Transition strip between same floor weird or not?
Can't decide whether to use a transition strip in the doorway from the kitchen to the back hallway. Is it weird to put a transition strip in a doorway when the same flooring and pattern is continuous in both rooms? I'm inclined to use one because although the flooring is level between the rooms the old flooring did have a strip so there's a small gap between the old floor that may be an issue. (I didn't patch it, because I planned to use a strip until my wife said it would look weird.)
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Donald
2 years ago
millworkman
2 years agoRelated Discussions
Hardwood floor to slate floor transition strip
Comments (2)A wood reducer to match your flooring should work nicely. If no one has one, they should be able to make one out of wood stock to match. It might cost a couple of bucks, but it shouldn't be too too astronomical....See MoreMore....transition strips for existing engineered floor. Look awful?
Comments (17)You've done a very good job with the situation you've been given. The hardwoods look very close to identical. The only thing I could add to this - and it is ONLY an esthetics suggestion - would be to go 1/2 step darker on the transition strips. Like sewing a seam on a shirt/dress/pants, the ideal is a perfect colour match (thread to cloth). If the match can't be done, a good seamstress will go a snick darker. At a distance it is much harder to see a darker stitch then it is to see a lighter stitch. That is the only thing you could do at this point. And to be clear, the transitions are a pretty good match. If you do anything, the transitions going 1/2 step darker than they are right now would be all I would suggest. Other than that, think of those pieces of wood as the thing that saved you $15K. It's all about how you look at a situation. You can think, "Oh, geeze. I wish I didn't have to have those things there," or you can think "Thank GOODNESS for those transition strips! They saved me $15,000!" Still the same situation - just a different way of looking at it....See MoreTransition between different flooring
Comments (3)You can either depress the bathroom subfloor slightly as you mention or build up the vinyl floor areas with plywood or something. You could also float out at the doorways but ideally you should keep the slope at less than 1/8" in 10'....See MorePainting floor transition strips?
Comments (3)There are ways to do this...but it works best BEFORE you install. Right now you might want to leave it....See MoreQuentin Parker
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoQuentin Parker
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoQuentin Parker
2 years agoQuentin Parker
2 years agoYeah, it's just peel and stick. I patched the area. We'll see how smooth it is. If it's a little uneven I'll cut it and put a strip. I just don't want this to happen:
The previous owners put a peel and stick floor in the bathroom without removing a few inches of the previous flooring. Who knows why.
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