Carpet To Concrete Transition Strip Detail

Luxury flooring carpet transition strips are perfect for commercial uses specifically in office settings to allow for a smoother transition between the two product types.

Carpet to concrete transition strip detail.

Rubber accessories features and benefits. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. Carpet transition strips smooth the transition and catch the eye to let you know there is a change in flooring and height coming. This style makes use of an invisible aluminum strip tucked under the edge of the carpet with upward protruding spikes that grip the carpet.

Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place. Tiled floors are elegant easy to maintain and unlike carpets do not harbor common allergens and dust mites. 56 easy to install shapes including edge guards thresholds adaptors transitions fillet strip stair nosings landing trim cove caps corner guards and reducers. Hold the strip in place while you drill down through the mounting holes on the strip and into the concrete floor with your hammer drill.

Place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring. Teeth on the carpet side of the transition grip the material to hold it in place as tack strip would. If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile. Achieve a gapless transition between carpet resilient tile sheet vinyl ceramic and wood designed to coordinate with wall base stair treads risers and rubber tiles.

Step 2 apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete. Transitions from a tiled floor to other surfaces need to be protected and floor profiles are designed to ensure a smooth transition while preventing tile edges from chipping and cracking. This transition strip is designed to join low pile carpet to a ceramic tile floor. Mark the floor where the transition strip is to be located taking care to allow for any required expansion space as specified by the flooring manufacturer.

Reducer transition strips have a metal track that goes down first.