Wooden Strip For L-shaped Transition With Step? - TilersForums.com

[Jamrock]

Hello

I need to install tiles in a kitchen which will lead into an open-plan dining room. The dining room has an existing laminate wooden floor which will be kept in place. Some of the kitchen appliances will protrude into the dining area with a row of tiles in front of them (so the transition from tiles to laminate will be L-shaped).

There will be a noticeable step between the tiled kitchen and the laminate dining room. I'm wondering if it would be ok to use a wooden transition strip with the edges cut at a 45 degree angle to make an L-shape?

Thanks

Jamrock

 

[Alan.P]

Your on the right track, yes a wooden transition strip would do the job, as for 45 degrees, not sure, not done an L shape before but what I've done in the past is lay the wood in place and draw a line level with all the surfaces, then plane to shape / size, that way you have the height of the floor and can make it flush, finish off once fixed with a bead of silicone around the edges.

Does that make sense ?

 

[Old Mod]

Your on the right track, yes a wooden transition strip would do the job, as for 45 degrees, not sure, not done an L shape before but what I've done in the past is lay the wood in place and draw a line level with all the surfaces, then plane to shape / size, that way you have the height of the floor and can make it flush, finish off once fixed with a bead of silicone around the edges.

Does that make sense ?

Nope! Haha

 

[Chalker]

I had a strip of stainless steel bent into a sort of square "z" shape, fitted it onto the wooden floor. Then screwed that to the floor before tiling over.

 

[J Sid]

Take the Imation wood up and continue the tiling right through.....it will look alot better if you don't do it now, you will wish you had