Tile To Carpet Transition On Concrete

This is an amateur demonstration of how i modified a carpet transition to ceramic tile after installing new ceramic tile onto concrete.

Tile to carpet transition on concrete.

Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling. Carpet can easily be cut and positioned easily or at least it can be moved more more easily than tile especially after the tile has been set into place. The next step should be to cut at the direct edge of the tile. The adjoining ceramic tile butts up against this aluminum track but does not attach to it.

Step 2 apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete. Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster. I chose not to use a. This style makes use of an invisible aluminum strip tucked under the edge of the carpet with upward protruding spikes that grip the carpet.

The traditional way of making the tile to carpet transition is with the tuck method. After the tile is installed put in a tack strip 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile. Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place. Place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring.

Step 2 hold the strip in place while you drill down through the mounting holes on the strip and into the concrete floor with your hammer drill and your 5 32 inch carbide drill bit. This transition strip is designed to join low pile carpet to a ceramic tile floor. Mark the floor where the transition strip is to be located taking care to allow for any required expansion space as specified by the flooring manufacturer. Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.

Drill the holes 1 inch deep. If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.