Q: My kitchen has 1940′s tile that goes from the floor to 1/2 way up my walls. I have been searching for flooring options and was wondering about either laminate or engineered wood products. My concern is the 1/4 molding that needs to be installed around the perimeter of the room to allow for expansion of the floor product. I’m not sure if drilling holes in the tile would solve the problem or not. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I have been looking for something to match my kitchen for years and finally found two options on ifloor’s website. One is a wood laminate and the other is engineered prefinished wood.
Thanks so much,
Cheryl R.
A: Your best bet here would be to glue your trim in place using a construction mastic adhesive. For the first 24 hours, use some tape to hold the trim to the wall while the adhesive cures just to ensure they remain in place and the adhesive is given proper time to cure.
Beyond your trim a quick tip I have for your installation would be to ensure your subfloor is as flat as possible, which will mean you most likely need to use a leveling compound to fill grout lines.
