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Need ideas on how best to cover uneven transition from wood to tile

S
vor 7 Jahren

Hi GW community,

First time poster but long time viewer. One thing that always stands out about the GW community is how knowledgeable and helpful everyone is. I hope to tap into some of that with this post.

I've got a situation where the bathroom floor is about .25 inch higher than the wood floor (see photos below). The flooring people left a gap for possibly a T-moulding, but I don't think this would work since the floors are uneven. Would love to hear your ideas on how best to deal with this problem.

Thank you GW community!

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  • User
    vor 7 Jahren
    Zuletzt geändert: vor 7 Jahren

    I see two options.

    The first is to have your tile person straighten out the edge of the tile. Fabricate a reducer that's 1/4" thick i.e. the difference between your wood and tile), finish to match the floor and cut it to length. Undercut the door stops to the height of the tile so the reducer will slide under. Fill the gap between the wood and tile with something that's the thickness of the wood. Apply a little construction adhesive to the bottom of the reducer and install it, weighting it down until the adhesive dries. This can be done by closing the door and sliding wedges under it.

    The second option would be to use a matching baby threshold that would lip over the tile and hide the uneven edge. Fit it, fill the void, undercut stops and secure with adhesive. Trim the door bottom if needed. The bottom of the baby threshold might have to be shaved off so it sits level. If it's made for a 1/2" floor and your difference is only 1/4" you'd have to shave off 1/4".

    The first solution yields the lowest stepover height but is more work. The second is easy but has a bigger hump at the doorway.

    Kommentare (7)

    • PRO
      Uptown Floors
      vor 7 Jahren

      Always hated those situations. I've resorted to same colored caulk as the hardwood. Applied it heavy then pressed the t-mold into place. Then stay off it until the caulk cures. Naturally wiping any excess before with thumb and damp cloths. This way you have good support on the hardwood side. Only you will notice it if it's done right.

    • User
      vor 7 Jahren

      If I were fixing that situation(since I have a wood shop), I would make a beveled transition strip about 3" wide. I'd use oak(grain similar to the floor). Use Transtint wood dye to color the strip. Cut off the door stop at the angle of the strip. Then drill and counter bore five evenly spaced installation holes with the counter bore 1/2" deep. Fit the strip, install with 2" screws and cut five plugs to glue in the holes---using excess from the board used to make the strip. Bu matching the grain patterns when cutting the plugs, you can make the plugs invisible. Then finish with water borne poly---at least three coats.

      There are lots of handy persons/woodworkers who could do the same.

    • PRO
      User
      vor 7 Jahren
      Zuletzt geändert: vor 7 Jahren

      Here are two transition pieces that will work. You will have to stain them to match your hardwood, or you can call where you got the hardwood from and see if you can purchase matching transitions. Chances are, however, they won't have these exact ones.

      Here is an overlapping reducer. I found this right on Home Depot's website. They call it a multi-purpose reducer. Home Depot Reducer

      This piece is a threshold. Threshold If this is a bit too high you or your contractor can always shave off a bit of the bottom lip. I can't tell you how many times we've had to make custom transition pieces to fit and look good.

    • PRO
      Uptown Floors
      vor 7 Jahren

      "This can be done by closing the door and sliding wedges under it."

      I was gonna mention that. Works great.


      Ken Fisher

    • PRO
      Designer Interior Wooden Wall Cladding Panels
      vor 4 Jahren

      If you are looking for different options you might be interested in checking out this product https://www.qualitycarpettrims.co.uk/buy/floor-transition-strips-uneven/ it makes the job so much easier to do.

    • Molly
      vor 3 Jahren

      Are those peacock pavers in the bathroom? I am in the same predicament right now...

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