Transition Between Carpet And Vinyl Over Cement Floor

Connect a gap in your flooring or cover connect a gap in your flooring or cover up a seam with the exclusive silver fluted carpet trim from trafficmaster.

Transition between carpet and vinyl over cement floor.

Transitions and trim complement the flooring and provide a safe durable way to create expansion contraction space between areas and lead to other existing floors in the home. These are typically metal transition strips such as aluminum or lightweight steel but vinyl composite and wood are used as well. This slope provides a smooth transition between carpet which. Lay it so that the edge of the strip that is aimed downward is placed over the carpet.

You can use staples or whatever method your professional installer recommends to hold the carpet down. Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster. Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling. Instead of using a transition piece where the two floors meet pull the carpet tight and wrap the edge underneath.

Slide the edge of your vinyl floors underneath the curved edge of the carpeting to create a seamless transition. Step 2 apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete. This will hide the unattractive cut edge of the carpeting. Like icing on a cake transitions are typically the last materials to complete the floating floor project.

In a perfect world your flooring would flow seamlessly from room to room. Guide to floor transition strips. 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. Shaped like a t they are used between two hard surfaces of the same height.

Then once the tile installation project is over you can roll the carpet over the strips and push it onto the nails you hammered into the subfloor. To find just the right product ask or search for them by flooring type such as tile transition strips or wood transition strips.