May I ask A Question Please?

[olds]

WTF is the purpose of this transition from the main room to the exit on the left? Why isn't that a smooth floor all the way across?

Am I retarded or am I missing something? I want smooth floors so I don't trip and end up like Boomer.

 

[bbhaag]

Probably because were the tile at the entry way meets the LVP flooring in the living place there is a difference in height or some other variance that required a transition strip. It appears to be a nice brass one though so that is a plus. Brass is really trending right now on Pinterest and HGTV so that's cool. I personally hate it and will never use it but that is just me. I'm a chrome guy myself or at the very least brushed nickel will work in a pinch if I have no other choice.

Anyway, I agree with you about transitions strips like that. I absolutely hate them and one of the reasons my wife and I bought our current home is because the original builder was handicap and went out of his way to make sure there were no transition strips like that in our house. It's awesome and one of the many things we love about our home.

 

[Iron Woode]

more than likely due to an older renovation. There may have been something like a mudroom there before since it looks like it goes out to a lane-way.

I am more concerned about a door that opens towards the fireplace.

 

[highland145]

Entry is slate or something?

No worries, the neck breaker is on the right. Along with the bathroom.

 

[BoomerD]

WTF is the purpose of this transition from the main room to the exit on the left? Why isn't that a smooth floor all the way across?

Am I retarded or am I missing something? I want smooth floors so I don't trip and end up like Boomer.

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Just put bigger wheels on your walker, old man. I just did that for one of my elderly neighbor ladies.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My guess is there used to be tile there and they decided to just make it hardwood, but trying to match the new wood with the old even if it's the exact same wood is a bit tricky and would look odd so they probably just put that transition there.

I sorta have the same in my entrance, but in my case it was just to add a bit of definition between the entrance and rest of kitchen and there is a doorway there so it looks more natural.

 

[sandorski]

A Mat would probably fit there.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

I would guess that the original doors they put in leaked, caused a fair amount of damage, and rather than fully fix it (cover the area over the porch, or add a storm door) they just added tile so any future infiltrating water didn't dissolve the floor.

Citation: my house.

 

[zinfamous]

dude ran speaker cables or something else stupid under that border...but basically what bhagg said: imperfect floor transition from retcon of older tile stepway at those French doors to the outside.

And, you know, the rest of the hardwood floor was probably carpet. So, tile into carpet, c. 1973 original split house design for that floor. Just look at that house. Everything is just begging for tile into carpet when you enter fancy french door from your luxury outdoor patio, entertainment, and entry space. That half bath for some reason, crammed between the authentic wood stove and stone feature and the French Doors sort of punches this entire message into your face!

 

[bbhaag]

dude ran speaker cables or something else stupid under that border...but basically what bhagg said: imperfect floor transition from retcon of older tile stepway at those French doors to the outside.

Long A dude. Bbhaag not bhagg and a couple of other things. That is not hardwood flooring. It's pretty clear that it's LVP you can tell by the pattern/seams and also it's pretty common to tile entryway doors. Not because the doors leak but because tile has better water resistance, wear resistance, and is easier to clean.

 

[sdifox]

WTF is the purpose of this transition from the main room to the exit on the left? Why isn't that a smooth floor all the way across?

Am I retarded or am I missing something? I want smooth floors so I don't trip and end up like Boomer.

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Mud space. In my old house I had mud room in both front and back door. There is a threshold to separate that space and inside.

 

[zinfamous]

Long A dude. Bbhaag not bhagg and a couple of other things. That is not hardwood flooring. It's pretty clear that it's LVP you can tell by the pattern/seams and also it's pretty common to tile entryway doors. Not because the doors leak but because tile has better water resistance, wear resistance, and is easier to clean.

yes, you're right it's not hardwood. And I get the tile, but I was more thinking about that tile to carpet transition, that probably existed in this house not too long ago, and for a very long time before that, and how awful it always looks whenever you see it.

 

[brianmanahan]

that's the toe stubber 9000, our flagship model

 

[Greenman]

The easy answer is that it was a cheap fix. Doesn't matter what the original conditions were, the transition strip was cheap, quick, easy fix.

 

[Muadib]

I'm I the only one shocked by olds saying please?

 

[zinfamous]

I'm I the only one shocked by olds saying please?

After 20 punches on your personal "service" card, he gets a little more polite with his demands.

 

[Greenman]

Long A dude. Bbhaag not bhagg and a couple of other things. That is not hardwood flooring. It's pretty clear that it's LVP you can tell by the pattern/seams and also it's pretty common to tile entryway doors. Not because the doors leak but because tile has better water resistance, wear resistance, and is easier to clean.

Looks like an engineered product to me. The end joints roll slightly, you don't see that on LVP, I never have anyway.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Probably because were the tile at the entry way meets the LVP flooring in the living place there is a difference in height or some other variance that required a transition strip. It appears to be a nice brass one though so that is a plus. Brass is really trending right now on Pinterest and HGTV so that's cool. I personally hate it and will never use it but that is just me. I'm a chrome guy myself or at the very least brushed nickel will work in a pinch if I have no other choice.

Anyway, I agree with you about transitions strips like that. I absolutely hate them and one of the reasons my wife and I bought our current home is because the original builder was handicap and went out of his way to make sure there were no transition strips like that in our house. It's awesome and one of the many things we love about our home.

How do you have a house without any transition unless it's the same material all throughout?

 

[Spacehead]

I'm I the only one shocked by olds saying please?

Maybe the move East has mellowed him?

 

[bbhaag]

How do you have a house without any transition unless it's the same material all throughout?

No transition strips like Olds posted above. We have several different types of flooring throughout the house(hardwood, carpet, tile, travertine, ect.)but they transition from one type of flooring to the next without the use of the above mentioned strips.

Like this pic for example. This is were our tiled kitchen meets the hardwood flooring in the hallway and living room. As you can see the two different types of flooring meet perfectly so no need for a strip. The entire home is like this.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

No transition strips like Olds posted above. We have several different types of flooring throughout the house(hardwood, carpet, tile, travertine, ect.)but they transition from one type of flooring to the next without the use of the above mentioned strips.

Like this pic for example. This is were our tiled kitchen meets the hardwood flooring in the hallway and living room. As you can see the two different types of flooring meet perfectly so no need for a strip. The entire home is like this.
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Interesting - so is it the actual tile that ends - or is that basically the same grout that is inbetween all the tiles? Indeed it does look pretty slick and easy transition.

I just figure with...
1) Needing absolutely perfect cuts on EVERYTHING (both the wood + tile
2) Making sure everything is at appropriate angles, correct widths, etc...
3) PLUS - potential shifting of the home altogether over the years

That it would be near impossible to keep entirely even. And I'm not saying it looks bad, but it almost looks a bit different where I pointed here for an example of what I mean.

Vs. the T-Connector that allows you to not have to make perfect cuts, it accounts for shifting over the years etc.

I mostly say that as someone that did our own wood-floor conversion from carpet lol. There was zero chance that I would get all the cuts even.

 

[balloonshark]

It puts its shoes in the rectangle, or else it gets the couch again.

 

[bbhaag]

Interesting - so is it the actual tile that ends - or is that basically the same grout that is inbetween all the tiles? Indeed it does look pretty slick and easy transition.

I just figure with...
1) Needing absolutely perfect cuts on EVERYTHING (both the wood + tile
2) Making sure everything is at appropriate angles, correct widths, etc...
3) PLUS - potential shifting of the home altogether over the years

That it would be near impossible to keep entirely even. And I'm not saying it looks bad, but it almost looks a bit different where I pointed here for an example of what I mean.

Vs. the T-Connector that allows you to not have to make perfect cuts, it accounts for shifting over the years etc.

I mostly say that as someone that did our own wood-floor conversion from carpet lol. There was zero chance that I would get all the cuts even.

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Yes there is a slight difference in height between the tile and the hw flooring and honestly the kitchen is were it is most noticeable the rest of the house is very even. Before we moved in we did a pretty major remodel of that area so part of it is grout from when the floor was originally laid and part of it is something the contractor used to match the existing grout.
I'll take the slight unevenness you pointed out in the pic over what Olds posted above any day though.

The house is only around 12 years old but so far there doesn't seem to be any issues. That's fairly young for the lifetime of a house though so issues could potentially come up I just don't know. Like you I also don't do flooring because I don't have the skills or the tools to do it properly.

 

[Greenman]

How do you have a house without any transition unless it's the same material all throughout?

Depends on the material used. Any sort of floating floor requires transition strips to allow for expansion. Fixed materials can get by without a transition strip as there is very little movement. Carpet you can roll the edge and staple it down.