OT: Slate/Hardwood Flooring Transition

[Chris Kulbaba]

Well I call upon the wise members of this forum for some advise on a home reno project im currently working on...



Anyway, I am installing a new kitchen, 100% new, including a 12x12 slate tile floor that will meet up with new hardwood in 2 door ways (no doors, just drywall). Sooo.. Ive looked all over for details about how the transition will work between the 2. Both are fairly permanent (I only wanna do it once ) so I want to make sure i get it right.



My question is... where does the slate stop? 1/2 way? Or to the edge? There will be 2.25" hardwood flooring that will meet up with it on both entrances... one the hardwood will be going across the opening, the other the hardwood would butt ends into the slate?



I was told by someone that on the side that the hardwood goes accross width wise that the slate should go to the edge of the wall that will have hardwood running accross, and the other area leave hte tile back 2 1/4" inchn back and put a peice of hardwood there to meet the butt end of the hardwood...



I hope im clear, I dont know all the technical terms



Thanks!

 

[Todd Z]

Post a pic, But they do make transition peices...



I like the split look personally... You could do something with a flexible trim, or even an angle cut...



Todd Z

 

[Kevin Palmer]

In my case, my kitchen leaves the area in three places, in all three places the tile of my kitchen go to the far edge of the threshold where it meets a threshold and transitions into the hardwood floor.



Give me a minute, I'll take and post a picture...



Sorry, got busy, but here it is from both directions. Concrete slab below both the tile and the 1 inch thick hardwood...



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[Chris P]

Is the hardwood the same height as the slate? if so, where you got you flooring you could purchase a trasition strip that matches the color of the wood. Also if the slate meets the flooring perfectly you could grout the seam and not use a transition, but thats only if the floor is the same level.

 

[A1cntrler]

Here is the transition from my marble Foyer to our formal living room (oak T&G). There is a slight rise into the oak off of the marble, but I never noticed it until I went to take this pic for you. Also, there are some staples holding down the transition piece that must have caught the flash just right as I had not noticed them either... The marble is 12x12 in size[Broken External Image]:

 

[Bruce Branch]

I think it's personal preference where you want the two floors to meet, but I would suggest doing them both the same. Don't have one meet on one side of the doorway and the other on the otherside.

 

[A1cntrler]

Ahhh...I understand now what you are talking about... All of my tile to carpet transitions (3 in the kitchen, 1 from laundry room and 2 from bathrooms) Are like the pics posted by Coastie.. The tile goes to the edge of the doorways...

 

[peter barone03]

Usually the transition strip is placed with the finished end inside the thresh hold so there is not edges sticking out to act as dirt traps etc. When I built my house I finished all my wood floors within the tresh hold of the door ending even with the edge of the door trim.



Hope this helps... But as Todd said personal preference.



Pete 03