Install Laminate Under Stove

Sometimes the heat can be directed at the flooring you use in front of the fireplace.

Install laminate under stove.

Since it is a floating floor i know that it needs to be able to move and to leave a certain width on the outer edges that will be covered up by trim but wouldn t putting a stove and fridge on the flooring cause issues. I m getting ready to install laminate tile in the kitchen. Installing laminate flooring under a refrigerator takes experience and the same tools used to install the bulk of the flooring. I ve read warnings against installing tile under cabinets because it prevents the floating floor from expanding.

I cannot run baseboard along the bottom edge of the fireplace and i think quater round would look kind of funny between the rock on either side of the fireplace rock will be installed beside and above the fireplace. I see no reason to not install it in the kitchen and would continue it under the appliances as well. The heat a gas fireplace produces is typically directed out. I have been getting mixed information about whether or not i should put laminate flooring under my appliances in my kitchen.

Yes laminate is a floating floor type so it should defiantly go in after the cabinets. If you have a plastic based flooring like a laminate material or another type of flooring that could melt or crack under constant heat consider using a hearth rug. When it comes to installing laminate flooring against a zero clearance fireplace how should it be finshed along the bottom of the fireplace.