Half tiled & Half Engineered wood kitchen floor - how to

[sandyman]

I'm planning to lay half of my kitchen floor tiled and half engineered flooring

Below the tiles which will be 12mm thick there will be 18 mm plywood
bringin the thickness to approx 30 mm

The engineered flooring will be 18 mm thick inc underlay

I'm really stuck as I do not know how I can produce a finish between
the tiles and flooring which will look nice

Any help with this would be appreciated !

 

[Richard C]

Don’t forget the tile adhesive will be around 3mm thick so you’re probably looking at a height difference of around 15mm & that’s quiet a step; how wide is the transfer? Some sort of quadrant moulding immediately springs to mind & these can be had in a variety of materials plastic, hardwood, aluminium or even stainless steel but it depends on what sort of look your trying to achieve. You need to finish the strip slightly above the tile level or you run the risk of chipping the edge so it may have to be something custom made; I’ve done this myself between tiles/oak floor but only across a door width when I couldn’t get any suitable threshold.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

Can you put a layer of 12mm ply under your laminate flooring thus reducing the difference in height or will that just transfer the problem to another area in the house.

 

[sandyman]

The transfer is about 10ft -- basically accross the middle of the room.

So the area where the wood & tiles meet will be visible
Yes there will be a 15mm differential

Ive seen T mouldings but they are small and not suitable
I was thinking more of a aluminium / steel strip
for a seamless finish which won't look ugly

I can't find anything and seem to be going round in circles

 

[Richard C]

A "T" moulding won’t work because of the difference in height. Specialist SS/aluminium mouldings may be availabe in 3m (10ft) but generally it’s 2m; but you won't find that sort of thing at B&Q or Homebase! You need to source a specialist steel finishing stockist; I’ve used one in Southend (Essex) before but don't expect it to be cheap! You may be better off with a hardwood nosing which you can adjust to fit yourself or even a UPVC quadrant/nosing (cheap as chips on line with deleivery); white actually looks quiet good against a light to medium hardwood floor.