Installing Hardwood To Tile Transition

This video is from one of the last projects where i am installing a metal transition strip between hardwood flooring and tile flooring.

Installing hardwood to tile transition.

How is this done and what could be the consequences in regards to any expansion and contraction. This is the finishing part. This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor. Frequently installers are asked to install wood floors against tile or stone flooring without transition pieces.

Hardwood floor transitions between rooms are very important if you have different f. Here is how to make and install a flat hardwood floor transition to tile. 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. Over lap moldings are designed to transition to other floors while still providing an expansion gap so the flooring can have freedom to expand and contact with indoor climate changes.

Installing hardwood against tile or stone floors. My hardwood guy says without the t molding which is rounded on top the wood floors don t have enough room to expand and might buckle. How to install flooring transition between tile floor and hardwood laminate engineered flooring without transition molding. The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.

It was designer s ide. Installing a floating floor to a flush transition molding can potentially lead to buckling end joint peaking and squeaks later on. My tile guy says it s far better and more attractive to have a flat transition between the tile and the hardwood.