My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds between
the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put wooden ones in.
Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and have
struck out so far. Any help is appreciated.
>>Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
before? <<
I only make these on site when I am connecting to an oversized tile.
You can buy all sizes you need at a good wood flooring supply store.
If you cannot find what you want, make a profile on a suitable piece of
hardwood that you like, one that you will see and walk on when
installed. Apply stain as needed and finish with a few coats of poly.
Dado out a receiver on the tile side to sit on top of your tile to
cover that edge. I glue mine down with poly glue in a tube and put
something heavy on it for 24 hours to let it set up and cure.
Robert
"Daniel-Adrienne Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds between
> the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put wooden ones in.
> Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
> before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and have
> struck out so far. Any help is appreciated.
>
When we put in our "floating" floor, I had a 13.5' run between carpet and
floor. At the price of the commercial plastic product, I took out some red
oak, ripped to an inch and a half wide, rabbeted for carpet and tack strip
on one side (3/8x3/8?) , floor on the other (3/8x1/2), then chamfered both
upper edges to avoid catching shoes. Nine years and counting.
Worked as well for the kitchen transition where it was vinyl at the time.
"Daniel-Adrienne Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for all the help. I think that I now what I need to do, however
> one question. I'm figuring that I need to keep the carpet all the way up
> to the tile. There is a tack strip just at the trasition edge. The tacks
> that come up to the that point are securing the carpet. Any thoughts on
> securing the transition strip to the carpet side. I was may be thinking
> pre drilling small holes and then securing with screws into the tack strip
> and filling in the holes with wood putty, sanding and then finishing.
I kept the floor back far enough so that I could secure through the top of
my "T" shape directly to the underlayment.
"Daniel-Adrienne Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds between
> the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put wooden ones in.
> Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
> before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and have
> struck out so far. Any help is appreciated.
>
There is a strip of metal that you install under the tile which has an
attachment for carpet. Of course, you install this piece while you are
installing the tile. I don't know if there is something similar which is
suitable for your situation.
Jim
Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:57:14 -0400, the blithe spirit WillR
> <[email protected]> clearly indicated:
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>>http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/productsbusiness/productsinteriortri=
m.html
>>
>>
>>It was all ugly burgundy carpet before -- now It's oak, ceramic, brass =
>>and oak transition strips with new laminate flooring...
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> Stained and polyed oak, of course? </cheap shot>
>=20
> Hey, what's the story on that unusual hall table. The top looks as if
> it folds out. What braces it and what's it for, Giggles?
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Sewing machine silly. My wife bought it.
--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw
Thanks for all the help. I think that I now what I need to do, however one
question. I'm figuring that I need to keep the carpet all the way up to the
tile. There is a tack strip just at the trasition edge. The tacks that
come up to the that point are securing the carpet. Any thoughts on securing
the transition strip to the carpet side. I was may be thinking pre drilling
small holes and then securing with screws into the tack strip and filling in
the holes with wood putty, sanding and then finishing.
"Daniel-Adrienne Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds between
> the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put wooden ones in.
> Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
> before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and have
> struck out so far. Any help is appreciated.
>
Daniel-Adrienne Fischer wrote:
> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds between
> the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put wooden ones in.
> Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
> before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and have
> struck out so far. Any help is appreciated.
>
>
hehe, plans?? don't you mean "transition strip"?
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cda/article_print/0,1983,HGTV_3712_1376151_ARTICLE-DETAIL-PRINT,00.html
Dave
David <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Daniel-Adrienne Fischer wrote:
>
>> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds
>> between the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put
>> wooden ones in. Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone
>> done anything like this before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes
>> looking for examples and have struck out so far. Any help is
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
> hehe, plans?? don't you mean "transition strip"?
> http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cda/article_print/0,1983,HGTV_3712_1376151_ART
> ICLE-DETAIL-PRINT,00.html
>
> Dave
I thought for a moment you were channelling JOAT... ;-)
Patriarch
"George" <George@least> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
> "Daniel-Adrienne Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds
>> between the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put
>> wooden ones in. Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone
>> done anything like this before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes
>> looking for examples and have struck out so far. Any help is
>> appreciated.
>>
>
> When we put in our "floating" floor, I had a 13.5' run between carpet
> and floor. At the price of the commercial plastic product, I took out
> some red oak, ripped to an inch and a half wide, rabbeted for carpet
> and tack strip on one side (3/8x3/8?) , floor on the other (3/8x1/2),
> then chamfered both upper edges to avoid catching shoes. Nine years
> and counting.
>
> Worked as well for the kitchen transition where it was vinyl at the
> time.
>
My wife is always pleased when these sorts of things happen during home
improvement projects. It's amazing what one person, with thousands of
dollars of tooling can accomplish. ;-)
Where do people imagine items like this grow, anyway?
Patriarch,
whose wife approves, primarily because it makes me happier, rather than any
rational economic justification...
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:57:14 -0400, the blithe spirit WillR
<[email protected]> clearly indicated:
>http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/productsbusiness/productsinteriortrim.html
>
>
>It was all ugly burgundy carpet before -- now It's oak, ceramic, brass
>and oak transition strips with new laminate flooring...
Stained and polyed oak, of course? </cheap shot>
Hey, what's the story on that unusual hall table. The top looks as if
it folds out. What braces it and what's it for, Giggles?
--
"Given the low level of competence among politicians,
every American should become a Libertarian."
-- Charley Reese, Alameda Times-Star (California), June 17, 2003
Daniel-Adrienne Fischer wrote:
> Thanks for all the help. I think that I now what I need to do, however one
> question. I'm figuring that I need to keep the carpet all the way up to the
> tile. There is a tack strip just at the trasition edge. The tacks that
> come up to the that point are securing the carpet. Any thoughts on securing
> the transition strip to the carpet side. I was may be thinking pre drilling
> small holes and then securing with screws into the tack strip and filling in
> the holes with wood putty, sanding and then finishing.
>
A couple years ago we tiled an upstairs bathroom, and (eventually)
installed an Oak threshold strip where the tile met the carpet.
We used brass screws to hold it down, leaving them exposed. The
brass works well with the oak.
>
> "Daniel-Adrienne Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds between
>>the carpeting and the tiled areas. We would like to put wooden ones in.
>>Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like this
>>before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and have
>>struck out so far. Any help is appreciated.
>>
>
>
>
Daniel-Adrienne Fischer wrote:
> My wife and I have just bought a house and there are no thresholds betw=
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> Does anyone have any plans for these or has anyone done anything like t=
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> before? I have gone to Home Depot and Lowes looking for examples and h=
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I think it is just as simple to "make up" a nice profile.
I did that here...
http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/productsbusiness/productsinteriortrim.=
html
It was all ugly burgundy carpet before -- now It's oak, ceramic, brass=20
and oak transition strips with new laminate flooring...
Putting in Berber didn't hurt either...
Just keep the exposed part as "low" as possible.
The BORG does have strips -- they worked in some rooms. However, the=20
"home made" stuff looks better.
--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw