Vinyl Flooring Transition Strip Installation- For Beginners

#vinylflooring #homeowner #flooring
Tools and Materials needed:
Vinyl Flooring Transition Strip
Miter Saw
Tape Measure
Pencil
Hammer
Screw Gun
1/4" Drill Bit
Straight Edge (A scrap of flooring works well)
Vinyl Flooring Transition Strip Used:
www.menards.co...

[@MrsTulipbumper]

Laid a lighter color in my laundry room and my staggered pattern in hall required a transition strip to that room. This worked great!

[@KINGFAROOQ1216]

That's the best transition strip design I've ever seen

[@ibgeorgeb]

Exellent transition strip installation. Keep up the great work. 👍🏾

[@nicholaspresley9950]

Nice video brother🔥🔥💯 Very helpful and keep them coming!

[@diynatertater]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Aztekfloors]

Ive been doing it wrong all this time thanks man!!

[@jimburson2226]

As a installer with 45 years dolng hard surface, i try on all LVP floors to not use transitions, if a jobs going to fail its always the transitions. You have to use them on LVP/carpet transitions or use Z bar or metal, If you look closely these transitions are merely shelving paper on white plastic - cheap- most LVP companies say thier products can be used on commercial applications, but after a year or two the transitions wear an your left with a white stripe

[@markk4409]

Some companies restrict their total footage and require the use of air gaps that need transitions or T's for expansion. If that's the case then using this type of T is probably the best. Only problem is if you are trying to do a water tight floor, you cant use this.

[@SinghSingh-ci5yc]

I didn't want to use transitions with lifeproof but we started 2 rooms wrong way and have a seam. I'm going to make my own filler with scrap (Make scrap powder and mix with glue) Everyone can make opinions, bu in the end it's our house.

[@diynatertater]

You are so right! It's your project! Go for it and have fun!

[@user-ze3fi6zd9j]

Cool thanks

[@dongreer]

Your still shot shows one type of transition (track-base), but the video shows a different type (screw or pin based). I'd LOVE to know where you got the one used in the video, as the HD near me has only the track-based ones, and they are a serious PITA and the track breaks on them when installing them if you are even a little bit crooked.

[@diynatertater]

Thanks for the comment! When I posted the video, I failed to notice that the video and image was different. I found the transition at Menards. The plastic screws break very easy. I'm fairly disappointed in the product, to be honest.

[@dongreer]

Well, no Manards around here, so that didn't work out like I hoped. Yeah, the l track based ones are crap too. I got them to try l work, sort of, but they feel cheap and flimsy, and add I said, the plastic track frequently breaks while assembling them.

[@KINGFAROOQ1216]

Too bad I love that design there's probably a way to upgrade it maybe if somehow the screws are less firm more flexible or have one that has holes for regular concrete or wood screws and then a little circle cap that covers the holes...
Ah fuck it there's a million kinds already out there

[@kingstonmitchell4495]

Thank you for this, so good

[@diynatertater]

Thank you for the awesome feedback!

[@zrenaud1834]

Looks good…

[@dalemihocik4732]

Nice demonstration on that is done. Can those fasteners be purchased separately as my transition strip didn't come with those?

[@diynatertater]

I’m honestly not for sure. I’m having some of those transition strip fasteners break on me so I hope so.

[@joelfresque6335]

Should’ve kept the flooring continuous

[@diynatertater]

I agree that would look better! However, LVT doesn’t handle bottlenecks like doorways very well. It will the buckle and stretch.

[@SoundReserveStudio]

@@diynatertater huh? I literally do it every single day at work. Never have any issues with doorways or anything. Lol

[@GoldVP...]

@@diynatertater what in the heck are you talking about?

[@diynatertater]

@One good to know! Thanks!

[@georgeblank2648]

Other room might have already been done

[@Let_em_know]

Where did you get this strip from??

[@diynatertater]

I bought it from Menards!

[@ml9633]

Thanks :)

[@diynatertater]

Welcome!

[@weddingdjMN]

And…. “Cut!” Let’s line up the screws off camera, get them started and start recording again!

[@diynatertater]

You know it, bud 🔥

[@andyeverett1957]

I saw the thumbnail for your video, hey that is the horrible transition I need to install, I could use some tips. Yours was different from the video thumbnail, but thanks for sharing.

[@amparoramirez4878]

Estepisi es pude colocar en duchas gracias

[@diynatertater]

muchas gracias lo aprecio

[@yasirmehmood5288]

what is the model name of those plastic fastners?

[@diynatertater]

I don't recommend those fasteners. They break every few months

[@mariamathews1862]

Why not just run the floor straight through instead of putting that ugly threshold strip in? Looks bad.

[@diynatertater]

I understand what you were saying! However, here’s what cancork flooring said:
Please use transition strips. Too many floors are ruined when the owner tries to go "seamless" throughout. A laminate floor will expand and contract more than most floors. This is not a problem until you get to a "bottle neck" like a doorway. When a floor expands through a door way it almost always ends in disaster.

[@markied2873]

@@diynatertater transitions don't even look bad tbh, people just love to throw their 2 cents in.

[@jakefarm1280]

How to install on concrete?

[@diynatertater]

You will need to buy one that includes a rail. Use Tapcons to secure rail. Then snap transition into place.

[@Anthonythesider]

That transition molding is one of the worst ones to work with

[@donnafinocchiaro5836]

hack

[@GoldVP...]

Folks are just adding videos for nothing hey?
I have 32yrs of flooring experience, and that separation is a joke...yes I see the difference, but seriously that looks ridiculous

[@diynatertater]

I'm glad we all have our opinions! 🙂

[@scotthanley2602]

Gold metal mechanic!