Hello!
We will have an open living/dining area on the ground floor, where the tiled floor is supposed to transition into parquet.
I have often seen wide transition strips made of aluminum or similar materials, but I don’t like that look.
I was told that this is necessary because the floors expand and contract due to the underfloor heating.
Does the gap really need to be so large that there is no other option? I feel that the tradespeople just need to work more precisely (but don’t want to), because of the visible edges.
If you search for "parquet tile transition" on Google Images, the 5th result shows a slim edge strip transition, which is how I'd like it to look.
How have you solved this?
Good luck,
daniels87
We will have an open living/dining area on the ground floor, where the tiled floor is supposed to transition into parquet.
I have often seen wide transition strips made of aluminum or similar materials, but I don’t like that look.
I was told that this is necessary because the floors expand and contract due to the underfloor heating.
Does the gap really need to be so large that there is no other option? I feel that the tradespeople just need to work more precisely (but don’t want to), because of the visible edges.
If you search for "parquet tile transition" on Google Images, the 5th result shows a slim edge strip transition, which is how I'd like it to look.
How have you solved this?
Good luck,
daniels87
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Sebastian7921 Apr 2016 17:18Of course, when using a floating installation without the wide rails...
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Sebastian7921 Apr 2016 17:20Of course, when installing a floating floor without the wide battens...
@ Daniel:
Wherever a floor covering or even just a screed is installed and meets a fixed construction element, joints are necessary to accommodate the material’s length changes.
I don’t want to give a tiresome lecture on the different types of joints, just this much: they are also required at the transition from parquet to ceramic tiles.
Especially when underfloor heating causes additional thermal stress and expansion tendencies in the parquet material, whether the parquet is glued to the substrate or installed as a floating floor.
How wide should the movement joint be?
Well, what appears elegant in the photo by "nordanney" may look nice, but it is not functional, as you can easily see.
The necessary joint width also depends on the (parquet) floor area. However, we don’t know that information here.
I would recommend the following:
No transition profile, but a stainless steel edge profile as a boundary, installed beneath the tiles (meaning the tiles should not be laid yet at the time the parquet is installed).
The parquet to be glued is then finished cleanly on the other side against the edge profile (towards the tiles) with a joint width of 6mm to 8mm (0.24 to 0.31 inches), depending on the floor area.
Afterward, the joint cavity is cleanly filled with liquid cork, ensuring a flush connection to the parquet height.
This is how it would work!
However, if the parquet is to be installed as a floating floor, then a transition profile is unavoidable.
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Regards, KlaRa
Wherever a floor covering or even just a screed is installed and meets a fixed construction element, joints are necessary to accommodate the material’s length changes.
I don’t want to give a tiresome lecture on the different types of joints, just this much: they are also required at the transition from parquet to ceramic tiles.
Especially when underfloor heating causes additional thermal stress and expansion tendencies in the parquet material, whether the parquet is glued to the substrate or installed as a floating floor.
How wide should the movement joint be?
Well, what appears elegant in the photo by "nordanney" may look nice, but it is not functional, as you can easily see.
The necessary joint width also depends on the (parquet) floor area. However, we don’t know that information here.
I would recommend the following:
No transition profile, but a stainless steel edge profile as a boundary, installed beneath the tiles (meaning the tiles should not be laid yet at the time the parquet is installed).
The parquet to be glued is then finished cleanly on the other side against the edge profile (towards the tiles) with a joint width of 6mm to 8mm (0.24 to 0.31 inches), depending on the floor area.
Afterward, the joint cavity is cleanly filled with liquid cork, ensuring a flush connection to the parquet height.
This is how it would work!
However, if the parquet is to be installed as a floating floor, then a transition profile is unavoidable.
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Regards, KlaRa
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nordanney21 Apr 2016 22:50Why is the transition not functional? It is exactly the transition with a profile (L-shaped, long side under the tiles) that you mentioned.
The joint width and the use of cork or silicone are certainly open for discussion.
The joint width and the use of cork or silicone are certainly open for discussion.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Of course, when installing as a floating floor without the wide rails... Hi Sebastian, how exactly?
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Sebastian7922 Apr 2016 08:41Silicone or cork – I know this is a controversial topic, but it works...
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