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Flooring transition strips represent the latest addition to home flooring. These facilitate a transition from the continuous flow of laminate and hardwood flooring, providing a fresh outlook. They are suitable for various types of flooring, including carpets, tiles, wood, and linoleum.
Flooring transition strips play a crucial role in preventing laminate flooring from buckling, ensuring the laminates can expand and contract freely.
To assist you in choosing the right flooring transition strips for your home, here are some types to consider and how they function:
1. T-molding: Typically used in doorways, this transition connects two wooden floors or transitions between wooden flooring and another hard flooring at the same height.
2. Carpet reducer: Designed for a safe transition between carpet and wooden flooring, especially in hallways or adjacent rooms.
3. Hard surface reducer: Used to transition from wooden floors to a hard surface area with a different height than the wooden flooring.
4. Stair nose: Applied on staircases to provide a professional and sophisticated appearance, creating a smooth, finished texture.
5. Quarter round and baseboard: Completes the room’s look by adding a transition between the wall surface and the flooring, covering areas near baseboards and steps.
Installation tips for flooring transition strips:
1. Measure the installation area accurately to purchase the right amount of strips. Consider buying extra strips for any minor mistakes or damages during installation.
2. Choose the appropriate application method, such as using strong adhesives like liquid nails, and apply a minimal amount to the backside of the strip.
3. Some strips require an installation track, which should be screwed onto the flooring so that the strip can be snapped into position.
4. Select the installation method that suits your strip, and observe the beautiful transition of your floors from one area to another.
5. Transition strips are available in various shapes, sizes, and designs, catering to specific areas of laminate or hardwood flooring.