When finishing to fire-place hearths, stone walls and other irregular shaped obstacles with a hard surface floor, the best way to achieve a clean good-looking finish is to under-cut or remove a shallow, narrow section of material from the bottom.
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In this picture the bottom of the stone fireplace hearth has been cut about an inch deep by the height of the finished flooring. In this case we'll be using a plastic wood laminate from WilsonArt's Estate Plus collection. This is one of the thicker wood laminates on the market and we'll also be using WilsonArt's acoustical slab rubber underlayment cushion. This is also one of the thicker underlayments on the market.
One of the major factors in a successful undercut is to make sure to not cut too high. You can always take material away if you have cut too low but adding material to cover a gap that you've created between the hearth and the floor becomes a bit trickier. This is also one of the more difficult hearths to cut mainly because the surface is very irregular which makes it tough to cut a consistent depth through-out the profile. We'll also have to scribe (transfer the hearth's profile) our floor for a clean fit.