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Help! transition threshold ????

4 years ago

Need transition threshold for vinyl plank that butts tile walk in shower. Ideas and pictures would be great. Our contractor is leaving it up to me to decide and I have no clue . He suggested a piece of granite and putting it there not wild about that idea

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acm

4 years ago

probably because this is a crazy situation. either you have a curb, in which case the plank can die into that, or you have a single-level floor and shower floor, in which case the whole thing needs tile, not plank. if the situation is the first, the plank sellers should have a suggestion for edging.

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branson4020
4 years ago
pictures.
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live_wire_oak
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Vinyl requires an expansion gap. Which is just one of the reasons it’s not a good choice in a bath. You'll need a vinyl shoe mold to cover the gap.
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SJ McCarthy
4 years ago
I would look to the designer and ask how this situation came about. A General Contractor isn't a designer. A tile setter isn't a designer. A Kitchen/Bath Designer should not have allowed this.

A curbless shower is a SPECIAL process. It requires a SPECIAL set of solutions (which are very expensive and very time consuming). And the proper approach/plan needs to be done BEFORE a boot steps foot in the space.

Photos of what you HAVE would be VERY helpful. Most likely you will need to continue the tile you have in the shower...but it depends on what is there and how you have set up the space.

And where is the HIGH-END tile setter in this situation? Why was this not flagged BEFORE?
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
Curbless in its nature is an extension of the shower floor to the main floor and requires no threshold so I have no idea who designed this and for sure no idea what contractor would have done so without commenting.
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thinkdesignlive
4 years ago
Do you have a curb? If so, vinyl plank should have a matching trim piece like this
https://www.houzz.com/photos/rustic-bathroom-atlanta-phvw-vp~53899845
If you have a curb less walk in shower then you have a design fail with material selection.
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nicemare
Original Author
4 years ago
Here are some photos . After reading the comments I feel awful and kind of embarrassed. This is our first time building. All we wanted was a walk in shower / no door... this is what we got and now I have to find a way to fix it so it looks halfway decent. :(
live_wire_oak
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
You’ve got much bigger issues. That is not built correctly and is water damage just waiting to happen. A curbless shower isn’t s regular shower and just take away the curb. It’s a LOT more than that.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
This is a redo for sure
nicemare
Original Author
4 years ago
Please explain
thinkdesignlive
4 years ago
nicemare what did you end up doing?
katinparadise
4 years ago
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nicemare
Original Author
4 years ago
I will post pictures tomorrow

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