Floating Engineered HW to Tile Transition

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Hello everyone,

We're planning out the install of our new floor.
In the entry way the idea is to have tiles, laid in herringbone style.
Now the big question is, how to transition the floating engineered wood floor to the tile. Tile and HW are supposed to be laid at same height (that is the idea for now and let's just pretend that this is the case).
I don't like the look of "covering" transition pieces at all.

Below are two (I hope there are two, it looked funny when I uploaded the pictures) examples of what I like. One of them has a transition piece (the second pic), I believe it is a "Schluter Schiene" (the pic was posted by Creative Tile Eastern CT in other threads before). The other one (first pic) has a caulk transition (I think) and this is the one I would prefer. Even though, I would be happy as long as I don't have to deal with these "cover up" strips!

Is this doable with a floating HW installation or does it need to be nailed/glued?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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User
6 years ago
First, the transition location should be located in the area covered by the door when closed(not like the second picture), IMHO.

Second, making a transition like that is doable, even if the two surfaces are not perfectly even. But, the difference should not be more than 1/8".

I have done similar transitions between tile and nailed hardwood. Not sure if a floating hardwood floor would move enough to cause a problem. Might try a siliconized colored caulk that would allow minor movement.
Britta
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks! Well, the transition will be in the middle of the hallway in our case. There is a visible transition wall wise(the hallway is getting wider towards the front door, would look similar to pic #1) which we would use as the "cut" to make it visible appealing.

My question was stemming from posts I read that always emphasized on glue/nail down floor. For me that implies that with floating you might not be able to do these transitions.
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