What Is Flooring Reducer

Reducers provide a smooth transition between floors of uneven heights, often being used between wood floors and thinner floor coverings such as vinyl or low pile carpet. Standard reducers are 78-in in length and include flush mount and overlap styles. Overlap reducer is typically used for floating floor applications.

What is the difference between reducer and transition?

Reducer moldings are used when two floors of slightly different thicknesses come together, such as a laminate floor and a wood, vinyl, ceramic or low-pile carpet floor. For floor transitions of more extreme, unequal height differences, you’ll need to use an end molding.

What can I use instead of a threshold?

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