Mike antonetti mar 29 2013 6 hanover fist pro member.
Tile higher than carpet.
It s much easier to sweep carpet crumbs off tile than it is to clean mortar out of the pile of a carpet.
This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor.
Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.
Once my tile is installed it will be higher than the adjacent carpet.
What profile would you recommend for this uneven transition.
First i can install the tile on a straight line that is easy to bring the carpet up to.
Yes if the tile is higher than the carpet due to hardiboard or durock or medium bed etc.
And because setting tile can be a messy job with mortar water and grout tiling first keeps the mess away from the carpet.
The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.
Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.
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.
The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people.
If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.