Plan to install the most inconspicuous transition strip possible between the two floors to finish the edge and create your border when staining or installing either the concrete or the hardwood.
Stained concrete to carpet transition.
Watch the sealer being applied and get tips for sealing concrete.
You use nails to nail the strip to the floor.
If you compared your stained concrete floor to any other flooring such as wooden floor carpet etc it is very easy to clean and take care of a stained concrete floor.
See how a concrete floor was resurfaced stained and now sealed.
Step 2 apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete.
Usually the strip is brass or some other type of metal.
When you need to secure the transition strip to concrete however you must use.
A carpet transition strip is the metal strip used to transition from carpet to wood flooring or from carpet to tile.