Transition From Laminate To Lower Tile

This transition strip features molding with offset grooves to match the differing thicknesses of the flooring.

Transition from laminate to lower tile.

You need a reducer strip to transition from hardwood tile or other thick materials to laminate and t molding to transition from materials that are the same thickness such as carpet. This entryway has two logical transition points at the openings to the hallways. If you use this same piece but use it in reverse it will do the job. The answer to height differences is to use a floor transition strip that ramps up or down from tile flooring to wood flooring.

In order to make an accurate cut you should place the hacksaw exactly over the marked line. Be sure to watch our master class vi. Trim the multi purpose reducer strip to fit level against both the laminate surface and the tile surface using a circular saw or hand saw. Ceramic tile floors tend to be higher than laminate floors because tile is installed over cement board while laminate usually lies over a thin foam underlayment.

Next you should use a sharp hacksaw to cut the transition. This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor. After you have marked the cutting line on the transition between tile and laminate you should place it in the miter box. The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.

Stone or tile can stand up to moisture and mud tracked in from outside but hardwood is still the most popular flooring material for the rest of the house. In this video we show you how to transition between different floor heights from tile floor to wood floor installations. Wood flooring including laminate flooring is more predictable. Subflooring underlayment and the wood flooring itself all contribute to make a single height surface.

This transition piece has one side that is designed to lip over the laminate and the other side is designed to step down to the lower surface with a bull nose look. The colors in the stone also pick up the tones in the wood which makes the two materials look good right next.