Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and hope to follow all the customs here.
Currently, our semi-detached house is under construction. It is a developer project, so many aspects are predetermined and cannot be fully influenced by us.
In a few weeks, a floating cement screed will be installed in our semi-detached house. Later on, we plan to have different floor coverings installed in the hallway, kitchen, and living room. The living room will have solid hardwood flooring with a thickness of 20 mm (0.8 inches); in the kitchen and hallway, tiles will be installed.
Since it is an open kitchen, we are wondering how to handle the different floor heights, as there is about a 10 mm (0.4 inches) difference between the tiles and the solid hardwood flooring.
To level the height difference, we asked the developer to install the screed in the kitchen, hallway, and guest restroom areas 10 mm (0.4 inches) higher than in the living room. However, this was declined. Also, the location of the movement joints in the screed surface, which according to the building specification should later be reflected in the floor coverings, depends on technical requirements and cannot be planned in advance.
We now have to accept this situation. Therefore, I would like to ask how the height difference can be best compensated, or what arrangements I should make in advance with the hardwood flooring and tile installers before the floor installation.
Thank you very much in advance for your help, and best regards
Baunovize
I am new to this forum and hope to follow all the customs here.
Currently, our semi-detached house is under construction. It is a developer project, so many aspects are predetermined and cannot be fully influenced by us.
In a few weeks, a floating cement screed will be installed in our semi-detached house. Later on, we plan to have different floor coverings installed in the hallway, kitchen, and living room. The living room will have solid hardwood flooring with a thickness of 20 mm (0.8 inches); in the kitchen and hallway, tiles will be installed.
Since it is an open kitchen, we are wondering how to handle the different floor heights, as there is about a 10 mm (0.4 inches) difference between the tiles and the solid hardwood flooring.
To level the height difference, we asked the developer to install the screed in the kitchen, hallway, and guest restroom areas 10 mm (0.4 inches) higher than in the living room. However, this was declined. Also, the location of the movement joints in the screed surface, which according to the building specification should later be reflected in the floor coverings, depends on technical requirements and cannot be planned in advance.
We now have to accept this situation. Therefore, I would like to ask how the height difference can be best compensated, or what arrangements I should make in advance with the hardwood flooring and tile installers before the floor installation.
Thank you very much in advance for your help, and best regards
Baunovize
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Baunovize19 Mar 2020 18:36Hello everyone,
First of all, thank you very much for your replies, which have been really helpful to me. After reading them, I still have the following questions:
1. We will have tiles installed in the living room and hallway in the size 45 x 90 cm (18 x 36 inches). Is the buttering-floating method likely to be used for tiles of this size? (I will only be able to speak with the tiler in a few weeks.)
2. Should the combination of a higher buildup due to the tile adhesive, possibly a slight slope in the area of the last tiles before the start of the parquet flooring, and the use of a profile strip as an edge finish allow for a smooth transition between the different floor coverings?
3. Although the builder has stated that expansion joints in the screed are placed according to technical requirements and understandably does not want to commit in detail: Is it fairly likely that such an expansion joint would need to be positioned at the transition between the open kitchen and living room, basically at the end of the partition wall between the hallway and kitchen?
Thank you!
First of all, thank you very much for your replies, which have been really helpful to me. After reading them, I still have the following questions:
1. We will have tiles installed in the living room and hallway in the size 45 x 90 cm (18 x 36 inches). Is the buttering-floating method likely to be used for tiles of this size? (I will only be able to speak with the tiler in a few weeks.)
2. Should the combination of a higher buildup due to the tile adhesive, possibly a slight slope in the area of the last tiles before the start of the parquet flooring, and the use of a profile strip as an edge finish allow for a smooth transition between the different floor coverings?
3. Although the builder has stated that expansion joints in the screed are placed according to technical requirements and understandably does not want to commit in detail: Is it fairly likely that such an expansion joint would need to be positioned at the transition between the open kitchen and living room, basically at the end of the partition wall between the hallway and kitchen?
Thank you!
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nordanney19 Mar 2020 18:56Baunovice schrieb:
1. We will have tiles installed in the living room and hallway in the size of 45 x 90 cm (18 x 35 inches). Is it likely that these tiles will be installed using the buttering-floating method? (I won’t be able to speak with the tiler for a few weeks.) Not just likely...
Baunovice schrieb:
2. Should the combination of a thicker installation layer due to the tile adhesive, possibly a slight slope near the last tiles before the start of the parquet flooring, and the use of a metal edge strip as a transition allow for a smooth change between the different floor coverings? Yes
Baunovice schrieb:
3. Even though, according to the general contractor, movement joints in the screed surface are placed according to technical requirements, and understandably the contractor does not want to commit: Is it fairly likely that such a movement joint would be located at the transition between the open kitchen and living room, basically at the end of the dividing wall between hallway and kitchen? That’s guesswork, but it would at least make sense there.
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Baunovize19 Mar 2020 20:29Thank you for your assessment, nordanney.
You have really helped me a lot. Now I have a much clearer understanding.
Thank you once again for your answers.
You have really helped me a lot. Now I have a much clearer understanding.
Thank you once again for your answers.
Since our screed is scheduled to be installed this week, I'm bringing this up again.
We are getting 10mm (0.4 inch) tiles and 13mm (0.5 inch) parquet flooring. I was planning to keep it level with the screed—that is, one height. Including adhesive, according to the tiler, we would reach a height of about 13–14mm (0.5–0.55 inch).
Otherwise, the difference would only be around 2mm (0.08 inch) or so. That will wear down over time, right?
We are getting 10mm (0.4 inch) tiles and 13mm (0.5 inch) parquet flooring. I was planning to keep it level with the screed—that is, one height. Including adhesive, according to the tiler, we would reach a height of about 13–14mm (0.5–0.55 inch).
Otherwise, the difference would only be around 2mm (0.08 inch) or so. That will wear down over time, right?
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