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Posted by SteveBell on October 3, 2009, 12:58 pm
coloradotrout | 2009-10-03 | 1:20:36 AM wrote:
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>When should t-moldings be used when installing laminate flooring
>across several rooms (or the entire level) of a home?
>I believe my 1st home was installed with no t-moldings at all except
>some moldings for transitions between laminate and carpet/vinyl. But
>then again they also nailed down the laminate in some areas - a big
>no- no.
>I'm thinking to install laminate in my current home and curious if I
>should divide with t-molding between rooms? or just keep it
>continuous without the molding. I can see where the molding might
>help with adjusting for crooked walls from one room to another, but
>moldings everywhere seems a bit unsightly.
The instructions in the package will give you specifics.
You'll need transition moldings between:
* Different materials
* Different levels
* Areas where the planks run in different directions
* Anywhere you have to cut off the interlocking edges
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* Every <X> feet to provide for expansion joints, where <X> depends on
the product.
I've never had to put in the expansion joints, but if I did, I'd put
them in doorways.
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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA
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> across several rooms (or the entire level) of a home?
> I believe my 1st home was installed with no t-moldings at all except
> some moldings for transitions between laminate and carpet/vinyl. But
> then again they also nailed down the laminate in some areas - a big no-
> no.
> I'm thinking to install laminate in my current home and curious if I
> should divide with t-molding between rooms? or just keep it
> continuous without the molding. I can see where the molding might
> help with adjusting for crooked walls from one room to another, but
> moldings everywhere seems a bit unsightly.