On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 21:34:08 -0400, "Amy L." wrote:

I purchased some T-Molding (same type of wood as the flooring), but because
of the size difference between the two surfaces the t-molding rocks between
the two surfaces and no matter how you position it - it looks just plain terrible
because it does not fit due to the height offsets.

I would love to use the t-modling as it was fairly expensive and can't be
returned since it was special order. Any idea's would be greatly
appreciated on how to solve this problem.

Worst case scenario I may have to scap the t-modling and buy one of those
metal transistion peices as that would work in this case.

Your best bet (and one I'm going to have to employ myself, albeit for
different reasons) might be to either mill a transition strip from raw
lumber, or buy one of the unfinished ones from the borg and modify it.

Basically, you're looking at a dado on either side of a central rib,
with one dado being higher than the other, then a sloping top. One
slope will be to nearly a point (rests on the wood flooring) and the
other side will have a bit of a slope (perhaps equal to the other
side), then a vertical drop. It's not necessary to have it feather out
to nothing--there are lot's of places where a seemingly significant
transition is done. Think marble threshold, or any threshold, for that
matter.


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