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Laminate Floor Molding Types
Moldings, trim, transition strips - whatever you call them, they're what you need to finish your flooring with style. There are actually numerous types of laminate floor moldings available on the market these days. When it comes to deciding on a type of laminate molding there is not much of a difference as far as cost is concerned. What makes the difference in choosing laminate floor moldings is where you need to install them. Your use of laminate floor moldings will ultimately make your home look all the more beautiful. And the best thing about laminate floor moldings is that they allow you to perfectly enhance your home's flooring and overall beauty, at very little cost. With the use of the right laminate floor moldings, and your own creativity, your home will definitely look amazing.
Let's discuss T-moldings first. Shaped like a T, they are used to create a smooth transition between two rooms (especially in doorways) where the floors are the same height. They're often used between two laminate floors, or when going from laminate to tile. The body of the T is between the two floors, while the crossbar is supported by the floors on each side.
If you need to bridge floors which are not the same height, choose a simple reducer molding. This is recommended only flooring with slight differences in height, such as from a laminate floor to vinyl, low-pile carpeting or low-profile ceramic tiles. If you must create a transition between your laminate floor to thick carpeting or tile, your best bet would be to use end molding or carpet reducer molding instead.
To bridge your floor to the vertical surface of the wall (and stylishly hide expansion gaps) you can use baseboard moldings. There are a few types of baseboard moldings. The most common is usually referred to as just baseboard, or 'wall base'. These often come in dramatic, matching colors and styles to match or enhance your flooring. Alternatively, you can use quarter round molding, which is a simple, low-profile rounded molding. Some people will combine wall base with quarter round to create an aesthetically pleasing effect along the walls. Finally, there are base shoe moldings - a baseboard molding with a lower profile.
You've picked out your moldings for your doorways, room-to-room transitions and near-wall expansion gaps. All that's left is the stairs. Stairnose moldings perfectly transition between the rise of a step and the tread. They're available in two styles - overlap, which is a rounded overlap from the tread over the rise; and flush stairnose, which is a smooth transition without any overlap.
Whether you live in Merrimack, NH, Plymouth, MA, Greenwich, CT or any other New England city, you'll now know how to pick out the perfect laminate floor moldings for your home!
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