How to Connect Two Rooms of Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring is a do-it-yourselfer's dream. The flooring is inexpensive, comes in many different colors and styles and is very easy to install. Homeowners can get the look of wood flooring throughout their homes without the expense or major work. If you're installing laminate flooring in two rooms of your home, the easiest and fastest way to connect them is with the use of a transition strip.

Laminate flooring
Transition molding (t-molding or step-down)
Measuring tape
Pencil
Miter saw
Vacuum
Polyurethane glue

Instructions

- 1
  Install the laminate flooring in each separate room per manufacturer's directions. Bring the laminate flooring all the way up to the doorway so there's a gap less than an inch wide between the two floors.
- 2
  Choose a transition molding for the space between the two rooms of laminate flooring. If the floors are the same height, a T-molding will work best. Purchase a step-down transition for floors that are two different levels. The bottom part of the transition that touches the sub floor should have a ¼-inch expansion gap on either side of it.
- 3
  Measure the doorway with a measuring tape. Transfer the measurement to the T-molding or step-down transition with a pencil. Cut the transition with a miter saw.
- 4
  Vacuum the gap between the two laminate floors.
- 5
  Spread polyurethane glue on the bottom of the T-molding or step-down transition. Press the transition into place over the two laminate floors.
- 6
  Allow the polyurethane glue to dry overnight before walking on the transition.

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