Show me where your tile floor and hardwoods meet
Linda Ross
16 years ago
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rucnmom
16 years agomimi_2006
16 years agoI have 2 different types of transitions. The first pic is where they floated the tile so the floors are at the exact same level. I did this in the front and back entry halls. Going into my back master bath and also into the laundry room I didn't have the tile floated so there is a slight slope to the transition. There was more cost to float the tile.
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Comments (15)Tinker-my wood is from Mohawk. I think the color was Autumn something. There were only 3 or 4 choices in color in this particular line. I chose the darkest in the line. I'll try to remember the exact color. Or maybe I can find it on their site for you. You're going to make me show my ignorance, but I don't believe they put a moisture barrier down. But we live in the SW and I can count on 1/2 a hand how many inches of rain we've gotten, so I don't think many people are concerned about moisture here! $3600 seems mighty high for a thin little barrier. How many sq. feet are we talking?? I bet you'll be fine if you have a barrier under the slab, as long as your concrete has been down for a while. I can't see why you'd need both!...See Moreshow me your tile floor patterns that don't match up
Comments (12)I see what you're facing there. Are you really tied into the basket weave pattern? If I was doing this, I would have considered different tile with a different pattern. Several years ago, I laid tile in a "T" shaped hall. The tiles were 12x12 and I was laying them diagonally. I started my layout in the hall coming from the foyer because your eye hits the floor right away when you're standing in the door. I married it to the rest of the hall and the center of the middle tile wasn't exactly in the center of the hall but with that pattern, you don't notice it. But back to your issue. I could see a real nice transition tile in the area where you're having a problem. You've probably seen these. They are about 3 or 4 inches wide and have many types of patterns. I've seen them with wildlife on them, mosaic, small stones,etc. I installed one of these in the doorway of 2 rooms, that have the same tile thickness, just for a decorative effect. I've also seen this treatment in some commercial installs. So you're on the right track. I can't see how you could go wrong. When people see that, DON'T tell them you did it just to make the tile transition. Tell them you did it because of your incredible style sense!!!...See Moreplease show me your transition b/w hardwood and tile
Comments (1)There are various ways to achieve that type transition. A few of the standard methods are shown the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: tile to wood / laminate transitions...See MorePlease show me your hardwood floors w/ brand name
Comments (10)This is Menard's "choice and best" or something like that grade in solid red oak, $1.71 / square foot on sale in 2009, unfinished pieces. We threw out almost a quarter of the stuff because it had knots or wild grain or some kid of burn from the plane or an irregular lip. A very kind friend donated 3 days labor and expertise and I supervised by sorting boards and handing the guys the next hand-chosen piece and took their guff for every one of them. We rented a nailer for 3 days. We put no stain on it but used 5 coats of Ace Hardware waterbase urethane, each coat followed by a session with a rented sander/buffer and a mound of disposables for it. Not sure how much the DIY cost ended up to be. Mat in photo is Gel Pro "Wicker" in Oyster Grey. Cabs are unstained red oak with lacquer finish. Roughly 9 months later, we are pleased with the floor. No problems so far. It does show dirt but we're hoping that once our landscaping is finished the dirt clumps will not be so common. Chocolate lab hair shows but not as bad as black lab hair....See More
redbazel
16 years agoAnd mine........
...This is a view of the hardwood of LR meeting the entry tile. Entry tile was original to the house.
Red
kitchenkelly
16 years agokitchenkelly
16 years agoNot sure if the floor is dirty or it is the camera lens. Here is my double butt :-o
Sorry I am a little wacky today. Red got me going.Sujafr
16 years agoannzgw
16 years agokitchenkelly
16 years agoLinda Ross
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