Cut only the 12 x 12 in.
Installing carpet around fireplace.
Unfortunately inexperienced installers will handle it this way either because they do not know of other solutions or don t care to handle it any other way.
Typically floors in a house are combustible or not designed to deal with a fireplace and the heat it produces.
If you are installing a gas fireplace in an area where you have not had a fireplace before prepare for some extra work.
In this case a floor has to be custom fit.
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.
Hardwood at fireplace hearths.
Seal around it with urethane caulk also called polyurethane caulk.
Frame around the fireplace.
An alternate method is to place trim such as an end cap carpet reducer universal edge or square nose against the fireplace and run the flooring against the trim.
In order to install a gas fireplace you need to install a noncombustible floor made out of masonry brick.
Essential diy tips and tools for professional stacked stone fireplaces april 27 2017.
You can do them without specialized tools or heavy equipment they can be completed in a weekend or a few days at the most and the end result looks like a million bucks.
The best diy projects have three things in common.
Hole and use plastic anchors and screws to mount the vent cap directly over the brick.
Tips from the trade.
Installing hardwood moldings around fireplace hearths has never been an attractive solution for covering up those gaps.