You still might want to make sure it s not a fire hazard.
Crown molding over stone fireplace.
This should provide a finishing touch that covers the space between the molding and the wall.
Install a 1 16 inch diameter drill bit into a power.
Attach the edge molding to the inner portion of the molding right by the fireplace opening.
If you can see the gaps under fill with white caulk.
If you run it a couple inches off the ceiling your recessed lights will leave a shadow at the top of the fireplace.
You can cut the stone with a really big diamond bladed saw maybe.
Use the caulk gun to fill in the gaps and put some putty over the screw heads.
Use a hammer and drive in some nails into the edge molding.
Cut back a couple of inches on the molding to the stone then use corner crown to the front of the stone with one piece connecting the corners in the front.
He has installed crown molding before and owns his own power miter box but he is unsure about applying the crown to our stone fireplace as it has many irregularities in each stone and there would be gaps between the stone and crown.
Place the molding into position on the front of the fireplace hearth aligning the center of the molding with the edge of the hardwood floor.
Personally i d stop the crown molding at each end of the fireplace with some compound miter end caps unless you re really good with a coping saw.
I ended up having it crowned when the rest of the room was getting crown molding.
Paint and finish your fireplace molding with whatever color or theme you want.