How To Install T Molding On Hardwood Floor

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.

How to install t molding on hardwood floor.

The glue down method. Continue snapping the molding into the track along the floors. Before transitioning with the t molding you have to complete the first room s hardwood flooring installation. Place several large strips of low residue masking tape across the t molding and onto both floors.

Miter the corners as with the base molding. Keep the tape in place overnight. Step 1 measure the width of the doorway between the floors. Ideally the t molding is perfectly centered in a doorway.

Given its thickness the last plank from the first room should end just before the midpoint of the doorway. Measure cut and lay out all of the planks until you reach the doorway. Lay the t molding in place to determine proper fit. 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.

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. If your t molding uses a metal track measure and cut it with tin snips. Engineered wood floors are easy to install and resistant to moisture making them a great alternative to traditional hardwood floors. There are a couple of ways to install your t molding screwing or gluing.

The nails won t hold if they re driven straight into the polystyrene molding. 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. The tape will keep the molding in place while the glue dries.

Place the vertical end of the t molding into one end of the metal track. Once you have gathered your supplies let s decide how you ll attach it.