Laying Laminate Over Stone Hearth

[Barella]

Hello,

Can any one help me out. I'm laying a laminate floor in my kitchen and there is a stone hearth on one side which I wanted to lay the flooring over the top as I'd planed to make that area a breakfast bar. Problem is the hearth is about a cm over the hight the floor will be. I don't think I can removed it as its massive.

Any ideas, do I need to spend a bunch of cash raising the rest of my floor?

Thanks.

 

[crazydaze]

You could either, reduce the height of the hearth, increase the height of the main floor area to match or you could put a trim round the hearth to create a step. There are various ways to do the above, none are simple miracle cures though.

 

[alan333]

When I encountered this problem a while ago it turned out that the top inch or so of the stone hearth was actually a layer of cement which was easily chipped off. Worth double checking.

 

[Floorsave]

I agree with crazydaze but going with the trim would be the simplest and most cost effective