Motivation for such clearance of the floor is very different. Someone uses this technique to zonate a large room( for example, when setting up a studio);someone the joint of the laminate and tile seems attractive, as it makes it possible to significantly improve the period of suitability of the floor covering on the segments on which the movement of household members is most intense.
But this is a separate topic, more about design of premises. How to realize all this in practice, to make a junction of completely dissimilar materials - laminate and tiles - without arranging the threshold? Here with this and understand.
Preparation for installation
- Measurement of the thickness of the acquired samples - tiles and laminate boards.
- Template making.
- Tracing( designation) of the line of the future joint on the rough floor.
The next question, which for some reason is overlooked - what kind of floor covering to lay first? You need to start with a tile, and only with it. The fact is that when laying a laminate, the so-called "substrate" is used. On sale there are corresponding materials with different thicknesses. With their help it is much easier to fit the board( in height) to the tile, than vice versa.
Do not rely only on the substrate( how to choose it, read here).As well as a laminate, and a tile happen different in the thickness. If the work is carried out "from scratch", that is, the floor covering varies over the entire area, then it is necessary to purchase materials taking this parameter into account. In this case the problem is simplified. And if the idea of changing the design of the room came after repair, and the task is only to lay out, for example, one or more tracks, then, in some areas, it will be necessary to make additional leveling of heights.
Laying of tiles
The only recommendation is that the work starts from the marked line.
Assembly of
laminate It has been partially stated - with small differences in height, a "substrate" of the appropriate thickness is pre-fixed. Nuance - as the sills are not provided, and the joint will have to be closed, when laying the laminate between the board and the tile, it is necessary to leave a gap. Its value is within 1.5 - 2 mm, depending on what it will be filled with. About this - just below.
Fixing both laminate and tiles in the joint area should be as reliable as possible.
This is the general order of work. But there are a number of nuances, which should be discussed in more detail.
The interface is straight line
The simplest in execution technique. The only thing that can be needed is to align the side faces of the tile( if the products are of low quality).But this joint is less attractive than figured.
Curvilinear seam
In this case it is necessary to make one more template( for example, from a dense cardboard), which repeats all contours of the planned figure. It is clear that the whole blank for the whole room is impossible to cut. Therefore, several samples are prepared, by sectors, along the joint line.
First you need to make a drawing of the room and determine the layout of the tile. Samples, which will be fixed along the seam, will have to be cut. The tool is selected depending on the variety of products. As a rule, this is a "Bulgarian" with a diamond disc. On how and how to cut the tile, read here.
After that, all products are laid out on the floor, in accordance with the scheme, and numbered( pencil, marker, chalk).After fitting, the line is projected onto tiles( using prepared templates), indicating the cutting lines of each of them.
How neatly this work will be done, the finish will look so effective.
Sealing methods
Sealant
Given that it is a floor covering, a silicone sealant is used. But this is one of the possible options for processing the joint of tile and laminate. Suitable and materials such as construction foam, mastic, paste mounting.
Pros - high speed of seam processing, its full tightness and the ability to hide a slight difference in height between the products to be joined.
Cons - this connection of the laminate and tiles will be unseparable. If it is necessary to repair a section, it is necessary to replace the damaged sample - it will be necessary to dismantle it and then lay several products. In addition, all of the above compositions are characterized by increased adhesion, i.e., quickly( and reliably) adhere to any material. Clear the tile, especially laminate, in case of contact with the sealant on their surface is quite difficult.
Cork Compensator
It's much easier to work with it. Its "thread" is easy to drown in the seam with the help of, for example, scissors, screwdrivers. If you choose the right shade, the junction between the tile and the laminate board will be almost invisible.
The minus is the only, but significant. The height difference can not be masked. Therefore, the use of the compensator assumes a particularly careful alignment and adjustment of the samples.
Here, perhaps, and all the recommendations to the home master. If the principle of joining a laminate and tiles without a paddle is understandable, then the nuances of installation in any room can be easily determined independently, in accordance with local conditions.
