Ceramic Tile Higher Than Hardwood

Photo by johnson mcleod design consultants cons of wood look tile.

Ceramic tile higher than hardwood.

Remodeling master bathroom and the new heated floor and 18x18 tile are much higher than the master bedroom hardwood floor. Contractor suggested shoe moulding on leading edge but i don t know about how that would loo. Mentioned previously butting is commonplace in high end homes even with the flooring running parallel to tiled or stone areas. In this video i ll show you how to make and install a wood floor reducer from tile to hardwood floor.

Both features require a stiffer floor than most homes have. More on same vertical height differences. This strip can either meet the tile floor directly or can have a lip over style. Hardwood is more durable in many ways but tile stands up to scratches from the paws of furry friends better than wood.

Much like the tile to laminate strip this one reduces from a higher tile floor covering to a lower vinyl floor. I made it because the tile floor was higher than wood f. The engineered hardwood with the underlayment which is being installed on our concrete subfloor will be 3 8 or 9 525 mm higher than the existing tile floor. A single transition strip that acts as a ramp from the lower hardwood floor to the higher tile floor.

This hardwood transition strip is shaped to make smooth transition from a lower vinyl floor upward to a thicker ceramic or stone tile floor. The labor for tile is much higher than the labor for hardwood so when you add labor and materials together usually hardwood is less expensive. The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people. Naturally this depends on which hardwood and which tile and condition of your floor but this is a good rule of thumb for the colder climates.

Had planned on using marble beveled threshold but there is still a big height gap. For reference the total thickness of the hardwood with the underlayment is 5 8 or more exactly 15 mm. Another element many face particularly with remodels is matching hardwood when a ceramic tile backer board has or is being used. We are installing engineered hardwood floors against porcelain tile floors.

Looking closer click on the photo to enlarge it you ll see that the tile is large about 1 foot by 2 feet and made of marble.