I had so much fun installing the laminate floor in my loft that I decided to do the small hallway on the 2nd level of my house. Currently there is plush carpeting there, which flows into the 2 bedrooms on either side, and then the bathroom in the middle (which has ceramic tile). I have decided to keep the ugly rug in the bedrooms. I will cut the carpet at the doorways, and now I have some questions about the transitions. It is possible that these topics were covered in an older post but I wasn't able to find one exactly like my dilemma. :) 1. The ceramic tile is higher than the laminate floor. Should I use a laminate end moulding that butts up against the edge of the tile? Or is there something better to use? If I have to use the end moulding I will definitely need to clean up the grout/mortar on that edge from when I did the ceramic tile a few years ago - if it will be showing. 2. Where the laminate will transition to carpet, where is the "proper" place to cut the existing carpet? Is it supposed to be in the center of the door frame or more on one side or the other? Meaning, should it be cut on the outside of the door frame (more in the hall) or inside (more in the bedroom)? 3. Am I going to need one of those shiny (usually gold) metal strips to attach the rough edge of the rug to? What are my other options? I hate the look of those metal strips but I understand that carpeting usually stays in place best with the little teeth to hold onto it from underneath. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!! Hoping someone will have some good advice for me!

First, I've got 3 boxes remaining of pergo and was going to take the matching pergo out of 2 bedrooms and use all of this in the kitchen. Is it ok to use laminate flooring that has been in use? If so, it will go into a kitchen that opens into the family room. There is carpet in the family room so the Pergo will butt up against this. Will this work or do you need a wall to butt this against? Thanks.