Please excuse me if this is posted twice. I tried to preview a photo and it all went away so I am re-doing it.
I have a rock fireplace with a floating floor abutting it. The existing trim is 1/4″ x 3″ pine or fir and it slides in under the rock. It has already split in some areas and I don’t like it much. Should I replicate the existing version and not use nails, or scribe it to something thicker? Note that this floating floor requires 1/2″ all around to allow for seasonal movement. The ceiling junction looks lousy too. Any suggestions?
Any help would be much appreciated. I am enclosing a few photos.
thanks
Johnny
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The existing trim is 1/4" x 3" pine or fir and it slides in under the rock.
Is there any chance of slipping the floating floor into the volume currently occupied by these trim pieces? It might look cleaner.
Most fireplaces I encounter have some tile (or brick) laid into the floor directly adjacent to the fireplace itself. I'm not sure if this approach would improve things in your situation.
The ceiling is also a tough proposition. You could put up some sort of crown, and then you'd have a nice clean finish transition between the ceiling and the crown. Then downside is that you'd have the gap issue between the crown and the face of the fireplace. Maybe the gaps would be less noticeable/offensive along that juncture however, because it's in a natural shadow line.
Sorry I don't have better advice for you --- the houses in which I work are typically of a very different style.
R U sure the trim is that dimension? I would expect it to be thicker with a dao to let it overlap the flooring to grant that expansion space required. I don't see a problem at floor in the photos, just slpppy painting at cieling.
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Not so sure about the floor situation but as far as the ceiling goes I would put a built up crown with a small soffit area that would be easy to scribe to the rock and then a simple fasia piece with a reveal maybe even a bead along its bottom edge and then a simple cove molding, not an elaborate crown. Keep it simple. Again, its just what I would do. Would certainly take care of the transition between rock and ceiling.
Thanks. This is basically what we are thinking about for the floor..a square piece on the floor and another at right angles that we'll scribe to the rock. I'll post a photo on how it comes out.
Johnny