Transition Strip Between Tile And Wood Floor

The right wood transition strip will match the color of the flooring.

Transition strip between tile and wood floor.

This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor. Wood flooring can move and adjust according to the humidity swelling width wise when it absorbs moisture. This depends on flooring material. The answer to height differences is to use a floor transition strip that ramps up or down from tile flooring to wood flooring.

The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring. Ceramic tile floors tend to be higher than laminate floors because tile is installed over cement board while laminate usually lies over a thin foam underlayment. Tile to vinyl hardwood transition connects a higher tile to vinyl hardwood transition connects a higher level tile floor to a lower lying vinyl floor surface without exposed fasteners. Transition strips typically made of wood or lightweight aluminum can easily be cut to length with a regular miter saw or hacksaw.

While a transition strip may not be necessary keep this in mind when tiling up to a hardwood floor. The snap track is placed in the seam between tile and vinyl during floor installation. Leave inch to inch of space centered underneath the door for the bottom of the transition strip. Certain transition strips can absorb some of that expansion.

Are transition strips necessary. These strips can be finished to look like the floor or painted to stand out. A vinyl transition strip is also chosen when moisture control is important. An example would be a tile to wood floor transition strip.

The simplest way to link floor tile and hardwood of different heights is with a transition strip.