Installation Guide

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Solid Wood Mouldings Installation Guide

Congratulations on the purchase of your high quality, solid wood transition moulding to

complement your hardwood flooring project. Transition mouldings perform the dual purpose of

improving the visual appearance at the junction of different floor covering types, and providing

safety to changes in flooring levels.

Use diligence in following these guidelines and you floor will be beautiful and problem free for

years to come.

o Product choice: Insure you have selected the correct moulding for the intended purpose.

o Preparation: Take the time to prepare the site before installation.

o Installation: Follow the guidelines for placing and attaching the mouldings.

o Maintenance: plan on providing long term care of your mouldings and flooring.

Summary of content (9 pages)

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Solid Wood Mouldings Installation Guide Congratulations on the purchase of your high quality, solid wood transition moulding to complement your hardwood flooring project. Transition mouldings perform the dual purpose of improving the visual appearance at the junction of different floor covering types, and providing safety to changes in flooring levels. Use diligence in following these guidelines and you floor will be beautiful and problem free for years to come.
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 Choose the correct moulding for the job. Common names and traditional uses for mouldings would include: T-Moulding: Bridges gaps formed when floors of the same height are abutted. (e.g. at the juncture of wood flooring and ceramic tile) Reducer Moulding: Smoothly and safely joins two floors of different heights with a gentle sloping surface providing an attractive appearance and eliminating trip hazards. (e.g. between hardwood flooring and carpet or hardwood flooring and tile.
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 Surface Preparation: o Here is a basic list of surface preparation suggestions for the installation of any flooring project. Many are especially critical for hardwood flooring because even a small oversight in sub-floor preparation can lead to problems which significantly detract from the final appearance and long term service.  The subflooring must be level and flat. High spots must be sanded and low spots filled or shimmed.  Subflooring must be solid. Loose joints must be re-nailed.
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Installation: (Continued) B. Gluing Moulding in hold down position: a. Purchase a high quality construction grade adhesive and calking gun applicator. b. Apply ¼'' bead on the sub-flooring where the moulding will be in contact. HINT: Remember do not apply the glue to any area which will impede the finished wood floor’s ability to expand/contract with seasonal changes. c. Set the moulding into the gap, pressing firmly so that the moulding lips rest firmly on flooring.
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 Moulding Descriptions and uses and installation hints: o T-Moulding  Used when the new flooring installation is the same thickness as any adjacent floor covering.  Don’t forget wood flooring expands and shrinks with the seasons. Never butt new wood flooring against any existing flooring or any wall. The gap is designed to allow interference free expansion/contraction.  Bring the new flooring up to but not touching the adjacent flooring.
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o Threshold Transition Moulding  Threshold mouldings are used to allow floor expansion at an exterior door.  Wood flooring expands and shrinks with the seasons. Never butt new wood flooring against any existing flooring or any wall. The gap is designed to allow interference free expansion/contraction.  Bring the new flooring up to but not touching the door sill.  This gap can be approximately ¼” larger than the leg of the threshold moulding.
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o Overlap Reducer Transition Moulding  Overlap reducer was primarily designed to allow a wood floor installation expand under the lip when the floor is abutted to a lower floorcovering.  It is important that the depth of thickness of the floor very closely mates with the finished installation height of the moulding.  The moulding should sit squarely on the lower floor covering and have minimum clearance under the tongue with the wood flooring.
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o Baseboard and Quarter Round Mouldings  Baseboard moulding is primarily designed to cover any unevenness between the edge of the wood flooring installation and the wall. It also allows a wood floor installation freely expand/contract without interference of the wall.  The baseboard moulding should sit squarely on the flooring but not inhibit its movement.  This is one case where it may be preferable to surface nail the moulding into the wall rather than into the flooring.
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 Maintenance suggestions: o Hardwood mouldings are designed to be durable and have finishes which meet or exceed all Major Flooring Manufacturer’s specifications. o However, wood is a natural product and is susceptible to structural damage when handled in a negligent manner. o Common sense guidelines would include:  Use of area rugs and runners in high traffic areas where damaging dirt and gravel may be tracked into the house.