Transition And Reducers For Laminate Flooring

A floor reducer essentially reduces the tripping hazard that is posed by a taller unfinished floor.

Transition and reducers for laminate flooring. Zamma saratoga hickory handscraped 5 16 in. Ceramic tile floors tend to be higher than laminate floors because tile is installed over cement board while laminate usually lies over a thin foam underlayment. For example a transition from laminate flooring in one room to a high thick pile carpet in another room or in front of a sliding glass door will likely require an end molding. Most laminate flooring types use a channel system reducer.

The other side typically has a bullnose shape though some are gentler in slope. Thick x 1 3 4 in. Length laminate multi purpose reducer molding 22 98. To provide a smooth transition from one flooring surface to another where one is a taller height than the other.

Our selection of flooring reducers are available to match vinyl laminate solid wood and bamboo flooring products. This reducer is based on a central u shaped. The process for installing laminate transitions can vary depending on the product you purchase. The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.

Most hardwood transition strips are made of wood or laminate to match the flooring. This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor. The transition then snaps into the u shaped channel. Prefinished moldings trim.

End molding price is 18 to 50 based on the length and material. Shoe moldings and base moldings are available for the spaces between the floor and the walls and even reducers are available for flooring at different levels. When you are shopping for laminate flooring be sure to ask about transition and reducer pieces. They are notched on one side to cover the edge of the flooring.

Floor moldings like t molds and transition moldings are available in different looks that can match floors or complement different materials. For floor transitions of more extreme unequal height differences you ll need to use an end molding. This transition strip features molding with offset grooves to match the differing thicknesses of the flooring. Most of the transitions i have installed come with a shaped strip that is fastened to the floor.

The method in which the transitions are fixed can also vary. Reducer moldings are used when two floors of slightly different thicknesses come together such as a laminate floor and a wood vinyl ceramic or low pile carpet floor.