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Connilein11 Dec 2020 22:10Hello,
We are currently busy planning the flooring for the living and dining area. The kitchen will have large concrete-look tiles, and the living and dining area will have click vinyl flooring in a nice oak tone. The tiles will be installed using the thin-bed method, and I’m wondering about the best way to create the transition from tiles to vinyl. I find those transition strips that overlap on top to be unattractive. There are also “rail transition profiles” that can be installed between the floorings, making it a smooth surface. I hope you understand what I mean.
If there is a height difference between the vinyl and tiles, can these transition profiles bridge that difference? Or how can you make sure that there is no height difference at all?
By the way, we will be installing the vinyl ourselves.
Best regards
We are currently busy planning the flooring for the living and dining area. The kitchen will have large concrete-look tiles, and the living and dining area will have click vinyl flooring in a nice oak tone. The tiles will be installed using the thin-bed method, and I’m wondering about the best way to create the transition from tiles to vinyl. I find those transition strips that overlap on top to be unattractive. There are also “rail transition profiles” that can be installed between the floorings, making it a smooth surface. I hope you understand what I mean.
If there is a height difference between the vinyl and tiles, can these transition profiles bridge that difference? Or how can you make sure that there is no height difference at all?
By the way, we will be installing the vinyl ourselves.
Best regards
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Osnabruecker11 Dec 2020 23:10Same final height: Installing screed at different levels.
I recommend the classic transition strip; the click vinyl flooring should usually be installed about 8 cm (3 inches) away from fixed installations (to allow for expansion, etc.). The strip then covers the gap.
I recommend the classic transition strip; the click vinyl flooring should usually be installed about 8 cm (3 inches) away from fixed installations (to allow for expansion, etc.). The strip then covers the gap.
Hello,
Osnabrücker has already explained it correctly. The screed in the area with tiles is simply made lower. The tile surface is then finished with a stainless steel edge profile (commonly called a Schlüter strip after the manufacturer). You can now neatly cut the PVC flooring with the necessary gap and seal it up to the stainless steel profile.
Alternatively, you can finish the PVC flooring with such a profile as well and seal the gap between the two profiles, ensuring a clean finish.
If you like, I can send you pictures of both options.
Please also keep in mind that you will have expansion joints in the screed (I assume you have heated screed), so even with the same flooring, there will be joints between the rooms. If you want to prevent sound, for example, from the hallway being transmitted into living or sleeping areas, I recommend installing decoupling in the screed and separating the flooring using the two profiles.
Best regards,
Jann
Osnabrücker has already explained it correctly. The screed in the area with tiles is simply made lower. The tile surface is then finished with a stainless steel edge profile (commonly called a Schlüter strip after the manufacturer). You can now neatly cut the PVC flooring with the necessary gap and seal it up to the stainless steel profile.
Alternatively, you can finish the PVC flooring with such a profile as well and seal the gap between the two profiles, ensuring a clean finish.
If you like, I can send you pictures of both options.
Please also keep in mind that you will have expansion joints in the screed (I assume you have heated screed), so even with the same flooring, there will be joints between the rooms. If you want to prevent sound, for example, from the hallway being transmitted into living or sleeping areas, I recommend installing decoupling in the screed and separating the flooring using the two profiles.
Best regards,
Jann
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