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Ideas For Tile-to-Wood Transition

paleo78
12 years ago

I have a tile to wood floor transition that I'd like some ideas on. The tile was layed on the same level as the top of the wood floor, so I need to transition down from the tile to the wood. The floor itself has a little convex warp in it, so anything that goes in needs to have a little "flex" in it. I had great results with a schluter edge to carpet (same level, though). I'm not sure if it would be worth grinding out underneath and placing some sort of schluter edge for uneven transitions. Thanks!

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Comments (9)

  • mydreamhome
    12 years ago

    I don't think I have any pics of it, but Mom & Dad had the same thing in their old house when Dad installed the tile in the kitchen. He took a very simple hardwood trim piece that had a bevel to it & used it for the transition with the higher end on the tile side & the lower end of the bevel on the hardwood side. He then stained it to match. You should be able to get these at your local HD/Lowes or hardwood store. Good luck!

  • susanlynn2012
    12 years ago

    You need a reducer that is in the same wood family as your floor so the higher piece hits the tile and lowers down onto the wood floor. I love the tile and the wood floor you chose. Also great tile installation job!

  • paleo78
    Original Author
    12 years ago

    Thanks for the ideas. Keep them coming! My wife and I love how the tile looks too. The hardwood is the original (1960). We just refinished the wood as well. The convex nature of the floor is a little character.

  • tectonicfloors
    12 years ago

    I agree with lynn2006. Thanks for sharing your detailed response.

  • 4boys2
    12 years ago

    Did you install the tile yourself ?

  • 4boys2
    12 years ago

    Sorry~ I didn't realize how old the post was..Any luck yet ?

  • HIWTHI
    12 years ago

    I second Lynn's recommendation. That's what I have and it looks really nice.

  • onlygirlsmom
    12 years ago

    That is almost exactly our transition. Here are 2 pictures of what we did. I tried to get a close up of the transition so that you could see the bevel on both sides of the wood. Your bevel might have to be larger since your height difference is a little greater than ours. The guy who laid our flood made the transition himself. It turned out really well (I think)

  • MadJacJill
    10 years ago

    Hi I am redoing kitchen and taking out old flooring . I am looking for something that will look nice next to my parquet floor which I am keeping. I'd like something eco friendly that is not busy and compliments the parquet since it will be right next to it. I am not wild about hard tile, as I like something comfortable when I am cooking. Any suggestions?