Any suggestions for this transition area?

[Mikey P]

Client is not happy with how the travertine and the wood join. The 1/16th gap is filled with some wood putty and some grout happ-hazzardly. The edge of the Travertine is rough and some fill has popped. It sits higher as well.

I know, 1st world problems... but they want it smooth and pretty..

T molding would look goofy ..


Is removing that boarder strip of wood and an equal amount of tile and inserting a 6" wide stone slab be possible, after the fact?

 

[hogjowl]

Tell them to call a floor guy who knows what he’s doing.

 

[Mikey P]

not an easy find in these parts but I'm looking for one for them as well as suggestions

 

[Hack Attack]

put a tile bar in there it'll add character

 

[Old Coastie]

How much higher is the travertine? I can think of five ways that I could approach this.

 

[Mikey P]

put a tile bar in there it'll add character

What the heck is a tile bar

 

[Mikey P]

How much higher is the travertine? I can think of five ways that I could approach this.

Maybe two business cards..

What are your ideas?

 

[Desk Jockey]

What the heck is a tile bar

I've seem a marble strip used as transition. I assume he is speaking about the same type of thing.

 

[Hack Attack]

What the heck is a tile bar

its a metal strip of brass, alloy, copper etc


you'd still have to lift the wood to fit it

Martys right

 

[Desk Jockey]

its a metal strip of brass, alloy, copper etc
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you'd still have to lift the wood to fit it

Martys right

That looks better than without it now.

 

[Fat Mike]

Mike if they have extra wood material you could pull that strip. Then use a smoothing stone sold at concrete supply and chamfer the edges of the travertine to get a smooth finish. I’ve used stone polishing discs on clay tile to do this.

then reinstall and do a better grout fill.

or use the schluter trim like mentioned earlier, typically it’s installed under tile but you could install under the wood portion.
Those schluter edges are very nice.

either way just adding the trim won’t do the trick. Those stone edges should’ve been chamfered. You might be able to to it without removing the wood but it would be tedious.

t mold would b retarded imo

 

[Hack Attack]

what the schluter you say?

 

[Fat Mike]

what the schluter you say?

It’s the metal trim used for tile it’s part of the “schluter systems” they provide waterproofing systems for tile in wet applications

 

[Hack Attack]

It’s the metal trim used for tile it’s part of the “schluter systems” they provide waterproofing systems for tile in wet applications

just never heard the term, its just tile bar or trim here

 

[Fat Mike]

just never heard the term, its just tile bar or trim here

Sorry it’s a brand. It’s the most common in our area

 

[Nomad74]

Looks like a great spot to install a trap door.

 

[Dolly Llama]

..L.T.A.

 

[Shane T]

We had the same issue once, except it wasn't travertine just smooth ceramic tile. We were able to shim the edge of the hardwood(slightly tilting it) to match the tile. Finished with some siliconized grout caulk. My elderly parent walk over it with or without their walkers without noticing it.