Hardwood and transitions to non-matching wood
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Comments (4)Our last house had a smooth transition between tile and hardwood. It was built with the flooring in mind. I'm not sure how they did it but it looked great. Our current house has had the flooring redone in rooms by the previous owners. There's a noticeable transition between the tile and hardwood. I can't wait for it to be replaced with all hardwood. It seems inexcusable in a brand new house. Hopefully something can be done....See Moretransition between herringbone plank tile floor and hardwood
Comments (7)Sorry, I completely misunderstood your post. I thought you meant a transition piece between the two floors (ie, schluter, t strip molding). Don't grout that joint between the two floors. It needs to be caulked if you go that route. Otherwise, the difference in expansion/contraction between the two materials will cause the grout to crack. As far as grout color, look at lots of pictures. I would think you'd lose a lot of the beautiful herringbone pattern if you tried to match the dominant color. The tones of the two floors are very similar, so they already connect on that level. I don't think you have an issue of transitioning in terms of grout color. I guess the more natural selection for a wood look would be a little darker than the main color, like a shadow between the boards. A lighter color or a gray will look more like a tile floor with grout. I wouldn't do something lighter, as in peachy. You can kind of see what it would look like lighter right now. The higher the contrast you have with the tile will affect how busy or pronounced the floor pattern will look. Maybe you could cut strips of colored construction paper to lay over the joints to see what appeals to you more. You've got some variation in the tile colors, but when you use a grout color that matches the flooring, the floor becomes one big solid mass of color. Here is a link that might be useful: herringbone tile pictures This post was edited by snookums2 on Thu, Aug 8, 13 at 23:15...See MoreNeed transition between hardwood floor and linoleum
Comments (0)Had hardwood floor installed and the laundry closet has linoleum floor. Can't use matching wood transition because the gap between the wood floor and laundry door bottom is too small. Looking for advice to find the right metal transition with slope toward linoleum in the closet. Thank you....See MoreShould all hard wood floors match? First floor and lower level.
Comments (1)Generally it’s preferred for a house to have one continuous flooring material (obviously excluding baths). The house will look larger and more harmonious. If you want something fun buy a rug for over the hardwoods. Grey hardwoods on one level and warm wood tones on another sound discordant....See MoreRelated Professionals
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