Hey, you know that metal strip that goes on the floor, on the threshhold? What is it called? (So I know what to ask for in the store.)
Also, the threshhold in question is between a carpeted room and a (ceramic) tiled floor. I don’t want to take the old one off yet, but I don’t see any finishing nails in it — I’m assuming that it is nailed to the wood on the carpeted side, and then folds over? Or, how do I deal with this situation? Thanks, all.
Door flange.
Though you could just call it, “that metal strip that goes on the floor, on the threshhold” and they will surely know.
As for your situation, it could possibly be just glued down. I have a lot of transitions between carpet and wood as well as carpet and tile that are simply glued down.
If you’re talking about the thresh hold of an interior door, then you need to ask for a transition. I think a flange is just for exterior doors.
Transition strip.
Glued? Yikes! I guess I’ll find out when I take the old one off.
So, what kind of glue will reliably stick to aluminum, tile and carpet? Epoxy? But that seems like it’d never come off, not a good idea if you ever want new carpet.
I think it is liquid nails. It is only glued on the wood side, and the transition itself is wood. The part that overlaps the carpet is not actually glued to the carpet. It just holds it in place with friction, I believe.
Oh, and the above should read: Tile/Wood and Carpet/Wood. I don’t have any Tile/Carpet.
Well, but you see, the transition I have to replace is (presumably) aluminum, over tile and carpet. Couldn’t be wood glued to wood.
Screw it, I’m’a tear it up now, and see what it is. BRB.
Well, now I know. It is screwed down to the wood through the carpet, and then folds/ is hammered over. I have a mandate to get a wider one. I hope they make such a thing! :rolleyes:
If the transition is from carpet to tile (and has no nails) than I would guess that the transition has a tack strip that is nailed down under the carpet and then the carpet is stretched onto the tack strip and wedged under a portion of the transition.
Using a pair of pliers you can grab some carpet and push it towards the tile floor and then pull up (a little at a time) to get the carpet unstuck enough to roll back.
I would change the transition by then nailing down a wooden tack strip and stretching (using pliers) the carpet to that, then I would use a nailed down transition in the style I liked.
ETA: Didn’t see the last post. I would still install a wooden tack strip and stretch the carpet to it before installing a new transition.
Don’t worry they make transitions in a ton of shapes and sizes, you might need to get one that raises the level ¼” to go from carpet level to tile level.
You said flange.
As a builder I have never heard it called a flange. Maybe it is called that other places but not in Alberta. A flange is usually attached to or part of one element and overlaps another element to allow for fastening.
It is usually referred to as a transition or threshold strip, and a reducer if it is between flooring of different heights. Schluter who make the industry standard product for tile, calls it a Transition Profile.
In new construction the strip is usually applied first, before either flooring, and has a flange that is anchored beneath the first flooring (usually tile) installed. The adjacent flooring either butts up against a finished edge or slides or is tucked (in the case of carpet) under a finish flange. This is a secure method that lasts the lifetime of the floor. In a reno or later installation the strip fits over top of both floors and is usually screwed on and possibly glued. This is prone to failure and will eventually fail but is a temporary solution that can last a few years. You will find this sort of product in the flooring section of the hardware store.
If what you have is a Schluter strip it is attached under the tile. The adjacent flooring can be changed with little or no disturbance of the tile or strip.
I always called it a door saddle. (I’m in the US, BTW)
Yea, when I first read it, I thought he was talking about some kind of weatherstrip flange or door sweep.