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Yeah, I was going to glue it, then I realized I got the wrong adhesive for the job. Plus the transition needed to be shimmed, and I figured screwing would be better. I didn't realize it would give me such a headache, though. I think I'll be able to finish it out okay, and if not, I will have to...

Dang, sometimes the answer is so simple. I've been trying not to lose my mind over the screw being a fraction off, and if I had just drilled through the metal track, it would have been no issue. Wow. Thanks man!

I am having a hard time. My problem is, though I have measured and marked the perfect dots, my holes don't come out perfectly in line. I'm using a 3/16" masonary bit and being sure I am holding the drill at the correct angle. I just don't know what is going on. Do I need to start with a tiny bit...

Thanks for the info. Honestly, I really am not a flooring guy whatsoever. I know jack squat and have been learning as I go, which is why I have been so careful with each decision I make and asking for all this advice, which has been a huge help. A transition like you’re dealing with would also...

Do you have a trick to filling a large gap to make it look like wood again? I definitely won't be using calk. I wonder if I could fill the gap up pretty decently with wood, then add some type of material to finish it off and smooth it out? Years ago, I actually filled a hole with plaster of...

The first picture with it just butted looks awful with the gap. Maybe it could be notched around to eliminate the gap. The second picture looks much cleaner. The thing working against me with trying to notch things is the doorway isn’t all that square to begin with, and I’m not great at making...

And by the way, the guy who installed those door jambs left a 1/2” gap, thinking I would run laminate into the other room to meet the tile. Kind of crazy. I guess he didn’t think I would prefer to add another row of tile, but now I have to figure out how to fill that gap. Any ideas? I was...

Makes sense. I will have to play around with it a little more. I think I may end up having to shim the transition slightly, and it may not slide under the jam, which would be fine if I could get a tight cut. It seems tough to get a super accurate tape reading, especially since I don’t think the...

Yeah. After measuring carefully, I cut a piece, and it still left a slight gap on the edge. At first I figured I could just fill it with something, but then I thought, what if I just tucked it under along with the floor. Wasn’t sure if people ever did that. I could cut another piece that is a...

Here’s basically what I’m dealing with. The reducer part, I figured I could notch the ends out slightly if needed to fit around the door stops. But just trying to figure if the transition should go under the jamb.

Okay, so it's basically a new construction doorway, and I'll be using a standard 4 in 1 reducer molding to transition laminate to LVT tile. Basically a t-molding with a reducer piece. I undercut the trim and jambs so that the floor can slide under. I am also able to tuck the transition under if...

Maybe a very dumb question, but I can't seem to find an answer. When you install a transition piece in a doorway to transition to another floor, does the transition strip usually slide under the jamb with the floor, or does it just butt up to the jamb on both sides?

Thanks. I was hoping that would be fine.

That actually doesn’t look too bad. I might look into that idea, as I just don’t have the skills to custom make something. I would also fine with the flat piece of screen molding. I just worry about it being wide enough to cover the expansion gap, but I guess it would. I’ll just have to make a...

I know it's ideal to install baseboards last, but this is a newly rebuilt room that I volunteered to put a laminate floor down in, and I knew I would ugly up the trim had I tried it myself, so we just got the guy to go ahead with all the trim and baseboards. I figured I would just leave an...

I appreciate everyone’s input. I know next to nothing about transition pieces and custom making anything. Ideally the side piece of trim of the threshold that I pictured up top would look more like a reducer, angle down toward the floor I'm installing, as opposed to just standing up totally...

Ha ha. At least I know what type of molding will look good now. I had to look up screen molding to see what it even was. Glad this should take care of it. Thanks a lot everyone!

Got ya. So I looked up the screen molding y’all were talking about. Just want to be clear. I would cover the expansion gap from the exterior transition molding with something like that, as if it were quarter round, like I’ll be doing around the baseboards? I know how clueless I must sound. If...

I sort of see what you’re saying, but do you mean the small wooden-looking piece that’s mounted on top of the aluminum currently needs to be replaced with a reducer molding? Like I said, I believe it all came as one piece. I included a picture of something similar. If I could swap that one part...

Thanks for responding. So are you saying that this transition piece might not have been the best choice? The installer chose it, and I am honestly clueless on stuff like this. I do know that it came as one piece, the aluminum and the wood looking part. I wasn’t sure if it wasn’t installed...