian cherry floor best results can be accomplished by nailing and. If i choose to picture frame the hearth without expansion gap will it lead to inadequate room for the woodfloor to expand during summer time since partially it only get 3 4 expansion at one end. Transitioning from hardwood to a hearth is tricky whether the hearth is level with the floor or raised. The fireplace will not be an issue.
You place the boards on the subfloor fit the tongue and groove ends together tap them to fit.