Floor transition

[vfrdave]

Looking some assistance.

 

We have a semi-open plan kitchen and living arrangement. The floor of the kitchen is soon to be tiled and a wooden floor put in the living area. This throws up 2 issues:-

 

A discrete and subtle transition from tile to wood given a variance in height. Wood will be engineered at 20mm.

 

There is a continuous skirting board that runs through both rooms. If there is a difference in flooring heights how is this best dealt with.

[Russell griffiths]

Is there a reason you cannot get them the same. 

I would try very hard to achieve the same height, 

either some floor levelling compound under one or the other. 

 

What are the make up of the two finishes. 

[ragg987]

Can you not raise the height of the tile to match the wooden floor? A small difference in height is not ideal and becomes a trip point?

 

For transition from amtico to wood we used L-shaped Schluter strips : https://www.schluter.co.uk/schiene.aspx

[ProDave]

I got a dead level transition.

 

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The wooden floor went down first, height set to match door thresholds.

 

Tiles went down later with floor make up worked out for a level transition.

 

 

 

[vfrdave]

This is one of the transition areas.

 

Wooden floor is 20mm although not completely decided upon. Add to that some adhesive I guess.

 

Tile is 7/8mm adhesive probably brings it up to 13/14mm.

Kitchen is 8m long with a similar opening opposite at the other end.

[ProDave]

Lay wooden floor.

 

Build up tiled area with self leveling compund

 

Tile.

 

Or choose some thicker tiles?

[vfrdave]

18 minutes ago, ProDave said:

Lay wooden floor.

 

Build up tiled area with self leveling compund

 

Tile.

 

Or choose some thicker tiles?

The tile we have decided on more or less after a long period of viewing. 

The wooden floor not so much. Might try and find a 14mm floor which would make things a little easier.

Tiles are likely to go down before the wood floor.

Kitchen is 40 sq m so alot of self leveling to do.

I could live with a oak threshold bar thing, it's how you handle the skirting board.

[vfrdave]

The issue gets more complex in that if I self level the kitchen to match the height of the wooden floor it throws other levels out.

 

Off the kitchen is the utility, a passageway to the boot room and garage and door to the entrance hall. All of these areas are to be tiled also and thus need self levelling to match kitchen.

[Ian]

I’ve got something similar in our house with a small change of level between the ceramic tiles in the kitchen and engineered timber floor in the adjacent room. I used an oak transition strip similar to this one:

https://www.ambiencehardwoodflooring.co.uk/solid-oak-r-section-door-bar-threshold-ramp.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTSbKBoVh7D0zbKPVL2Kg7jpleCed4BVBKtD3bDZtbovpj3KSOLq9wRoCuUoQAvD_BwE

[Nick1c]

We are using 15mm oak with a band sawn finish. The oak layer is thinner than if we had gone for 20mm - but if we resand it we will loose the bandsawn effect (& it’s cheaper...). Is there nothing in 15mm you like?

[vfrdave]

7 minutes ago, Nick1c said:

We are using 15mm oak with a band sawn finish. The oak layer is thinner than if we had gone for 20mm - but if we resand it we will loose the bandsawn effect (& it’s cheaper...). Is there nothing in 15mm you like?

Going to look again and see

23 minutes ago, Ian said:

I’ve got something similar in our house with a small change of level between the ceramic tiles in the kitchen and engineered timber floor in the adjacent room. I used an oak transition strip similar to this one:

https://www.ambiencehardwoodflooring.co.uk/solid-oak-r-section-door-bar-threshold-ramp.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTSbKBoVh7D0zbKPVL2Kg7jpleCed4BVBKtD3bDZtbovpj3KSOLq9wRoCuUoQAvD_BwE

Not adverse to using those just will need to scribe the skirting board in the whole room to match height with kitchen.

[Russell griffiths]

Are you not using a decoupling mat under the tiles, if you do this will probably bring you up to the height you need. 

 

Have you got ufh. 

[vfrdave]

28 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

Are you not using a decoupling mat under the tiles, if you do this will probably bring you up to the height you need. 

 

Have you got ufh. 

No decoupling mat not used I other rooms.

Yes I have UFH.

[vfrdave]

Think I have the solution for this.

 

Convinced swmbo to tile it instead so all the same level.

 

Downside is we set the hearth height for the stove with a wooden floor in mind. Just need to figure out how we hide that gap.

 

 

[ProDave]

6 minutes ago, vfrdave said:

Think I have the solution for this.

 

Convinced swmbo to tile it instead so all the same level.

 

Downside is we set the hearth height for the stove with a wooden floor in mind. Just need to figure out how we hide that gap.

 

 

If it is all tiled, choose the right stove and it only needs to be on a 12mm non constructional hearth and no need for a level change.

[vfrdave]

1 hour ago, ProDave said:

If it is all tiled, choose the right stove and it only needs to be on a 12mm non constructional hearth and no need for a level change.

Arse about face here unfortunately. Stove and hearth already in and set to allow a 20mm wooden floor to slip under.

[Temp]

7 hours ago, ProDave said:

If it is all tiled, choose the right stove and it only needs to be on a 12mm non constructional hearth and no need for a level change.

 

Sorry to contradict but there must be a min 12mm level change (Part J, Diagram 27 top right hand side). Apparently it's to discourage rugs migrating onto the hearth where embers might fall out onto them.