Cutting Carpet Around 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.

Cutting carpet around fireplace.

Be sure when cutting the carpet that you are allowing at least 4 inches on the outside of the measurement. This tool known as a scribe. Frame around the fireplace. Mark the underside of the board where the wires hit and put tape on top of the board to show where to make the cut image 2.

At this stage you don t want to cut all the way through then slowly finish cutting through the rug following the score while pulling up on the part you are cutting off. Cutting the carpet you can now measure out the carpet. Cutting carpet around a circle object can be tricky karma expecially one side is up against the wall. Easiest method to cut carpet.

Use the harbor freight oscillating multi tool cutting tool to easily cut your carpet. Replacing a hearth and surround either with seamless tone slabs or with ceramic or stone tiles makes a big difference in the way a fireplace looks. It s best to work in a large area such as a garage. Essential diy tips and tools for professional stacked stone fireplaces april 27 2017.

Tips from the trade. Measure these areas first so you ll know how much carpet you need to trim. 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. On these pages dan mclaughlin with help from carpenter thad king shows how to replace an old quarry tile hearth and cover a brick surround with four sleek granite slabs each 1 inches think.

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. You will need this excess. The best diy projects have three things in common. Use a straight edge 1 1 2 2 from the crease and score the rug.

For some layouts it may be necessary to leave space for a fireplace a section of tile or some other piece of detailing. Now you are ready to cut. You can buy one here. Hopefully the picture below explains it better.

Cut carefully around corners contours and openings.