Quick question about the transition strip between laminate flooring &
regular kitchen tile... I installed a very inexpensive laminate floor
and by the time I was ready to complete the job with the transition
strips, I was out of money. Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra cost.
Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
Thanks,
Sean
I know exactly what you are going through. I installed a ceramic tile floor
in the kitchen and then a bruce lamanent floating floor in the attached
family room. The wood floor is real red oak. After much searching at Lowes
and HD I finally found a solution. My floors share the same height so I
used a T-style. I went with a pergo (fake wood) transition piece. It was
over 9'-0 and cost around $30ish It uses a long black plastic
trough/channel that you nail down first. Then you rubber mallet the
tansition piece into the channel. It looks awesome. Good luck -
"Sean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Quick question about the transition strip between laminate flooring &
> regular kitchen tile... I installed a very inexpensive laminate floor
> and by the time I was ready to complete the job with the transition
> strips, I was out of money. Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
> of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra cost.
> Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
> laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
Can't you find some molding at HD to do the job and then stain it?
Many people do that.
"Sean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Quick question about the transition strip between laminate flooring
&
> regular kitchen tile... I installed a very inexpensive laminate
floor
> and by the time I was ready to complete the job with the transition
> strips, I was out of money. Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
> of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra
cost.
> Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
> laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
"> "Sean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> > Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
> > of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra
> cost.
You just spent $1000 or more and you cheap out to do the job the right way?
Use what works best.. It may or may not be the best way, bot don't make
your expensive floor look like crap to save a few dollars in the end.
> > Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
> > laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
Because if that is what fits, that is what you use. The factory stuff takes
in most, but not all situations of what the flooring will butt to. It in
common for the pro installer to mill a strip and stain it to match.
Ed
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Find a carpet layer's supply house in your area. Not a carpet store, not
Home Depot. The store will sell adhesives, knives, rubber base, tools, and
a bunch of reducers and transitions.
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DanG
"Sean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Quick question about the transition strip between laminate flooring &
> regular kitchen tile... I installed a very inexpensive laminate floor
> and by the time I was ready to complete the job with the transition
> strips, I was out of money. Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
> of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra cost.
> Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
> laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
> "Sean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Quick question about the transition strip between laminate flooring
> &
> > regular kitchen tile... I installed a very inexpensive laminate
> floor
> > and by the time I was ready to complete the job with the transition
> > strips, I was out of money. Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
> > of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra
> cost.
> > Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
> > laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sean
>
Sean,
As DanG pointed out, find a carpet installation supply store. From the
local one I bought a nail down strip (like a t-molding) and a rubber insert
that pops into it. I did 5 doorways for the HD price of one.
--
Colbyt
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When I transitioned between floors, from a hardwood to a carpet, I milled a
5/4x4" piece of oak to fit in the opening. I had removed a old threshold
that existed before. What I did was cut the oak in a sort of flattened out
"T" shape to fit down into the opening with the wings covering both
flooring. I also beveled the edges of the top portion at around 60 degrees
to assist in the transition. Wouldn't you know that shortly after this was
done SWMBO thought we should have French doors there. So up came the oak,
stud walls were added and French doors put in, but I used the shortened oak
threshold instead of the pine the prehung doors came with.
Dave
"Sean" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Quick question about the transition strip between laminate flooring &
> regular kitchen tile... I installed a very inexpensive laminate floor
> and by the time I was ready to complete the job with the transition
> strips, I was out of money. Home Depot charges $20 per every 3 feet
> of genuine wood transition strip, I just can't justify the extra cost.
> Why would I install a pure wood transition strip when I went with a
> laminate anyway? Is there a cheaper way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean