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To give your new floor a professionally finished look,
you need the right
trims and moldings. Here’s how to figure out what you need:
Walk around your room and notice all the places where your new
floor will meet another floor. These are called flooring transitions.
Most transitions occur at doorways, but there are other transitions
that require stair-nosings, reducers, baseboards and quarter
round.
In most cases,
trims and moldings are made to match the flooring
you’ve selected. To select the proper trims and moldings for
your new floor, go to your product page and find the matching
trims and moldings listed at the bottom.
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 Quarter
Round
is used to conceal small irregularities in your floor.
There are always some places where the floor dips slightly,
causing a gap where the laminate floor meets the wall.
Quarter round is installed by pressing it down against
the floor and nailing or stapling it tightly to the
wall or baseboard so it covers up these gaps. Quarter
round always creates a smooth edge and a nice visual
touch. It also makes your floor easier to clean.
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 Reducer
is used to create a little ramp that smoothes over the
height difference between floors of different thicknesses.
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 Square
Nose
is used to create a smooth transition between a laminate
floor and carpet or a sliding glass door. Square
nose pieces may also be referred to as a baby threshold
or an endcap.
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 T-molding
is used to cover the gap between a laminate floor and
a different floor of the same height.
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 Stair
Nose
is used to finish the laminate flooring at edge of a
step.
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 Wall
Base
is used around the perimeter of the room to cover the
bottom edge of the wall and to cover the expansion space
left between the finished laminate floor and the wall.
It is often used in combination with quarter round.
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We hope these examples have shown you the different types of
laminate flooring trim and moldings you may need. For best results,
follow the installation instructions of the manufacturer of
the laminate flooring you’ve selected, and purchase their matching
moldings and trim.
For more information, feel free to contact us at
1-888-522-5456, email us at info@Efloors.com or
visit our live chat window. You’ll meet our experienced flooring specialists who will be happy to answer all your questions.
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