Tile Higher Than Carpet

The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.

Tile higher than carpet.

These materials handle higher moisture better than hardwood and can be installed on a concrete subfloor. Tiling to existing carpet. Hi i have contractors doing my master bath. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.

For existing carpet simply ensure that your carpet is cut a few inches longer than where you want to end the tile roll it back then unroll it and cut it to fit when you finish the tile. Ceramic tile floors tend to be higher than laminate floors because tile is installed over cement board while laminate usually lies over a thin foam underlayment. They are durable stain resistant and ideal for high traffic. Once my tile is installed it will be higher than the adjacent carpet.

Wood for example has a very different finish height than ceramic tile. Laminate and low pile carpet make great options for home offices. If i need to tile up to carpet that has already been installed at a doorway for instance i install the tile carefully to within about an inch of the carpet. I do believe they tiled over the existing tile and that s another story but we need a custom marble saddle in some type of white stone or ceramic or porcelain.

Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place. The schluter reno tk profile provides a sloped transition between the tile and carpet and features a channel below the sloped surface to hide and protect the edge of the carpet. This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor. If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.

While installation manipulation with padding and underlayment help iron out these inconsistencies sometimes the only option is to work with a threshold to bridge the gap between the two materials used and make an even transition. The new tile floor is about 1 1 2 inches higher than it should be than it originally was. What profile would you recommend for this uneven transition.