Carpet To Stained Concrete Transition

We have carpet right now and i was told by someone it is cheaper to stain your concrete floor instead of putting laminate wood flooring down.

Carpet to stained concrete transition.

Transition from carpet to another material. Watch these videos to learn more about what s involved in making the switch to decorative concrete floors. This 12 foot johnsonite transition strip is available in 30 colors to color coordinate. Transition from wood to concrete tile to cement or carpet to floor transition.

Transition strips are used to finish hardwood and laminate floor edges where the product meets an existing floor in a doorway and are typically cut to fit and then nailed in place or snapped into a track that has been screwed to the floor. If you cover the floor with an overlay this will add to the height of the floor and may require special adjustments at baseboards and transitions. A typical 4 in 1 transition includes a metal channel for mounting the system with a t molding which fits into the channel and is used alone if you are joining floors that are the same height. So i asked a contractor about staining the concrete floor and he said you really can t do it if carpet is down with a pre exisiting concrete floor due to cracks and unlevel concrete.

Even with transition strips creating a border in the hardwood floor or staining a border on the concrete can provide visual interest without installing a third type of floor or a more elaborate. If you ever wanted to replace your carpet with stained concrete you should watch this first. For other situations different pieces are used in conjunction with the t molding. Keep in mind that all monitors display colors differently so your wood to concrete johnsonite transition may look slightly different than what you expected.

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