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
There will be a baseboard at the transition anyway, right? So a 1-2mm difference is not an issue...
Our glued vinyl had a much larger height difference compared to the bathroom tiles, so after pouring the screed, a small leveling slope had to be created. If you place a marble on it, you can see the difference, but otherwise you don’t notice it in everyday life at all.
Our glued vinyl had a much larger height difference compared to the bathroom tiles, so after pouring the screed, a small leveling slope had to be created. If you place a marble on it, you can see the difference, but otherwise you don’t notice it in everyday life at all.
Müllerin schrieb:
There will be a baseboard at the transition anyway, right? Then 1-2mm shouldn’t be a problem... Actually, I wanted to use cork for the transition between the parquet and the tile, like in this picture I found online.
However, I bought myself two weeks to think it over because the stair builder found out that our precast concrete slab ceilings were delivered incorrectly about three-quarters of a year ago. Now they have to be cut and fixed, which is delaying the underfloor heating and the screed. 🙄