Tile Higher Than Carpet

This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor.

Tile higher than carpet.

Yes if the tile is higher than the carpet due to hardiboard or durock or medium bed etc. And because setting tile can be a messy job with mortar water and grout tiling first keeps the mess away from the carpet. Ceramic tile floors tend to be higher than laminate floors because tile is installed over cement board while laminate usually lies over a thin foam underlayment. Mike antonetti mar 29 2013 6 hanover fist pro member.

Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. 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.

Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place. Use carpet shims which are cheap. It s much easier to sweep carpet crumbs off tile than it is to clean mortar out of the pile of a carpet. The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people.

What profile would you recommend for this uneven transition. Ceramic tile often creates a floor level that s higher than neighboring floors such as those made of vinyl thin hardwood or carpet.