I installed a laminate floor in my basement and I want to put down the metal strips that bridge the gap between the laminate and carpet.
How do I attach the strips to the concrete floor? There are some small screws that come with the srip.
I looked at some lead plugs at Home Depot but they were way too big.
Thanks for any help
Rent a concrete hammer drill if you dont have one. Home D poe sells some little green plastic sleeve anchors that will accept a wood screw. You'll have to drill several 1/4" holes in the concrete after you use the metal strip to lay out and mark the screw location. There are also actual anchors that they sell specifically for door thresholds, but they might be a bit large for what I'm picturing this metal strip to be.
Why use metal strip? rather than transition strip specific for the laminate.. that they have very nice clean way of installing... they may not be as strong as metal strip... but for sure will look better.... I think they are strong enough for home use as it's been use everywhere...
I would no do this on a bare concrete basement floor with no underlayment/vapor barrier beneath the strip. And obviously I wouldnt glue the strip to underlayment...so looks like I'm breaking out the drill.
Actually there's a special plastic screw/plug for this purpose. It slides neatly into the channel on trim/profile, no ugly screw heads, doesn't require plastic sleeves, and no tracks. It measures about 6.5mm in diameter, so just drill a 6mm hole then press it in.
The offset on the screw allows it to correctly position itself if the holes don't line up perfectly. See picture for illustration.
Practically, if small items like that cannot be obtained from the big store around the corner... it is a harsel to home owner... but I am sure some home owner will go that far a way to get small things like that... I still have problem getting my PC nailer fuel cell which is a much more common item... not to mention go through the hassel to obtain a transition strip... to be honest... if things not sold in HD... many general people like that is ... we try to find replacement at HD to save the driving/headache...etc. that is why stock price of HD is sky high... it offers convenience other cannot...
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