How To Lay Tile Against Wood Flooring

This unique transition between rooms can be achieved anywhere two styles of flooring meet.

How to lay tile against wood flooring.

Lay the majority of your tile up to the hardwood flooring then cut out space for each tile individually taking care to make sharp straight cuts with clean corners. Lay the tile flat and then with mild pressure slide the tile 1 4 inch back against the thin set ridges then slide it back into place. The next example involved a prefinished hand scraped floor glued down on concrete. It s especially useful when a wide wooden threshold would be unwanted.

In many cases where tile is used in a room it s located in the heart of the home or in an isolated space usually in the kitchen or bathroom. If the flooring runs parallel saw the tongues off the boards that go next to the tile with a table saw and top nail the boards to the. Pull the tile up and check the back of the tile. And really these are two different materials so the direction needs to be considered in a different manner.

It should be completely covered with thin set. The tile will hold it in place. Use a file to smooth down the edges. These strips can be finished to look like the floor or painted to stand out.

Of particular interest is the feature board that was used to separate the tile and the hardwood floor. Pick up the tile at the store open up several boxes lay the tiles on the floor in the different patterns directions and take photos. Position a straightedge on the starting line and hold it in place with bags of mortar or grout. The same general rule that applies to laying wood tile can t be applied when laying tile.

It will quickly become obvious which way looks best in your house. Just spread the thinset then set the strip in the mortar. You ll start laying tiles with this row. Finally the hardwood was installed by scribing each individual board against the tile.

Leave inch to inch of space centered underneath the door for the bottom of the transition strip.