Flooring Accessories: A Comprehensive Guide

Are you taking on a new flooring project? Don’t forget the flooring accessories for a perfectly finished look. With so many products on the market, it can be difficult to figure out what you need. In this blog post, we will take a quick look at the different categories of flooring accessories available and the solutions they provide. 

Even if you’re having floors professionally installed, a basic understanding of flooring accessories is important since these products can help make or break your new floor.

Trims and Transitions

Without transitions and floor trim, also called floor molding, your room would look unfinished. You’ll find these important products wherever the wall meets the floor and between different types of floors. 

Floor Trim

Floor trim, including baseboards and quarter round, adds the perfect finishing touch to any flooring project. Look for precision-crafted and color-matched trim to elevate the beauty of your space. 

Floor trim is not just about aesthetics, however. It also protects the edges of your flooring, preventing damage from everyday wear and tear. And waterproof quarter round even provides a water-tight seal between the floor and the wall to protect your flooring and subfloor from household spills.

Flooring Transitions

Transitions are essential wherever two different types of flooring meet or where there is a slight difference in height between the floors in adjoining rooms. Some products offer the conveniences of several solutions in one, going from hard to soft surface or to floors of different heights. Sometimes called transition strips, they guarantee a polished, professional look between spaces.

Stair Solutions

Stair Treads, Stair Caps, Stair Nosing, and Returns

You can extend the beauty of your floors to your stairway with coordinated stair treads, stair caps, stair nosing, and returns. The best product solutions are designed to ensure a perfect fit, color match, and warranty compatibility with your floors. 

Not only do these stair solutions enhance the visual appeal of your stairs, but they also provide safety and durability. Look for products designed to seamlessly match your flooring, helping you create a unified and sophisticated look throughout your living space.

Installation Products

Although you don’t see them, the products used underneath your flooring are important, too. A smooth, level subfloor and the proper underlayment or adhesive provides the foundation of any successful flooring project.

Subfloor Prep

Proper subfloor preparation not only enhances the appearance of your flooring but also extends its lifespan. Products like levelers and patches are essential for evening out any irregularities in the subfloor. These products ensure that your new flooring will lay flat and smooth, helping prevent issues like squeaking or uneven wear. 

Adhesives

Not all flooring projects require adhesives, but for any glue-down flooring, adhesives play a critical part in the overall success of a floor. High-quality products simplify the installation process and help ensure a properly finished floor.

In addition to creating a strong bond between the flooring and the subfloor, adhesives also affect the performance, appearance, safety, and longevity of the flooring, so choosing the right products is important.

Underlayment

A thin layer of material placed between the subfloor and flooring, underlayment is recommended for many flooring projects. High-performance options provide a range of benefits, including moisture barrier, insulating properties, sound reduction, and cushioning underfoot. 

Underlayment can also help to smooth out minor subfloor imperfections for a better installation. Whether you're installing hardwood, laminate, vinyl, or carpet, underlayment will improve the performance and comfort of your floors.

The Advantage of Performance Accessories™ 

Performance Accessories™ products include a complete line of flooring trim, transitions, and stair solutions, as well as installation products created to simplify your project and give your space a professionally finished appearance. 

Precision Fit

Performance Accessories products are engineered to fit right the first time, eliminating extra steps and reducing the tools needed to finish the job. This precision fit ensures a seamless installation process, saving time and effort.

Color Match

The right color match between the flooring, stairs, and trim is vital for a beautiful, professional look. Performance Accessories products ensure that every detail is perfect, enhancing the overall aesthetic of your space. And products with TrueMatch go a step further, offering an exact match in color, pattern, and features like embossed-in-register texture.  

Warranty Assurance

Performance Accessories products ensure your floor meets or exceeds the current warranty requirements for most wood, laminate, or vinyl flooring. This warranty assurance gives you peace of mind, knowing that your floor is protected.

The Performance Accessories brand offers a comprehensive selection of flooring accessories that are designed to provide easy solutions to elevate the overall appearance and functionality of your flooring. 

With levelers and patches for easy subfloor preparation, adhesives and underlayment for quick installation, and the final touches of stair solutions, floor molding, and transitions — Performance Accessories products have every facet of your flooring project covered. 

Visit FlooringAccessories.com to explore our comprehensive line of accessories and find a retailer near you. And for installation information, you can visit our YouTube channel. Elevate your next flooring project with Performance Accessories.