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I'm getting ready to re-do all the flooring on my first floor. The kitchen and the foyer/mudroom will be tiled and the hallway, dining room and great room will be a floating installation of engineered hardwood.
This is a "standard" installation over 2x8 16" OC floor joists and 7/8" T&G OSB subfloor. (Not sure of the official thickness of the OSB, but that's what it measures in the floor openings for the heat registers. It's a 28 year old house.)
(I've already dealt with the tile deflection issue by adding a supporting beam below the joists.)
I'm estimating the height of the tiled floor to be: 1/4" tile plus 1/4" backerboard plus two 1/8" layers of thinset to be a total right about 3/4".
The hardwood is 1/2" and the underlayment padding is 1/8" for total 5/8".
It is an open floor plan, and there will be about 10 linear feet where the tile will meet the hardwood.
My question is how to handle the 1/8" difference. What are my options? Would adding a second layer of underlayment make sense? (I'd guess no.) Or lay down some kind of 1/8" plywood? Or just install transition strips? Or is a 1/8" height difference even a tripping hazard that has to be dealt with?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
This is a "standard" installation over 2x8 16" OC floor joists and 7/8" T&G OSB subfloor. (Not sure of the official thickness of the OSB, but that's what it measures in the floor openings for the heat registers. It's a 28 year old house.)
(I've already dealt with the tile deflection issue by adding a supporting beam below the joists.)
I'm estimating the height of the tiled floor to be: 1/4" tile plus 1/4" backerboard plus two 1/8" layers of thinset to be a total right about 3/4".
The hardwood is 1/2" and the underlayment padding is 1/8" for total 5/8".
It is an open floor plan, and there will be about 10 linear feet where the tile will meet the hardwood.
My question is how to handle the 1/8" difference. What are my options? Would adding a second layer of underlayment make sense? (I'd guess no.) Or lay down some kind of 1/8" plywood? Or just install transition strips? Or is a 1/8" height difference even a tripping hazard that has to be dealt with?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.