Laminate flooring and curved edges

swagman

I need to lay laminate flooring in a room which has a fireplace with a raised, tiled hearth.

The hearth has curved corners and I have so far not come across any kind of edging strip which will handle this.

Has anyone found a method?

martindow

We had flooring put in a converted barn with very uneven walls. We used rope as edging, which you can buy it very cheaply from shops chandlers. I think it was about 12 or 15mm diameter. It was fixed with a blob of adhesive every few inches. It looks pretty good if you choose a neutral colour

ukwoody

Tricky one, and when I used to do fitting I hated. There is no fantastic way over it that I personally discovered in several years. I have used normal edging, then cut thin grooves in the back to allow it to bend to shape, but it can be a bit hit and miss. I do like the idea of the rope, that could look quite nice done correctly.

woody

ajtrader100

Normal beading or skirting is stiff as its on an MDF stick, but there are some styrene beadings you can get from Floors 2 Go that if you heat with some like a hair dryer you can "bend" or mould to a certain extent.

ukwoody

Aj, interesting tip that one. Thanks.

woody