ᐅ Leveling 7mm laminate flooring with 10mm plank tiles

Hello everyone,

I would like to install the last floor in the new building this weekend.

In the hallway area, there are 8mm tiles, which have already been leveled up to the height of the tiles in the living/dining/kitchen area with 10mm (with a proper layer of tile adhesive underneath). So, the total buildup height of the tiles in the hallway is 10mm (about 0.4 inches).

Next to it, in the office, we would like to lay laminate flooring. With 7mm (about 0.28 inches) laminate and 0.5mm (about 0.02 inches) underlay for impact sound insulation, there is still a difference of 2.5mm (about 0.1 inches). (The floor has not yet been purchased by us, so we still have all options here).

How would you proceed in this situation? Should we pour leveling compound and then install the laminate, or would it be better to use a transition strip?

I appreciate any input.

Thanks!

Prager91 schrieb:

How would you proceed here? Pour self-leveling compound and lay laminate flooring, or is it better to use a transition strip?

Use a 2-3mm (0.08-0.12 inch) impact sound insulation layer 😉 For example, cork.

Ultimately, you have all the mentioned options and need to weigh them according to your personal taste and financial possibilities.

Choose a thicker impact sound insulation layer and/or laminate flooring with a thickness of 8-10 mm (0.3-0.4 inches). I don’t think there will be much difference in price here.

A transition strip for a 2 mm (0.08 inches) height difference is also perfectly fine.

I just remeasured and found that we now have a difference of 13.5mm (screed <--> tile floor in the hallway).

We are considering installing a carpet with a thickness of 13-14mm (about 0.5 inches).

Does anyone have any affordable alternatives WITHOUT a transition strip—that is, floors with the thickness mentioned above?

I would prefer not to use leveling compound.

To be honest, I don’t quite understand. You don’t choose the type of flooring based on whether it matches the existing tile height or not. It is much more important to decide on the type of flooring first and then select the appropriate thickness accordingly. For example, there are suitable thicknesses for laminate flooring, engineered wood, and so on.

If you have already decided on laminate, what is the problem with using 12mm laminate plus 1–2mm impact sound insulation?

netuser schrieb:

To be honest, I don’t quite understand. You don’t choose the type of flooring based on whether it matches the existing tile height or not. It’s much more important to decide on the type of flooring first and then select the appropriate thickness accordingly. For example, there are suitable laminate thicknesses, and the same goes for hardwood flooring, etc.

If you’ve already decided on laminate beforehand, what’s wrong with choosing 12mm laminate plus 1–2mm impact sound insulation?

This is actually independent of the total build-up height... This is the last room in the house that still needs flooring — the wife apparently now wants carpet instead xD