Ceramic Tile Meets Carpet

We found this brilliant gleaming brass carpet edging at the home improvement store for about seven bucks.

Ceramic tile meets carpet.

But when tile and carpet meet there number of tile to carpet transition options increases. Here s what you need to know about each one to overcome the challenges of carpet to tile transition. Choose your favorite carpet texture and style such as fluffy carpet or patterned carpet from top brands like stainmaster along with mohawk carpet and shaw carpet tile. Silver fluted 36 in.

All you have to do is place the strips over the spot where the tile and the carpet edges meet providing you with a simple and elegant way to bridge the gap between the two types of flooring. How should you detail the edge of a tile floor where it meets a carpet. Use where carpet meets tile for a smooth transition. Allow a 1 4 inch expansion joint between the track central portion of the end cap and the laminate floor.

Carpet trim connect a gap in your flooring or cover up connect a gap in your flooring or cover up a seam with the exclusive silver fluted carpet trim from trafficmaster. When i have a choice i always opt to install tile before carpeting for a number of reasons first i can install the tile on a straight line that is easy to bring the carpet up to. Spray painted it oil rubbed bronze. Unlike some of the other transition options this one locks the two different kinds of flooring into place using either glue or screws.

Tom meehan co author of working with tile taunton press 2011 and a second generation tile installer from harwich mass responds. This gap allows the laminate floor to expand and contract while hidden beneath the end cap. For every lifestyle there s a carpet that fits. In doorways room entry ways or other locations where tile and carpet meet.

Remove any carpet padding from the area where the end cap will be installed. The great indoors inc. We started by cutting the carpet until it met the tile in a straight line. Where the carpet meets the tile is this tack strip.

The most common method and one you ve probably used countless times before is the tuck in carpet transition to tile. When wood and ceramic tile meet it is sweet without a lumpy transition. Cuts easily with a hand saw. Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling.

At lowe s you can get new carpeting that s durable easy to clean and even ideal for pets. If you are looking for more insurance for the edge of the carpet where it meets the tile a z bar is an optional security measure.