How To Install T Molding On Hardwood Floor

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.

How to install t molding on hardwood floor.

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. Ideally the t molding is perfectly centered in a doorway. 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.

The glue down method. To attach between two hardwood floors apply the 1 4 bead to the top edge of of one side of the hardwood only. Lay the t molding in place to determine proper fit. Step 1 measure the width of the doorway between the floors.

Snap it into place. The tape will keep the molding in place while the glue dries. Measure cut and lay out all of the planks until you reach the doorway. Miter the corners as with the base molding.

Continue snapping the molding into the track along the floors. Keep the tape in place overnight. Before transitioning with the t molding you have to complete the first room s hardwood flooring installation. If your t molding uses a metal track measure and cut it with tin snips.

Given its thickness the last plank from the first room should end just before the midpoint of the doorway. Installing a floating floor to a flush transition molding can potentially lead to buckling end joint peaking and squeaks later on. 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. Engineered wood floors are easy to install and resistant to moisture making them a great alternative to traditional hardwood floors.

Nail it at an angle so that the nail goes downward into the wood. 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.