Installation Guide

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Artistic Finishes, Inc. / 2224 Terminal Road / Roseville, MN 55113 / 888-816-5606 / www.artisticfinishes.com
Installing Reducer Moldings with a Glue Down/Nail Down Floor
Application – Used to join hardwood floors with floors of different
heights such as vinyl, ceramic tile or low pile carpeting.
Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures two types of Reducers.
The standard Flush Reducer is for nail down or glue down floors. The
Overlap Reducer is designed for floating floor installations. Because of
variances in thickness with some manufacturers’ hardwood floors,
there are different molding sizes available. Artistic Finishes matches
the molding up to a piece of the manufacturer’s flooring to verify the
best molding is assigned to each specific flooring line.
Flush Reducers – To install the molding, apply glue to the front edge
of the molding as recommended by the manufacturer. Apply one or two
¼ inch beads of construction adhesive to the subfloor and set the
molding in place. If nailing, pre-drill the molding to prevent splitting.
To assure a flush surface in any glue down installation, it is
recommended that the molding be taped with blue tape (Scotch 3M
#2090) to the floor while the glue is setting.
Overlap Reducers – The Overlap Reducer is typically used for
floating floor applications. See the floating floor section of this
installation guide for instructions on how to install the Overlap
Reducer.