As part of a trim job I have to make a transition between a carpeted area and a hardwood floor. Actually, all I have to do is replace the piece that runs perpendicular to the field and extend it a foot.
My question: is this just another piece of flooring or is it a bull nose piece? The existing strip does not appear to have a groove in the edge butting into the carpet.
Thanks for any advice
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What? you're the doctor.
The flooring can be used as it will match the color of the existing well. Your decision is how to do it. Most floor shrinkage is across the grain, not lengthwise. So, depending on the run of floor, perhaps raise the transition and rabbit out the edge to slightly lip over the flooring. Bottom pad the pc so it is well supported to keep it from splitting. Round over or bevel the other edge to make a pleasing ht. at the rug. The rug will be turned and stapled against that edge.
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I used to install hardwood for a living (thank the Lord i'm not doing that anymore, backbreaking stuff) and let me tell you there is nothing uglier that a transition strip. simply end the hardrood wherever you need to be and lighty sand the sharp endge of the rip. Then put double tack strip (one on top of the other) and tuck carpet. if you don't know how to tuck the carpet have a carpet guy do it. by building up the tack strip it end about the same level and leaves to gap, looks great! and is a lot cheaper that an expensive reducer.
I like to cut the tongue off a regular strip at a 15 deg back angle, leaving enough of the bottom to maintain level. Then round the edge (facing the carpet) with a palm sander. Predrill for countersunk screws in the top face.
You then have a nice place to tuck the carpet without a transition strip.
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Edited 3/5/2008 2:08 pm by Hackinatit
Thanks, all.
I like Hackinatit's answer. I'll probably toe nail the board in since the rest of the transition strips in this house are neither face nailed or screwed in. I don't have to deal with the carpet since it will be replaced later.
I couldn't pry the rug up in front of the homeowner to see exactly how it was done.
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Have a good one, and thanks for your advice