The answer to height differences is to use a floor transition strip that ramps up or down from tile flooring to wood flooring.
How to join laminate flooring to ceramic 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.
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Wood flooring including laminate flooring is more predictable.
The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.
Trim the multi purpose reducer strip to fit level against both the laminate surface and the tile surface using a circular saw or hand saw.
Entryways are a common area where we find ourselves wanting to change flooring.
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How to acclimatise a laminate floor.
Store your laminate floor closed in the packaging and flat on the ground in the room of installation.
The tile surface will be lower than the laminate surface.
Most manufacturers will insist on 48hrs acclimatisation but read the instructions to ensure you have the correct time period.
Press the next tile into place against the first.
Subflooring underlayment and the wood flooring itself all contribute to make a single height surface.
The adjustable transition strips are ideal when there is a height difference between the laminate and the ceramic tile flooring.
Measure the length of the gap between the ceramic and laminate flooring.
Apply the thinset with a trowel to seal between placement of the tiles.
Transfer the measurement to the transition strip and cut it to size with a handsaw.
Only when the correct site conditions are met can you acclimatise laminate flooring.
This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor.