Tile Higher Than Carpet
It s much easier to sweep carpet crumbs off tile than it is to clean mortar out of the pile of a carpet.
Tile higher than carpet. Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. And because setting tile can be a messy job with mortar water and grout tiling first keeps the mess away from the carpet. The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people. This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor.
First i can install the tile on a straight line that is easy to bring the carpet up to. Use carpet shims which are cheap. 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. Mike antonetti mar 29 2013 6 hanover fist pro member.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. Once my tile is installed it will be higher than the adjacent carpet. What profile would you recommend for this uneven transition. The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring.
If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile. Ceramic tile often creates a floor level that s higher than neighboring floors such as those made of vinyl thin hardwood or carpet.