Installing Hardwood Transitions

In order to properly transition from hardwood to carpet you need to make sure that you install the right trim piece.

Installing hardwood transitions.

How to install transition strips. Step 1 reach the transition point. Ideally the t molding is perfectly centered in a doorway. This hardwood transition strip is shaped to make smooth transition from a lower vinyl floor upward to a thicker ceramic or stone tile floor.

This will give it a very professional and finished look. For various dimension of floors in various areas there are different suggestions that i might share to you. Properly installing a hardwood carpet transition piece is often part of a successful hardwood installation. Before transitioning with the t molding you have to complete the first room s hardwood flooring installation.

Installing the flooring too tight to the transition molding floating floors require an expansion gap around all fixed objects. Measure cut and lay out all of the planks until you reach the doorway. Floating floors will expand and contract with changes in the interior home climate. In this tutorial we show you how to join floors of both equal and unequal heights together with oak transition strips.

Much like the tile to laminate strip this one reduces from a higher tile floor covering to a lower vinyl floor.