Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 4Jul 26, 2010 8:09 pm Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 8Jul 27, 2010 9:14 am Building with Ventura homes (WA) Building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20516 Slab: 17/04/10, Bricking started: 12/05/10, Bricking finished: 2/06/10, Roof frame done: 11/06/10, Colorbond on: 14/07/10, Lock Up: 19/08/10, Cabinets: 25/08/10, Tiling done: 28/09/10, Electrical: 2/10/10, PCI: 29/10/10, Keys: 4/11/10 Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 10Jul 27, 2010 12:30 pm Our timber went in first, then tiles but there was tile floor area prep work done first. In the room with the tile in it, they sealed the slab with membrane. Then they put down a steel L bracket on the floor with the this timber facing the back of the brace/bracket: ---timber---L----tile----. Then they floated the tile area with self leveling concrete to make the tile floor level match the timber floor level so they would both be flush whe finishd. Then they installed the timber, and the tile went in after that. End result: perfectly flush transition between timber and tile. Greg Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 11Jul 27, 2010 12:45 pm Dukekamaya Doesn't really matter what goes in first. An aluminium edge strip or cover strip usually separates the two Is an expansion gap required? Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 12Jul 27, 2010 1:46 pm karakarakara Hey sorry to hijak this thread a little Lex (I hope you don't mind!), but it seems like an appropriate place to ask. I'm wondering a similar question to what Lex originally asked, only with carpet..... we are doing timber (partner is doing the timber himself) in main areas and carpet in the bedrooms/theatre. What should go down first?? I did a search but couldn't come up with anything, but if it has been answered before please point me in the right direction! Thank you (and sorry again for hijaking!) Hi Karakarakara, have a look in this thread, there are a few pics too and explanations! viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30546 Lex...about to take some pics for you! EDIT: Karakarakara (that's harder to type than you think!), I know when we did ours, the timber went down first. It was done this way as the timber creates so much dust (sawing the bottom of the architraves), and there was mess walked everywhere through the house. I would not have wanted that dusty residue walked into my new, just laid carpet!! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 13Jul 27, 2010 2:06 pm Thanks, guys! Donuts, yes I have that second cute shoes piccie So there is no metal engle on that pic from the top? Greg, where have you been ... I didn't want to bother you all this time (hehehe, that's a huge credit to me), but hey ... what's going on, are you in already?!?! Stormy, thaks for that, I can wait a little Karakarakara, Stormy has already addressed your query, and you are more than welcome to ask other related questions! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 14Jul 27, 2010 2:12 pm Lex Donuts, yes I have that second cute shoes piccie So there is no metal engle on that pic from the top? not sure what an engle is? but there is no metal at all. just wood, then tile. maybe some grout in between, or silicone caulking. but no metal. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 15Jul 27, 2010 2:13 pm OK Lex, here are some pics. Just keep in mind that my tiles were done by the builder, and my floor after handover. The flooring is engineered floating timber, not solid, and I imagine there could be a height difference between the 2 and the way the edge is finished. From above: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ ...and the gap. You'll have to excuse the crued measuring implement..it was the first thing I grabbed! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ (Getting down to floor level on my hands and knees made me realise just how filthy the cat's paws are!) This was the first time I have actually looked at the height difference, and didn't realise it was that much (about 10mm). It certainly doesn't feel like it when you walk on it, and I don't notice a transition at all. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 16Jul 27, 2010 5:25 pm Thanks, ladies Donuts, the angle is the L-shaped metal that Greg mentioned ... Thanks, Stormy, that looks really good!! I would never have thought that a floating floor would be higher than tiles ... the builder probably didn't do a cement bed under the tiles here, just used glue? That would make sense, since the floating floor is about 15mm + 2mm foam ... On the other hand, it seems that there is a metal angle next to tiles, as low as the tiles are, and then the shiny strip to cover the gap between the 2 floors ... BTW, how do you find the floating floor? Does it sound hollow when you walk on it? Does it get lots of strong direct sun? I think it's a good move to install a floater (no fixings at all ) in areas of higher risk due to sun exposure etc. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 17Jul 27, 2010 7:43 pm Lex Thanks, Stormy, that looks really good!! I would never have thought that a floating floor would be higher than tiles ... the builder probably didn't do a cement bed under the tiles here, just used glue? That would make sense, since the floating floor is about 15mm + 2mm foam ... On the other hand, it seems that there is a metal angle next to tiles, as low as the tiles are, and then the shiny strip to cover the gap between the 2 floors ... BTW, how do you find the floating floor? Does it sound hollow when you walk on it? Does it get lots of strong direct sun? I think it's a good move to install a floater (no fixings at all ) in areas of higher risk due to sun exposure etc. I do recall seeing cement sheet under the tiles (but unsure if that was upstairs AND downstairs), and then I guess they were glued onto that. Not sure of the height of the tiles and cement sheet together, but the floating floor is about 18mm, plus the foam. Yes, there is the metal strip to finish off the tiles done by the tiler, and then the metal finishing thing that the floorboard dudes did! The floor does sound a little weird when walked on, but I'm used to having solid polished floors on stumps that sound really echoey, so it's a more 'subdued' sound! It doesn't get much direct sun at all (only at certain times of the year), and I've moved furniture and it has darkened a little already...but doesn't bother me! I probably would never get one again, but go for solid timber. Basically, I look at it and it scratches. Drop something on it (and the kids are forever doing that!) and you can see exactly where it was forever. I actually prefer a shiny gloss finish that the satin one too... Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 18Jul 27, 2010 9:20 pm Yeah, I'm around. Still not in yet. We are waiting on council to put in our layback so they can build the driveway. It's taking them forever. New fences all around going in this week. Re: Where timber floor meets the tiles ... 19Jul 28, 2010 8:21 am Thanks, Stormy ... I had a good look at your 2-strip spotted gum Silkwood , as we are also thinking maybe it's safer and better to float the floor in our most trafficable areas and then just replace it later if needed (if we can't repair/sand it). But our guy wants to glue it, so it wouldn't be a floater any more We might end up biting the bullet and installing full thickness floor and having a little step. I'm sure we'd get used to the step in no time, and it's probably the psychological barrier of knowing that we could go without one with other floor types (overlay or floating) My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... It sounds like you have a crack in your garage where the wall meets the ceiling, along the shadow line on the… 0 17202 yeah i couldnt picture it issue either, but i could clearly picture what they were doing wrong haha 2 5301 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15924 |