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 Post subject: Re: Help with varying height transition
PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:04 am 
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Qrick wrote:
I'm in Marlton, NJ. About 35 min east of Philly.

Removing the header would certainly look better. To remove the 1/8", would a router be the best choice for the bulk of it? Once I get close to the doorway I have an oscillating cutter that could probably do the rest.

You kind of lost me. What are you going to remove 1/8" from? What aare you planning on doing?


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 Post subject: Re: Help with varying height transition
PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:13 pm 
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In your post from yesterday you said "...remove 1/8" from the oak floor side so it would sit flat on both the oak and bamboo". I assumed that meant carve out a 1/8" deep groove on the top of the planks so the t-molding sits level. Is that not what you were suggesting?


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:10 pm 
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Qrick wrote:
In your post from yesterday you said "...remove 1/8" from the oak floor side so it would sit flat on both the oak and bamboo". I assumed that meant carve out a 1/8" deep groove on the top of the planks so the t-molding sits level. Is that not what you were suggesting?


I apologize for the confusion. The 1/8" would be removed from the side of the t molding that rests on the oak flooring. Don't cut the flooring. Because the oak flooring is 1/8" higher than the bamboo the 1/8" rabbet on the underside of the t molding will allow the t molding to sit flat.


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 Post subject: Re: Help with varying height transition
PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:58 pm 
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No problem. Thanks for clearing it up. I'll probably look into getting something made. I'm not sure I have the skill to shave the stock t-molding down.


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 Post subject: Re: Help with varying height transition
PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:16 pm 
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Qrick wrote:
No problem. Thanks for clearing it up. I'll probably look into getting something made. I'm not sure I have the skill to shave the stock t-molding down.

You mentioned you have a router. You could do it with that. Do you have table saw? It's not that difficult to do.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:18 pm 
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I do have a table saw. No router, but this would be an excuse to buy a new toy. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Help with varying height transition
PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:18 am 
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Qrick wrote:
I do have a table saw. No router, but this would be an excuse to buy a new toy. :)

You can do it all on the table saw. A router is nice to have and some of the work would be a little easier with it. Give it a try. If you can do it yourself you'll be able to able to customize to fit your needs. If you do buy the router, you'll want/need a router table.
Also, do you have a miter saw? Another good toy to have for flooring work and all sorts of other work.


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 Post subject: Re: Help with varying height transition
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:24 pm 
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Just thought I would share a couple pics of the finished floor.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0xhg8Khgp-3VEx4LWl4ZkRlaGM&authuser=0

I stayed clear of the strand bamboo and opted for a laminate. For the transition, I pulled out the oak header at the doorway and used a router to carve out a 1/2" space for expansion. The laminate fits underneath.

Thanks for everyone's advice and suggestions.


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