I need to make some wood transistion.
Some one put in a tile floor in the kitchen, but did not plan for a transition to the ajoining wood floor.
It is 3/4″ high. How wide does it need to be.
And how thick does the thin edge need to be and still maintain some integraty.
I was thinking about 3/16″.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
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Depends on the wood species for thickness.
I did a 3/16" lip (OAK) on my sisters floor where it met the bathroom vinyl.
Rounded over & glued the piss out of it to make sure no moisture would get under the lip.
It will be oak. And fully supported. I may not have made it clear. But all is is a taper across the width from the 3/4" tile to "zero" at the existing oak floor. Just don't want a sharp edge that will splinter off..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
I look at this type of transition as similar to a store bought oak threshold with one of the beveled edges cut off. Of course, I make my own. Also the store bought is convex on the underside, so the cutoff edge (abuting the unfinished edge of the tile floor) would need to be supported. When I make my own this isn't an issue.
I think 1/4" or 3/8" range is a good minimum thickness. Sand it sligtly rounded for a nicer look.
I use caulk to fill the joint between the threshold and tile floor, as grout tends to crack when the wood moves.
There were a few times I chisseled out the grout-made bevel someone did when they didn't know to make a wood transition. Hacks, I'm telling ya!
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Edited 6/13/2008 12:51 am by Ted W.