You’re already aware of the advantages of installing a prefinished (factory-finished) wood floor in your home—that’s why you’ve carefully considered which option best complements your interior decor.
Now that you’ve made your selection, there’s one final decision to make: choosing the right hardwood flooring moldings to add the finishing touches to your room’s transformation.
What moldings do you need? The answer depends on the room’s layout and the scope of your project, but there are two key factors to keep in mind: first, the moldings should complement the floor colors, blending seamlessly into the design rather than standing out awkwardly. Second, the moldings should be of the same high quality as the flooring itself.
Fortunately, Unique Wood Floors has you covered on both fronts. They offer a wide range of high-quality wood floor moldings in various species, including Maple, Oak, Walnut, Brazilian Cherry, and more, all designed to match their prefinished wood floor selections. Additionally, you can choose from prefinished, unfinished, or natural finishes for most of the trims. Now, the only decision left is selecting which trims best suit your project.
Types of Wood Floor Transition Moldings
While it’s not true in every case, most of the time when your hardwood floor meets another flooring material, there should be a piece of trim added. Moldings should also be installed on hardwood stair treads and at any step-down, that occurs on your floor. A few types of hardwood moldings to consider:
Reducers: are ideal for transitions to another flooring material when there is a height difference involved such as to vinyl or some ceramic tiles. Reducers are available in various heights.
Thresholds: these hardwood moldings have various shapes, but just about all have rounded edges to prevent tripping. Thresholds are normally used in doorways or walk-thru openings to provide a distinct separation between two different flooring materials. They’re often used between hardwood and carpet, ceramic tile, or other flooring materials that may be a different height than the wood surface.
T-Molding: this trim is similar to a threshold, but is designed to separate two hard surfaces which are approximately the same height.
Stair Nose: also called bull-nosing because of its rounded front edge. It is used at the front of the tread if you’re converting stairs over to hardwood and can also be used at landings and step-downs on the floor.
These are just a few of the numerous hardwood moldings that Unique Wood Floors offers. The descriptions on the site can help you decide if the trim is right for your application or give us a call today to see what your options are! We would love to help with the new flooring project!