Threshold/Saddle from Tile to Wood Floor
We’re about to replace the tile floor in our kitchen. The new tile floor will be lower than the existing, eliminating the step from hallway to kitchen (see photo). Our contractor has asked us to get a marble saddle as a transition between the tile and the wood. I want a wood saddle, or threshold,…
We’re about to replace the tile floor in our kitchen. The new tile floor will be lower than the existing, eliminating the step from hallway to kitchen (see photo). Our contractor has asked us to get a marble saddle as a transition between the tile and the wood.
I want a wood saddle, or threshold, but I can’t seem to find one that’s made for a wood floor to tile transition. I can find only carpet to tile and carpet to carpet.
It also doesn’t help that I really don’t know exactly what I’m looking for, and the people at Lowe’s weren’t very helpful. I know that I’ve seen this type of transition done in wood. Maybe I don’t know the correct name of the item that I want.
Can anyone tell me where I can go to get something like this?
Thanks!
Home Depot has a pretty good selection.
Thanks all! I was able to find (I think) what I needed at Dykes. It’s called a “cap” or an “edging” and looks like what I have seen elsewhere for this type of tile-to-wood transition. Lowe’s had similar things, but they were too narrow.
Good thing you’re lowering and fixing the floor. Looks like something I’d eventually trip on!
Why was the floor raised anyway?
So then what’s wrong with using a standard oak saddle?
Thanks Steve, but as I wrote in the first paragraph, the new floor will be lower than the existing, eliminating that step transition.
What you’re looking for is something called a Hollywood saddle. It’s a transition saddle made to bridge two floors with different heights.
I’d be surprised if you found something off the rack for a transition this tall though. What I’d probably do in your case is rip a 1×2 piece of red oak to fit against the face of that vertical tile transition, nail & glue it on and use a standard, low-profile oak saddle, covering the exposed edge of that board.
An extremely hard dark wood. Very wear-resistant
Ipe?
Make it. I just use a piece of Ipe from Dykes. Planed down the under side and trimmed the edges to fit perfectly. It’s beautiful.