We ripped up the carpeting in the hallway to expose the hardwood floor, but where it meets the kitchen is higher. The previous owners put a padding and new linoleum (sp?) over the old stuff and so it is higher then the hallway floor. So any suggestions would be great! TIA!
2007-03-15 13:44:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
What you are looking for is called a transition strip. Just go to your do it your self store, spend an hour trying to get help, and ask for a transition strip. They will tell you that they work in paint, and page someone who is on their lunch break. By now you have found it your self, and realized that you need a hammer drill, to fasten it to the concrete.
2007-03-15 13:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by Don 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
rose; I'll give you 2 possibilities, 1, if you re-carpet, put a laminate down to increase the height of the flr to meet the kitchen.
Its obvious that the kitchen floor was raised by not removing old stock, but just adding new laminates atop and reflring as you stated.
2, is if you leave the kitchen as it is and want to expose the HDWD, just do a transitional step to the hardwood from the kitchen such as a piece of hardwood 6-8" wide, the width of the door and taper the transitional step from 3/4" to 1/8" and bull nose the sml end.
This will look like a thresh-hold with a long milled taper to meet the feet so you don't trip going in & out.
2007-03-15 16:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a 'transition' piece at a carpet store, big box stores etc. they come in metal and wood.
We jsut installed a transition piece between our hardwood floor and new kitchen tile. It was 3/4" higher. I bought an Oak pieace and stained it to match the hardwood. Looks and works great.
2007-03-16 15:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have hardwood floor doorway and entry way carpet bars and hardwood floor bars that have a sort of trim that alleviates this problem. Check the hardwood floors department in your local hardware store... I apologize for not giving you the correct name but Im drawing a blank right now.
2007-03-15 13:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by manny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
three fourth inch plateform board the thin kind just just measure up cuut out and fit it should make it even instead of the whole linoleum treatment thats kinda dodgyalso if u do it right it should level off perfectly just a short cut
2007-03-15 13:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A piece of 1/4 round trim on top of a flat piece of door trim will disguise it
2007-03-15 13:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a flooring store and ask for a reducer. They have reducers in all kinds of wood and metal finishes
2007-03-15 13:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by Mustbcrazy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
go to the lumber yard and buy a piece of stepped lumber
i would use lowes , and use one with a slope on it
keep out the carpet section area
2007-03-15 17:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don has it right, a transition strip is what you want,
if you go to LOWES they have PERGO strips that come in many diff. finishes from oak to maple, you should be able to find one to match your floor
2007-03-16 00:53:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋