Hello,

I'm putting new flooring in my kitchen (1/2" engineered hard wood and ceramic tile) and will have about 1/4 difference between the surfaces.

1. 1/4 backer + 3/8 tile and grout = ~3/4"

2. 1/2" wood floor = 1/2"

I'm doing the tile first and want to know what the best way to finish off the edge that will meet the wood flooring so that when I get around to installing the wood floor, things will go as smooth as possible.

I know I'll have to use a wood transition/reducer piece but my main concern right now is how to finish the tile edge... Should I use some sort of a retainer so that I can grout around the outside edge or is there something better?

Any suggestions/pictures would be great!

Thanks!