ᐅ Floor separation where passage is located in the wrong place

The following situation:

Tiles were installed in the hallway.

The edge seemed quite far into the room to me. Therefore, I emailed both the tiler and the interior door installer to ask whether the tiles would extend under the door into the room later on, and if so, who would be responsible for fixing it or if everything was fine. The interior door installer replied that everything was fine.

I installed the flooring myself, aligning it with the tile edge. This meant I had to leave space for the rail of the transition profile (transition from tile to vinyl approx. 1cm (0.4 inches)).

After the tiles and vinyl were installed, the interior doors were fitted.

This is the result.

I would appreciate any ideas on how to fix this without having to reinstall the vinyl.

Hello, greetings to the unnamed "new user."

The situation you described is indeed unpleasant! Certainly, there should have been a consultation with you before the tile installation about how to lay the last row of tiles under the door and the associated disadvantages. The glass door is also quite narrow in material thickness, meaning it does not conceal as much as a wider wooden or wood-based door would.

Personally, I do not primarily see the tile installer at fault here, but rather the door manufacturer who provided consultation first. Regardless of which floor covering was chosen, the last strip of flooring extends about 2cm (around 1 inch) into the adjacent room. This might have been mitigated beforehand by changing the door’s swing direction (door stop), with the understandable disadvantage that the glass door would then open into the other room.

A complete solution would have been a glass sliding door, assuming this was feasible on site.

Now the question is what can be done given the current situation. One option would be to have the tile strip professionally prepared by a painting specialist and then painted and sealed with a finish matching the adjacent wood look.

Best regards, KlaRa

xxxxxxxx schrieb:
This is the result.

And what exactly would you have expected instead?

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And what exactly would you have expected instead?

That the transition is between the door frames and not outside of them.

It is better if the darker floor covering shows through under the transparent door. Once the cover strip is installed, it just appears as a shadow. You can notice this detail up close with a critical eye, but otherwise, this is fine. Placing the strip at the end of the door rebate would be less suitable for a transparent door, as it would create a visible joint under the door (which is acceptable for a wooden door but less ideal for a glass door due to its “light-guiding” effect). When the door is open, even what seems “correct” to you when the door is closed can appear “wrong.” In the triangle formed by dark, light, and the glass edge, there is no single perfect solution, but several acceptable ones—and the optimal choice for “open” is exactly the opposite. What color would you like the strip to be?

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To be honest, it looks more than disappointing, no matter how you try to justify it.