Transition From Carpet To Tile With Molding

The adjoining ceramic tile butts up against this aluminum track but does not attach to it.

Transition from carpet to tile with molding.

However you can also pull the carpet across the space between the tack strip and the tile s edging. Without a transition molding exposed tile edges may serve as a tripping hazard and could chip from exposure. Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster. Much like a carpet to hard flooring transition vinyl to tile transitions require a reducer strip.

See more ideas about carpet to tile transition flooring home. 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. After the tile is installed put in a tack strip 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile.

You ll want to make sure the reducer s curved end leads down to the vinyl for a smooth transition. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. The next step should be to cut at the direct edge of the tile. This style makes use of an invisible aluminum strip tucked under the edge of the carpet with upward protruding spikes that grip the carpet.

This transition strip is designed to join low pile carpet to a ceramic tile floor. Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling. Sometimes the tile is higher than the carpet and you can stub your toe. We have a fix for this with cedar shims placed underneath the carpet.