How To Install Wood Floor Transition Strips

If you are installing laminate or hardwood you will most likely need to put some transition strips down at some point.

How to install wood floor transition strips. A seam binder is installed by simply positioning the strip over the seam then driving screws through pre dilled pilot holes in the strip to secure it to the subfloor in the gap between the floors. In some cases weight may have to be applied to the molding to keep it in contact with the adhesive until it cures. These can finish off the edge of a floor and make the job look much more professional. Installing transition strips is an often overlooked part of the installation of hard surface flooring.

Mark the floor where the transition strip is to be located taking care to allow for any required expansion space as specified by the flooring manufacturer. Cut a wood shim to fill the gap between the bottom of the molding and the subfloor. In this video we show you how to transition between different floor heights from tile floor to wood floor installations. Bond the shim to the subfloor and then bond the molding to shim.

Usually called seam binders these wide about 5 inches transition strips are flat strips of hardwood with beveled edges used to bridge two wood floors of equal heights. Installing flush transitions with a floating floor â â â. In this tutorial we show you how to join floors of both equal and unequal heights together with oak transition strips. Position a scrap piece of the transition strip you re using on the floor next to each of the stops and cut out the bottoms of the stops flush with the top of the strip using a handsaw.

How to install transition strips. Apply a 1 4 inch bead of flooring or construction adhesive along the center of the expansion joint.