This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor.
Tile higher than carpet.
The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.
It s much easier to sweep carpet crumbs off tile than it is to clean mortar out of the pile of a carpet.
And because setting tile can be a messy job with mortar water and grout tiling first keeps the mess away from the carpet.
If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.
Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.
Mike antonetti mar 29 2013 6 hanover fist pro member.
Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place.
Ceramic tile often creates a floor level that s higher than neighboring floors such as those made of vinyl thin hardwood or carpet.
What profile would you recommend for this uneven transition.
Yes if the tile is higher than the carpet due to hardiboard or durock or medium bed etc.
The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people.
Use carpet shims which are cheap.
Once my tile is installed it will be higher than the adjacent carpet.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.