Tile Higher Than Carpet

First i can install the tile on a straight line that is easy to bring the carpet up to.

Tile higher than carpet.

Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place. This transition strip is designed for joining a laminate floor to a tile floor. 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.

It s much easier to sweep carpet crumbs off tile than it is to clean mortar out of the pile of a carpet. Yes if the tile is higher than the carpet due to hardiboard or durock or medium bed etc. 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. Ceramic tile floors tend to be higher than laminate floors because tile is installed over cement board while laminate usually lies over a thin foam underlayment.

If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile. The hardwood strip is unfinished and can be stained to match the color of the laminate flooring. What profile would you recommend for this uneven transition. Ceramic tile often creates a floor level that s higher than neighboring floors such as those made of vinyl thin hardwood or carpet.

The different levels can be visually jarring and cause people. Use carpet shims which are cheap.