Pergo (Laminate) Floor in 2 Adjoining Rooms (transition?)

[mplutodh1]

I'm awaiting the arrival of our Pergo Presto floor (on order from Home Depot) - I plan to install this on my own. It will be installed on top of a concrete slab floor that I'll be pulling carpet up off of. I've got decent home carpentry skills so I'm comfortable with this install.

The question I have is regarding the "requirement" of a T molding in a door way between two rooms. I've got a family room with an adjoining bedroom (33" doorway) and had hoped to continue the flooring through the doorway without having to use a T molding strip - I think it would be much more appealing esthetically and due to the traffic I'm afraid how well a raised molding will hold up.

Has anyone installed laminate in this type of situation without using the T molding? What are the problems with not using it?

[Bismarck Jack]

I had a similar situation, but the transition was an archway that was 60 inches across. I went from laminate to carpet. I used T moulding mainly because of the increased opportunity for someone to snag the carpet coming off the laminate. also helped to cover any tac strip nails or separation between the carpet and the laminate creating an unsightly gap. I think that was the obvious choice.

Also, a doorway leads from my kitchen to a 4x4 landing at the top of my stairs which is also the entry from the garage. I used the same laminate flooring through the doorway without a threshold (T moulding). HINT: Better to not install your new door before laying the flooring. Finish work when trying to place laminate flooring around a jamb is a bearcat.

Now if you are going laminate through the doorway and throughout the bedroom and not changing anything, then I see no reason to put any T-moulding there. I believe T-moulding in this case would be used for a trasition from one type of flooring to the next and to maybe close the gap between the floor and the bottom of your door. But again, if it is the same with no transition, then don't use a T-moulding.

I hope i understood your question, and didn't end up testing your intelligence.

I don't think there are code requrements on something like this, but I will leave that one up to the code gurus on this forum.