Hardwood hall to br transition; how?

18 years ago

We currently have 3/4" hardwood in our hall leading to carpeted bedrooms. When I lay the 3/4" hardwood in the bedrooms it will run the same direction as the hall floor. I have read that I should start at the outer (longest) wall and work in. My concern is that it may not line up perfectly at the doorway to the hall.

The options I think I have are:

1) begin at the outer wall trying to end parallel to the hall finishing with a cut piece and t-strip

2) start at the doorway and work out using a t-strip

3) remove the cut board that currently butts against the carpet, replace with an extra piece left over from the original install, tie the new floor into the old one without a t-strip and work toward the outside wall.

Both floors are different colors; gunstock & spice so not trying to match color. IÂd prefer #3 but am open to suggestions and tips. Thanks!

John

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lmhall2000
18 years ago
I'm not sure what a "T" piece is, but I just had my wood floors put in (they're unfinished 3/4" white oak)...I have wood running to carpet in 6 different doorways...so I probably have your situation....If the floor pieces ran perpindicular to the opening, they used a full piece of wood (mine were 3.25 inches wide) and turned it so it would be parallel to the opening...if it was a piece with a groove they chiseled the tongue off and the carpet will but up right to it...the carpet will be right at the edge of the parallel piece...with the other doors where the floor is parallel they just brought that piece the same way...
hth...let me know if you need a picture and I'll take one today!
Tara
fujimook
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks for the offer but our hall floor runs parallel to the doorways and our floors in the rooms will also run the same direction. My question is what is the "best" way to tie the 2 floors together; t-strip or not; starting from the doorway & working toward the outer wall or starting at the outer wall and working toward the hall.

A t-strip is a connecting trim piece of wood that looks like the capital letter "T" if you cut straight down through it. It is positioned in a gap between 2 floors of the same height and glued to one side of the hardwood floor.

John
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