Ceramic Tile Higher Than Hardwood

Another element many face particularly with remodels is matching hardwood when a ceramic tile backer board has or is being used.

Ceramic tile higher than hardwood.

This strip can either meet the tile floor directly or can have a lip over style. We are installing engineered hardwood floors against porcelain tile floors. Ceramic tile often creates a floor level that s higher than neighboring floors such as those made of vinyl thin hardwood or carpet. The engineered hardwood with the underlayment which is being installed on our concrete subfloor will be 3 8 or 9 525 mm higher than the existing tile floor.

For reference the total thickness of the hardwood with the underlayment is 5 8 or more exactly 15 mm. Both features require a stiffer floor than most homes have. I made it because the tile floor was higher than wood f. Much like the tile to laminate strip this one reduces from a higher tile floor covering to a lower vinyl floor.

Notice the flush transition from hardwood flooring to tile. Naturally this depends on which hardwood and which tile and condition of your floor but this is a good rule of thumb for the colder climates. In this video i ll show you how to make and install a wood floor reducer from tile to hardwood floor. More on same vertical height differences.

Mentioned previously butting is commonplace in high end homes even with the flooring running parallel to tiled or stone areas. The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people. Hardwood is more durable in many ways but tile stands up to scratches from the paws of furry friends better than wood. In almost every case vinyl will be lower than laminate.

Looking closer click on the photo to enlarge it you ll see that the tile is large about 1 foot by 2 feet and made of marble. The labor for tile is much higher than the labor for hardwood so when you add labor and materials together usually hardwood is less expensive. Had planned on using marble beveled threshold but there is still a big height gap. Remodeling master bathroom and the new heated floor and 18x18 tile are much higher than the master bedroom hardwood floor.

Contractor suggested shoe moulding on leading edge but i don t know about how that would loo.