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