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Laminate floor height difference transition

9 years ago

My wife and I are currently replacing carpet in our house we recently purchased with laminate flooring. The oldest portion of the house (pier and beam) is 1 inch higher than the newest portion ( slab). What do I need to do or buy to transition this to make it look right? This is my first time posting to any forum so thanks in advance for any suggestions

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9 years ago
Are you going to be installing new flooring on both the old wood and the new concrete? I will assume there is some reason that the new slab/concrete wasn't poured higher (Like a doorway that we can't see or something) than it was to match the existing sub floor height.

Also based on your picture... it looks like that portion of the slab concrete floor needs to be flattened before you could install most any type of flooring. I see the concrete elevation drop off quickly at the right side of the picture.

I would carefully check you newly poured slab out to see if you have other areas with dips/humps and fix those areas before you think about installing new flooring.

Chances are you need to do a little (or a lot) of self-leveling/flattening of the slab before you install the new flooring which may gain you a little elevation on the slab side.

You will need some sort of reducer to transition from the wood side to the slab side. Typically the laminate reducers wont necessarily work for that height difference. So I look at the available pre finished hardwood reducers which will be closer to what you need for height difference. Usually they have overlap reducers that have 3/4" clearance which will get you closer. You can always make your own reducer from a piece of hardwood with a table saw, sander and some time.

Also please check with the manufacturer of your particular flooring product about their specs for the flatness of the floor, moisture content of concrete/wood subfloor, acclimation of material before you go for it. Wood flooring products like laminate are especially prone to post installation issues if you ignore things like leveling the floor, moisture content of concrete etc.
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Vith
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Should have pulled up the existing plywood, or added two layers of 1/2 plywood to the new area to level the areas with each other. You are going to be tripping on this transition every day.
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