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Where the Wood Floor meets the Bathroom Tiles

  • 03-01-2015 12:28am
    #1
    wandererz
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    I am installing engineered wood floors and things have gone well so far.
    However, i have just reached the bathroom door area.
    Bathroom has tiles and previously it would have met the carpet under the door with a metallic separator between them.

    Now, considering replacing the carpet with wood and the moisture problems with wood & expansion, are there any precautions i need to take in sealing the wood?

    Also what type of separator can i use...the previous one was designed for carpet (with the hooks etc).

    One other problem is that the wood may end up being higher than the tile layer.
    This may not be a problem in the longer term as i intend to eventually replace the tile, but need to resolve it in the short term.

    thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    michael999999
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    Your looking for a reducer!


  • #3
    wandererz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭wandererz


    Go on then...

    What is this reducer you speak of???

    Do i need to venture to Mordor for this?


  • #4
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    wandererz wrote: »
    Go on then...

    What is this reducer you speak of???

    Do i need to venture to Mordor for this?

    It reduces the height of the floorboards to the tiles. It will replace the metal strip. Can be bought wherever you bought the floors.


  • #5
    wandererz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭wandererz


    Muchos thanks!!

    I've also been Googling it. Looks like what i need.

    Problem is going to be getting something to match the colour of the floors!
    I think i will leave an appropriate amount of space between the two tomorrow and then get the reducer when i can find a suitable colour next week.

    Possibly also will use a sealant on the edges of the wood to prevent moisture getting in.


  • #6
    iano.p
    Closed Accounts Posts: 817 ✭✭✭iano.p


    I wouldn't think the floor would get damp enough for it to damage the floor. Did the carpet ever get damp? The reducer would cover the end if there is cuts so I would seal it. Just leave 5 mil of a gap at the edge for movement.


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  • #7
    deandean
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    i did this, although in the kitchen. i particularly wanted the tiles butting directly to the timber floor with no separator and no step in height.
    matching the heights is just a mechanical problem you may need a thin sheet of plywood or something under the tiles in the bathroom.
    i just laid the tiles up to the timber and grouted the gap as normal. i tiling up to the end grain of the wood and I put a couple of coats of varnish on the end grain.
    that floor is mopped a couple of times a week and after about 5 years all is aok. and it looks far far better without any kind of separation between timber tiles.
    best of luck. Remember be sure to allow an expansion gap around all the other corners of the timber floor.


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