Floor Edge Moulding with Wall-Taped Mounting and Pinched Floor Retention
OwnerDonald J. Fletcherinventor
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Abstract
A flooring installation features flooring laid atop a subfloor in a position leaving a gap between at least one perimeter edge of said flooring and a respectively adjacent wall structure; and an edge moulding having a base stem and a cap, said base stem reaching downwardly into the gap between the flooring and the adjacent wall structure, said cap having an inner lip jutting inwardly over the flooring from said base stem. Double sided tape is disposed between, and adhered to both, the base stem and the wall structure to adhesively secure said edge moulding to the wall structure.
Claims21
A flooring installation comprising:
- flooring laid atop a subfloor in a position leaving a gap between at least one perimeter edge of said flooring and a respectively adjacent wall structure standing upright from said subfloor;
- an edge moulding having a base stem and a cap disposed atop said base stem, said base stem reaching downwardly into the gap between the flooring and the adjacent wall structure, said cap having an inner lip jutting inwardly over the flooring from said base stem;
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- double sided tape disposed between, and adhered to both, the base stem and the wall structure to adhesively secure said edge moulding to the wall structure.
A method of flooring installation, said method comprising:
- in a gap between left between a wall structure standing upright from a subfloor and a perimeter edge of flooring laid atop said subfloor, inserting a base stem of an edge moulding that has a cap disposed atop said base stem;
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- using double sided tape sandwiched between said base stem and said wall structure to provide an adhered connection of said edge moulding to the wall structure in an installed position placing an inner lip of said cap in overlying relation to the flooring, thereby using said inner lip of the cap to respectively conceal the perimeter edge of the flooring.
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