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.
Installing laminate flooring around fireplace hearth.
How to install hardwood flooring around a fireplace.
You have options for trimming a laminate floor where it meets a flush or raised hearth at a fireplace.
Once the custom fitted end is done you can cut the laminate piece to length if only one piece is need for the row or install subsequent pieces to complete the row.
How to trim laminate floor around a fireplace.
Laying hardwood flooring is relatively simple.
In this case a floor has to be custom fit.
You place the boards on the subfloor fit the tongue and groove ends together tap them to fit.