Installing Engineered Hardwood Transition Pieces

Installing transition strips is an often overlooked part of the installation of hard surface flooring.

Installing engineered hardwood transition pieces.

Apply wood glue to the tongue and groove seams. Then connect the pieces carefully folding and tapping the new piece to rest on the subfloor. If you are installing laminate or hardwood you will most likely need to put some transition strips down at some point. Note that some engineered hardwood flooring products have a click lock design.

These can finish off the edge of a floor and make the job look much more professional. If the end cap is next to carpet nail a tack strip next to the. Installing the flooring too tight to the transition molding floating floors require an expansion gap around all fixed objects. Wood flooring is one of the easiest types of floors to install.

Floating floors will expand and contract with changes in the interior home climate. You need a reducer strip to transition from hardwood tile or other thick materials to laminate and t molding to transition from materials that are the same thickness such as carpet. When installing additional rows work from left to right. If you install end cap molding next to brick tile or concrete caulk the gap between the transition strip and the flooring.

Immediately wipe up any glue that squeezes through the boards.