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    Tiling transition advice.

    I have a room 3m X 8m , which has a change of direction at about halfway down the room 8m side. I want to keep the lines parallel to the walls , how do tile the transition with out using little pieces of tiles , should it have the joint where it changes direction, then cut from smaller to...
  2. G

    Need to fill a transition seam, thin set or setting compound?

    I need to fill a gap between my cement board and dry wall, my shower tile will run over this seam onto the drywall, this will be a dry area outside my shower. Can I fill the gap with setting compound or should I use thin set, I will be painting the dry wall up to the edge of my beveled end tile...
  3. S

    Managing Transition from Cement Board to Plasterboard in bathroom

    Hi all, Have been here in the past for a previous job some years back, but back again to get some great advice on my next job. I'm renovating my bathroom. Existing wet areas around shower and bath appear to just be plasterboard (!!) so I am looking to cut out the existing plasterboard for the...
  5. D

    Floorboard to screed transition

    Hi I am gping to be tiling a large ground floor flat through out The passage is floorboard and rest of house is screeded however the screed needs levelled what would be best way to prep floor as floor transitions from floorbard to screed. Is 6mm hardiebacker screwed into floor boards then...
  6. Retired-Spark

    Solution for wall transition between different tile sizes/colours ?

    I'm doing a "meantime", part improvement job in own small bathroom after sink unit / wc change. On a narrow wall (width only 1500 mm) Having to use a few dozen previously stored 30 x 20 cm sand coloured tiles that are remainders from the original job here... Up to approx 1050 mm height. And...
  7. D

    Transition from tiles with UFH to carpet

    I'm tiling the bathroom floor with UFH heating and was wondering what to use to transition from the tiles in the bathroom to the carpet in the hallway. The tiled floor will be made up of addy - 3mm insulation board - 6mm UFH with SLC - 5mm addy 5mm tiles - 10mm Total would be approx 29mm for...
  9. C

    Room to room transition... do I have to rip up the old tile?

    DIYer tiling my whole house. Done smaller projects but in this I am concerned about the current use of tile and carpet and the transitions from room to room. Can I “build up” the carpeted areas once the carpet is out so that I do not have to rip up the old tile? I have attached a couple of pics.
  10. A

    Expansion gaps and transitions!!

    HI all, hoping for some help in terms of expansion and transition. I am tiling around 70sqm of floor in 600x600 porcelain. Tiling throughout, various spaces (utility, Kitchen, Hall, through room). I have some questions around some transitions and edges that I am hoping for some advice on...
  11. P

    Floor to wall transition advice

    Hi First time using the schluter shower lt. (Linear drain down the center) The shower is 36" wide. So the outside edges are approx 1.25" thick and the middle is about 1" thick. Giving a very slight V shape when looking at the wall. So now I'm unsure how to proceed on the floor wall...
  13. C

    transition to recessed mat

    Once the tiles are down the tile layer will be a little more than 10mm higher than the mat. I'm guessing I'll need to replace the metal trim with something higher which angles down onto the mat?
  14. T

    Tiles to paint transition

    Hi Everyone I was wondering if someone could tell me if there is a "normal" way to do this. I'm planning a shower area with tiles and then immediately outside it will be painted. I was hoping that the shower door frame would somehow hide the transition but I now know the tiles need to go...
  15. 1

    Transition to outside - drainage

    what drainage is the best to transition from the kitchen to the patio seamlessly. all a level threshold. Not keen on gravel or AKO drains. Is there anything I can drop in like a linear used in wet rooms or hidden style drain. I've used some tile drop in style manhole access covers. Anything...
    • 1sandyh
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    • canada outside transition
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Transition Point Opinions

    Been a while since I've been on but looking at this job and I'm looking for others opinions on how they would manage the transition from wood to concrete. The new ply floor is sound.
  18. M

    How to finish this? Transition/floor prep

    Hi I'm getting to the end of the room and there is a gap in the floor where I used to have a wall, I have a choice of ra ither putting a floor board in the hole and then tiling to the floor board, or fill the gap in the floor and tile to the existing floor board. Few questions.... Can I get...
    • mr white
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    • canada floor floor tiling how prep this transition
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. D

    Transition from old house to extension

    Morning guys, I've tried searching and I've not found quite what I'm looking for. This may have also been better in the underfloor heating section. Bit of background, not a tiler....but used the forum to completely rip out and replace my bathroom including ufh. As much as I'd love to be able...
    • Dave_l
    • Thread
    • house old old house transition
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  21. A

    How to transition on bath?

    Hi guys just wondering if any of the more expereicned tilers on here could help advise on what sort of strip to use between the tile on boxing and tue bath pictures attached. I was thinking of using a round edge tile trim chrome what do you guys suggest. Thanks
    • assegayer
    • Thread
    • bath canada how transition
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  22. J

    Transition Strip For Large Step

    Hello I need to install a transition strip between new stone tiles and existing laminate. The height difference is likely to be quite large (more than 1cm). Do you know of any transition strips which would accommodate such a large step (preferably wooden). The length required is approximately...
  23. J

    Wooden Strip For L-shaped Transition With Step?

    Hello I need to install tiles in a kitchen which will lead into an open-plan dining room. The dining room has an existing laminate wooden floor which will be kept in place. Some of the kitchen appliances will protrude into the dining area with a row of tiles in front of them (so the transition...
  25. A

    Need some advice on a transition

    Hello All, First time poster here. I started a project tiling my florida room/enclosed porch/sun room. I have all of the uncut 12" tile down with a modified thinset and it looks great. I have a problem though. The room has 2 doors: a single sliding door to the driveway/patio and a double...
  26. D

    Transition Question

    I have decided the best layout for my floor is to realign my pattern to give a whole tile at the 2 french doors i have. this leads me to the question of how much of a gap do i need to leave in order to fit a transition strip here - the current gap here is 4mm on the bottom left tile (same as...
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