How To Install T Molding On Hardwood Floor

To attach between two hardwood floors apply the 1 4 bead to the top edge of of one side of the hardwood only.

How to install t molding on hardwood floor.

Step 1 measure the width of the doorway between the floors. Place the vertical end of the t molding into one end of the metal track. The glue down method. Over lap moldings are designed to transition to other floors while still providing an expansion gap so the flooring can have freedom to expand and contact with indoor climate changes.

If your t molding uses a metal track measure and cut it with tin snips. Before transitioning with the t molding you have to complete the first room s hardwood flooring installation. Nail it at an angle so that the nail goes downward into the wood. Remove the shoe molding and snap a chalk line 3 8 out from the baseboard this allows for expansion in the hot humid weather and contraction in the colder drier weather of the hardwood flooring.

To attach the t molding between a ceramic tile floor and the hardwood floor apply a 1 4 bead of construction adhesive to the top edge of the ceramic tile. Snap it into place. There are a couple of ways to install your t molding screwing or gluing. Cut the base shoe a quarter round molding that goes at the bottom of the base molding to length and attach it with a finish nailer.

Miter the corners as with the base molding. Ideally the t molding is perfectly centered in a doorway. Once you have gathered your supplies let s decide how you ll attach it. Place several large strips of low residue masking tape across the t molding and onto both floors.

Given its thickness the last plank from the first room should end just before the midpoint of the doorway. Keep the tape in place overnight. Continue snapping the molding into the track along the floors. The nails won t hold if they re driven straight into the polystyrene molding.

Installing a floating floor to a flush transition molding can potentially lead to buckling end joint peaking and squeaks later on. The tape will keep the molding in place while the glue dries.