Select functional areas in the room can be using a different flooring. For example, when cladding the floor with a living room combined with a kitchen, a coating of laminate or linoleum is placed in the residential area, and a part of the floor in the area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen is covered with tiles. But in this case, the question arises, how to connect tile and laminate on the floor? There are several ways to design areas of docking of different flooring. We will talk about them in our article.

Methods for docking tiles and laminate

Laminate and tile on the floor in a modern apartment - not uncommon. In the place of docking two different coatings, height differences are often formed, since the thickness of the finishing materials is different. To beautifully connect these two coatings use different ways. Their choice often depends on the place of adjoining materials:

1. If the laminate and tiles are joined under the door, then the easiest to use special threshings for the joint.
2. If two coatings zonate the floor in one room, they are connected in the open space. Often the docking line is round or curvilinear. In this case, the connection is better to perform without using inserts and thresholds.

The advantage of the first method consists of its simplicity and absence of the need for precise undercrowding materials. Also this method is suitable for coatings of different thickness. However, it looks more rude.

Act two coatings without thoroughties are more difficult. So that the seam looked neatly, it is important to definitely cut all the materials without sowing and jar. The ends are thoroughly aligned and cut. Moreover, this method is only suitable for coatings on one level (no more than 1 mm is allowed).

Docking without a threshold

To docile two coatings of different thickness without a threshold, you need to solve the problem of the height drop. Since the tile laid on a special glue, the floor covering will be higher than the thin laminate laminated on the substrate. It is possible to solve the problem of the height of the heights due to the thicker substrate under the laminate or the screed device with the height drop.

Important! Susting coatings from different materials without clearance cannot be, since the temperature and humidity drops will lead to the deformation of the coating.

Most often, the temperature deformations are prone to laminate. It changes its overall dimensions when changing humidity indoors. The optimal clearance between laminate and tiled 0.5-1 cm. To fill the slot between materials, elastic materials are used.

In order for the joint between the tile and floor of the laminate, it should be carefully, the connection site should be perfectly even and carefully processed. For these purposes, it is recommended to use a silicone sealant, which, after drying, retains elasticity and does not change the color over time.

Works on the laying of coatings of the joint in the joint are carried out in such a sequence:

1. The foundation of the floor is ground with a silicone sealant that does not give a shrinkage.
2. First, we put the tile to the floor so that it goes a little behind the docking line, drawn on the basis.
3. Next, we perform laying of laminate with the flax on the tile.
4. According to the prepared template, we carry the line of the connecting seam to the laminate.
5. We cut the material on the applied markup.
6. Next, the seam line is transferred to the tile.
7. Laminate is temporarily removed, and the tile cut through the line with the help of a diamond circle.
8. We produce final laying of laminate.

Important! Regardless of the selection of material for filling the seam, the end of the laminate must be additionally protected from moisture.

Now we will tell than to close the junction between tiles and laminate:

1. For these purposes will suit Grout for seams tile. First, the seam is filled by two thirds of the height with silicone sealant, and after drying it, the rest of the seam is filled with diluted tile grout. It is well smoothed by a rubber spatula, and after drying, the floor wipes with a damp cloth. In order to further protect the seam, it is covered with colorless varnish.
2. If using cork sealant That additionally to protect against moisture, the end of the laminate will not need. After drying, the cork makeup acquires a shade of light brown wood, so perfect under the laminate. Cork sealant fill the seam with a spatula or using a special pistol. There are sealants of different shades on sale, so it's not difficult to choose a material under the color of the laminate.

If you decide to close the suture of cork sealant, then work lead in such a sequence:

• with the help of painting tape by protecting the edge of the floor covering near the seam from the sealant;
• open a tube with the composition (it can be squeezed in a hole across the hole or apply a spatula, overflowing into a wide container);
• fill the seam so that the composition slightly spoke over the floor surface;
• next, with the help of a spatula, we carefully remove the surplus sealant or wait until it dry, and cut the protruding material;
• we remove the painting tape;
• the time of complete drying of the cork composition is 1-2 days.

Types of docking thresholds and montage technology

All thresholds for the floor between laminate and tiles are divided into solid and flexible. Flexible elements are used for the curvilinear seams. Without heating, the maximum bending radius of such products is 6 cm, and in heated - 3 cm. All flexible profiles are divided into several types:

• Flexible metal elements Very durable (powder coating is performed to increase the surface strength on the surface), but they are more difficult to choose the interior;
• PVC profiles are made of soft plastics or rubber. The element consists of the base and decorative insert. The threshold is easy to sleep along the seam;
• Universal elements From plastic and metal are suitable for curvilinear and smooth docking sites (there are profiles with an anti-slip surface, if the height difference is set at an angle).

Responding to a question like under the door on the floor to dock various tiles or tiles and laminate, experts recommend using rigid profiles. They are made of aluminum, wood and PVC. They are attached only to straight seams and are not intended for curvilinear docking. They can be connected two coatings at the installation stage or after paving. There are several types of such elements:

• with hidden fasteners;
• from the holes on the fastening elements;
• self-adhesive (on sticky tape).

The threshold for the tile, the threshold for the floor of the laminate is made from different materials:

1. Wooden profiles the most beautiful. They are ideal for wood coatings, such as laminate. However, they are very expensive, need regular care (varnishing and grinding), so their use is justified only when the device is expensive.
2. Plastic elements Elastic, inexpensive, sold in rolls. Their disadvantage is rapid wear. Due to low strength, elements from PVC are rapidly wear out and lose attractiveness.
3. Metal profiles Make aluminum, brass and steel. These high-quality and inexpensive products are in the greatest demand. Typically, aluminum threshings are installed, painted under the color of the accessories or coating.
4. Cork compensators Two functions are performed: closed the seam and are shock absorbers between coatings from different materials. The tube is soft and elastic, but it is quickly wearing.
5. MDF profiles with laminated coating are well combined with laminate, very beautiful, but not exposure to moisture.

Consider the features of the installation of the thresholds of different types.

Aluminum threshold

If the coatings are torture in a straight line, then for the seams it is best to take aluminum thresholds. They are for floors in the same level and for coatings with height differences. There are also elements with hidden fasteners and screws under the self-tapping screw.

Installation sequence:

• measure the length of the seam and cut from the profile a piece of the desired length;
• attach the product to the seam and mark the holes under the fasteners in the floor;
• drill holes and drive dowels;
• from the back side, cover the Silicone Silicone to protect against moisture;
• attach the profile using the screws to the floor.

Plastic profile

Plastic elements are ideal for curvilinear seams. They are mounted in such a sequence:

• seam between the coatings should be 5 mm more width of the fastener;
• cut the profile of the required length;
• plank put in the gap and shift until it stops toward the tile (the gap is 0.5 cm);
• location on the floor mounting holes;
• we remove the bar, drill holes and score a dowel;
• fix the lower part of the profile by self-pressing to the floor;
• flexible bar heated in hot water to a temperature of 50-70 ° C (for heating it is allowed to use a construction hairdryer);
• bend the threshold and joking it with the installed bar.

Metal

Usually for all sexes in the house, with the exception of the bathroom and toilet, use the same sexual coating. But apartments are not so small, as before, and the tastes of people have changed. Therefore, it is often necessary, and sometimes just a desire to combine different floor coverings in one room.

This method is often used:

• in the studios apartments, where the kitchen smoothly "flows" into the living room;
• large rooms that are decided to zonail using various materials for the floor;
• if you just want to make the original floor.

Often, different materials are also used for floors of adjacent rooms. In such a situation, when doorways are made without thresholds, these materials also need to docile carefully. It may seem that in the presence of modern thresholds from various materials, this problem is solved in two bills. But it's not always the case. Although the thresholds are and direct, and curvilinear, with their help it is not always possible to arrange a complex curvilinear joint.

In the event that the laminate and ceramic tiles are needed without using the clad, you need other ways.

And they are:

• The connection of the materials of the jack, when there is almost no gap between the tile and layers of the laminate.
• Docking coatings using a cork compensator, which is placed in a narrow gap between materials flush with the floor surface.

This is the most complex, but also the most spectacular way that requires the jewelry accuracy of work. Its main advantage is an absolutely smooth surface of the floor without protrusions.

The advantages of this method also include:

• the ability to perform a seam of any geometry;
• aesthetic floor view.

In order for such an embodiment of the materials to become possible, it is necessary that there are no drops between the surfaces of the tile and laminate. Sometimes for their alignment you have to use an additional substrate or a thicker layer of tiled glue.

Preparation for installation of coatings is to carry out the following works:

• careful measurements of tile thickness and laminate;
• production of templates for trimming materials on the place of the joint;
• tracing the line of the future junction on the surface of the floor base floor.

There is still a pair of subtleties that you need to know:

• Stacking coverage should always start with tiles. Whatever its thickness, to fit the laminate to it easier than the tile to the laminate.
• Installation of both coatings start from the junction line.
• Between the tile and extreme laminate straps, it is necessary to leave a clearance of 1.5-2 mm wide.

The technology of covering coatings is as follows:

• The basis of the future floor at the place of the joint should be primed up with a non-shy silicone sealant.
• First you need to put the tile - so that it intersects the joint line.
• After the glue is grabbed, you need to put the planks with the allen on the tile.
• With the help of a prepared template for laminate, a joint loop is applied.
• Next, according to the markup, the boards need to trim.
• Then, using the ends of the already cropped slats as a template, it is necessary to crop the tile. To do this, it is best to use a grinder with a diamond circle.
• Cropped edges of the tile and laminate must be carefully processed so that there are no chips left or jar from the tool.
• Laminate bar must be glued to the base.
• After grazeing the adhesion, you need to fill the compensation seam between tiles and laminate.

You can use as filling:

• sealant;
• mounting foam;
• grout;
• floor mastic.

When the filling color is well chosen, the thin seam becomes virtually impaired.

The disadvantage of such a method of coating joints is that the unintebled connection of two materials is obtained. Therefore, if there is a need to repair, you will have to disassemble a significant part of the coating, and then customize the extreme tiles and boards again.

The compensator is a sheet made of pressed cork. Using a ruler and a sharp knife, it can be easily cut off the strip of the required width.

Such material during operation does not harden, keeping its elasticity.

This is especially important, as the laminate, depending on the microclimate of the house, is constantly expanding and compressed. In addition, the plug is a natural material, so without restrictions can be used in residential premises. The gap between the coatings in this case should be no more than 2-3 mm. With a screwdriver or other similar tool, the compensator gently "pound" into the slot between tiles and laminate. If necessary, the cork can be easily colored or toned in any color.

The flexibility of the cork strip allows you to use this method for registration of both direct and curvilinear seams.

In this case, the floor surface also remains completely even.

Both methods of the joint allow you to create beautiful flooring, which not only carry a functional load, but also help to create an unusual interior.

The use of several types of flooring on one area always entails the question "How to dock a tile and laminate." After all, it is necessary to make not only visually beautiful, but also qualitatively. To date, many think about dividing into two zones: working and place for lunch. In this regard, the part of the floor, where the kitchen set is located, lay out the tile, and the other part of the room is laminate.

Why combine covers?

The combination of several coatings in the same room gives a number of obvious advantages, for example:

• The ability to create your own interior design and choose the necessary color gamut materials.
• Separation of zones into several segments depending on their purpose. The places where the movement is constantly going on, heavy items can fall, stewed the floor - it is recommended to bite the tile, and the second floor zone of the room, where people will carry out only some of the time, can be separated by laminate.
• Ease of cleaning outdoor coverage, as well as an increased service life.
• Such a move helps to visually increase the space in the room.
• Saving costs for floor covering. You do not need to buy tiles for the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen, if it has a large volume. Instead, financial costs will decrease if half the room is covered with laminate, which has a smaller cost.

In addition to the kitchen, the separation of space can also be found in other rooms at home, such as an entrance hall or corridor. In these rooms, there is also the likelihood of constant pollution of the floor. In these cases, the location will have floor tiles or porcelain tiles. The last option is distinguished by its high cost and therefore binds to them the entire floor in the room will be too expensive. Therefore, it should be combined with a laminate tile, and a smooth transition with the help of the thoroughbel will visually divide the room to the zone.

Choosing a docking method

At the moment, several ways of dusting tiles with laminate are applied. Some of them require long and painstaking work, others are lighter in installation and are common.

Dense fitting materials

This method is good for the connection of the same in the type of finishing materials, for example in the interior space. It is possible to combine such a cooker and laminate to combine this method, but this process will require adhesion and accuracy in operation. Due to the fact that the floor tile has a thickness much more than laminate, you will have to raise the level of screed in the zone where the last one will be.

It will not be possible to achieve an ideally even joint anyway due to the difference in the properties of materials. Under the influence of temperature, the laminate may increase in size. In order for this situation, the seam between the tile and laminate is filled with grout, after which it is cleaned up to the state of coincidence with floor-coating. Of course, the option is possible if we glue the layer of laminate to the floor to liquid nails or silicone, and the jack of tiles with the lamiatric is groaning with acrylic sealant.

The main rule in floating floors from the laminate so that the fixed side was only one, and the rest were free for linear expansion.

Silicone joint

This method is based on filling the docking seam with sealants and silicone. The use of these materials will allow you to make seams more imperceptible. The seam filling material is selected in the color to the finishing material.

If in the future you will have to do the repair, then it is not easy to remove the floor covering - this is a disadvantage of this method. It will also require accuracy in the work - after all, the foam or sealant must be applied gradually. The plus of this method can be considered the reliability and strength of the structure.

Using cork compensator

This method is an innovation in the field of construction. This method is distinguished by durability and reliability. The cork material has the ability to compress, and therefore will not deform the floor covering. Also, the compensator from the tube is aesthetically fills the seams and is an alternative to the most common junction method.

Using the compensator tinting, you can achieve the required color. But this method requires the perfect fit of the materials, otherwise the use of a cork compensator is impossible.

Applying

The most common, efficient and affordable method today. This method is relatively different from other things that has a number of advantages. A variety of materials for the thoring allows you to choose exactly the one that is most suitable in style: from aluminum, wood, plastic or steel.

If the joke has a non-standard form, such as bends, then plastic boards will help to cope with this issue. Another plus use of the thoring is the ability to hide all the irregularities and joint defects. Well, the decisive factor in choosing exactly this method of docking between and is simplicity of installation and diversity of color solutions.

The choice always remains for the consumer, so before it is determined with the method of docking the coatings, consider which option is most suitable for your materials.

Features Installation Mode at the junction

Since the use of the necklands at the junctions between laminate and tiles is the most common, you need to know some nuances of its installation.

The threshings are made from various materials: wood - are rarely used, as they have a tendency to dry; plastic - often equipped with a special rubber gasket for a more dense fit to the junction; Aluminum is the most popular product option due to its wear resistance and strength.

Depending on the type of connection, the threshings are:

• With through fastening. The option is good in that it has a simple installation, as well as it is able to hide a small height difference between coatings. Additionally, such anglers are sled to hermetic glue.
• In the form of a n-shaped strip. This design contains grooves on both sides. From one side of the bottom of the product, laminate is started, and from the other - the tile. The gaps are filled with appropriate materials - silicone and grout.
• Collapsible plank. Here, the thresholds are based on two T-shaped strips, which are paved along the joint line of both coatings. Next, they are connected to one whole, after which the decorative lining is installed, which snaps from above.

To install metal spawns, which has a through fastening, it is necessary:

1. Measure the length of the joint and measure this distance on the product.
2. Attach the flap to the place of the joint and outline points for fasteners.
3. Using the perforator, drill or screwdriver, drill holes, the diameter suitable for self-drawers to which the threshings will be mounted.
4. In the product insert seals and attach to the place of installation with fasteners.

Railings with hidden fastening has a slightly different installation order:

1. Unpack the product and cut a length from two sides equal to the length of the doorway;
2. Using the tool, drill holes in the floor at the place of the joint;
3. In the resulting holes, install plastic dowels;
4. In the groove from the inside of the thoring, insert screws and place them so that they coincide with their location with dowels in the floor;
5. Carefully insert the product into the holes;
6. Pribe the bridges to the floor using the Cyanka with neat movements. In order not to damage the product, use a wooden bar.

The simplicity of the installation of the junction for the junction between the laminate and the tile causes its popularity among consumers. The correct installation will help ensure aesthetic appearance of the flooring.

Competently selected material for finishing the floor greatly simplifies life. However, few materials are capable equally well to manifest themselves in operation in all rooms in the house. You have to resort to the combination of several species. Most often it is a tile and laminate. And here there is a common problem - how to make the joints between these two types of finishes.

At first glance, this is a difficult task, but the recommendations of the repair professionals will help to cope with it on their own.

Where is the docking?

In modern interior design, various combination techniques are widespread. This applies to a combination of colors and shades, textures, materials.

The combination of tile and laminate is relevant and economically. More expensive and chic coating is obtained when using a parquet board instead of laminate, and the tile successfully replaces more practical porcelain.

Perhaps any other combination of these materials among themselves, including a combination of different thicknesses, color and texture of tiles.

Coloristry issues when combining flooring are solved with the help of simple design rules for the compatibility of colors, but with practical execution there is often a need to "reduce" into one plane of laminate and tile.

This happens in the following cases:

• Materials are joined on the border of two rooms. For example, a bathroom and a corridor, a corridor and kitchen, bedrooms and a balcony. Typically, two coatings are combined under the door separating the room, and it is possible to arrange the transition using a simple and effective solution - decorative imposition;

• Modeh line is formed outdoor space, on the border of functional zones in one room. This is a relevant problem for large kitchens in which the cooking zone and dining area are decorated with different materials, as well as for studio apartments, where such zoning can be the only convenient option. Separately proceed with the area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen, bathroom, balcony, transit zones. The threshold here is no longer a universal solution, more complex combined methods are needed.

However, it is not necessary to refuse such practical finishes due to the complication of the process of laying materials. Compound of different floor coatings have a number of advantages:

• When the tile and laminate with different operational characteristics are used only in those conditions that they are more suitable, the coating as a whole will last much longer. So, it is very practical to design a tile of plots with high humidity, and laminate should be treated in more dry;
• The tile longer serves in places with large patency and mechanical loads, and the laminate looks more cozy and decorative. Combining these materials in transit zones, you can get a reliable and beautiful coating;
• Floor finish looks more fresh and original;

• Tile, and especially porcelain stoneware, are expensive. Separating the entire room only with these materials is much more expensive than combining them with laminate;
• If necessary, make a warm floor in the house, it can be paved only under a tiled tile in order to save or select laminate with an appropriate marking that allows laying on the heating system, and insulate the entire room;
• The drawing created by two materials, the relief and the color pattern visually increase the space in small rooms.

Methods and Connection Materials

If necessary, combine different floor coverings there are two natural questions: how to do it and what materials to use this. The modern market offers a variety of solutions.

Docking profile

With it, it creates a neat and technological dust on the interface under the door canvas. Profiles are the following types:

• Metal (aluminum, steel, brass). Some of them are distinguished by flexibility and flexibility in work and the ability to make a curved form;

The cost of such a profile is low, and operational characteristics are one of the best.

• Wood. Such a product fits organically where laminate with a pattern under natural wood was used. The combination looks as successful as possible if you pick up a wooden flange to tone with laminate panels. But wooden profiles have their drawbacks. They are expensive, they are afraid of moisture, and require constant care (grinding, varnishing).

• Plastic. This is a cheap and elastic profile that is easy to install and bend, but it has the lowest wear resistance among other profiles and quickly loses the presentable appearance. This is especially noticeable on white plastic. He grieves and absorbs dirt.

Moldings of laminated MDF

Liquid plug

This connector - know-how in construction business. It is a combination of shallow cork crumb and a binder adhesive element. With a relatively low price and convenient use format liquid cork is distinguished by many advantages:

• The environmental friendliness of the material and the absence of toxic substances in the composition;
• Resistance to mechanical damage;
• Accurate filling of slots and joints;

• High level of thermal insulation;
• Moisture, high temperatures and atmospheric drops;
• Not deformed, does not crack;
• Can fill the slots of any length and width.

However, it is important to remember that it is impossible to make a liquid cork on the floor, as it is difficult to clean.The method of designing the joints (threshold or stying of the online approach) depends on which combination used.

With the help of the spill

The threshings are used in several cases. First of all, it is the adjoining of the laminate to the tile on the border of the rooms and the design of the direct seams, and in the second - the connection of those places on the floor, where the laminate and tile on the floor could not be laid.

An alternative threshold in this case can be a border or transition PVC profile.

Pluses of using the threshold:

• Levels the height differences between the two coatings;
• Protects the location of the laminate and tiles from the accumulation of dust and dirt;
• It helps to create tightness in spaces such as a kitchen and a bathroom due to the fact that there is practically no gap between the door and floor;
• Has several convenient attachment methods;
• Easy mounted;
• Many species are economical;
• It is possible to close even a wide gap between coatings;
• The service life of the threshold is equal to the service life of the coatings.

Disadvantages of butt thresholds:

• Even the most imperceptible threshold will perform a little over the laminate and tiled, which will spoil the smooth transition;
• Pick up the tile and laminate on the color of the threshold - a difficult task;
• Shurups are visible if the mounting of the threshold is not adhesive;
• Not all kinds of thresholds are cheap. If the transitional part is wider than one meter, materials and installation can be in a round sum;
• Docking is not completely sealed.

One of the advantages of using the threshold is a large variety of species. This makes the moldings in a universal way to connect laminate and tiles. Types of thresholds:

• Decorative. These are aluminum or plastic products that close the slots and create a smooth transition in places of small drops in the height between laminatomy tiles. In color, they do not have to be neutral and invisible. Frequently used silver and golden shades of metals. It may be open (visible places are visible) and hidden (the elements of the fasteners are not visible).

• Flexible. This is a soft plastic or metal profile, which is installed on the border of two materials lying on the same level. It assumes the filling of a sufficiently wide range between the flooring.

It can fit on top, then the joint will not be smooth, or mounted directly between the tile and laminate, then the junction is perfectly smooth.

• The plastic profile is fixed in the groove when both materials are laid on the floor. The metal profile has the fasteners of a special structure, so it is stacked after one material is fastened, and before the start of stamping works of the second.

• Boxed. This is a threshold on the transition from one room to Other,. It is necessary in places where height differences are up to 20 millimeters, and in addition to aesthetic function, it also bears practical - improves insulation and insulation indoors. Maybe part of the door box.

Such a threshold is inconvenient only one - its own height of average, 3 cm, and it is easy to stumble about it.

• T-shaped. Strictly speaking, this is a kind of profiles from a wood array or PVC. This is a beautiful plank, which is inserted into the grooves for the design of direct seams. T-shaped thresholds are convenient, but there is such a pleasure of 600 rubles for the temporon meter;

• Single-level. Such thresholds are also called moldings. They are intended for connecting smooth coatings.

• Speaker. Suitable for installation in doorways, where there are no doors. May have sharp corners or rounded shape.

• Transitional. The most diverse and complicated both in the version and in the installation of the thresholds. It is necessary for alignment of multi-level flooring. With the help of round thresholds, coatings are connected at an altitude of up to 20 mm, and the thresholds of a complex geometric shape are needed to design the boundaries of functional areas in the room.

If the drop between the flooring exceeds 5 cm and it is impossible to align the base, the podium is built at the tile and laminate connection site.

Materials and tools

The necessary working set depends on which materials are selected and how the module will be installed. Self-timers, and adhesive compositions of high quality are suitable for wooden and plastic thresholds.

Metal profiles are mounted exclusively by special fastenings provided for in the design, or with the help of self-samples.

But the profile and the retainer is not enough to perform mounting work on the docking of the tile and laminate. The complete set includes the following tools:

• Drawing accessories (pencil, ruler or roulette) for aligning edges of the floor;
• Electric jigsaw or bulgaria with a disk or blade for cutting, which has a diamond spraying (protects the tile from chips);
• A set of dowels and self-tapping screws (at least one for every 10 cm) for fastening of the threshings;

• Screwdriver or drill with replaceable nozzles to twist the screws;
• Cross screwdriver in the size of the thread on the fixing;
• Rubber hammer. The usual will not fit - can strongly damage the appearance of the floor;
• For direct jacks instead of screws, you can use sealant or glue.

How to dock?

The combination of two types of flooring with the help of the vein is carried out in different ways.

The simplest solution - Use self-adhesive threshold.All you need to install it in the groove between the two floorings is to spare a protective film, smoothly put the spike of the neck in the gap and fix it well.

If molding is just a flat plank, you need to make a markup so that it sticks exactly. To do this, it is necessary to attach molding to the jack of tiles and laminate, align so that the slot is under it in the middle, mark the edge of the edge with a pencil or painting tape, to spare a protective film with molding and install it on the joint.

This embodiment of the compound of two flooring is suitable if it is a straight seam or doorway without drops in height between the flooring.

In case the joint shake (wave-like), and the height of one coating is slightly larger than the other, flexible docking elements made of aluminum and plastic are used.

Installation of a plastic profile is executed step by step:

• Floor finishing tile (porcelain stoneware) and laminate in this way to make the clearance between coatings make it possible to install the fastening profile. Plus 5 millimeters on the "temperature gap" - the profile width varies with the change of temperature, and the installation is carried out with a heated profile.
• Drilling holes in the deformation seam. You can do it in advance. It is also important to consider how the electric heating floor system will be equipped in this place. In this case, the use of screws and dowels can be dangerous, it is better to choose liquid nails or sealants.

• Measurements of the necessary length of the thoring. To maximize accuracy, it is desirable to manually bend it along the joint line, since it is much more complicated to adjust the size of too short, than to cut off the excess from the long one.
• Giving the profile of a suitable length using an electrolovka or a sharp cutter.

• Connection with screws or screws of the fastening profile and bases.
• Multification of the decorative profile. In order for the product easily to take the desired shape, it is pre-soaked by a quarter of an hour in hot water (up to 70 degrees). The warm-up decorative portion is inserted into the fastening part to the characteristic click.

Metal-based profile installation, whether aluminum, brass or any other are somewhat different from PVC:

• Before the starting work, it is necessary to calculate the thickness of the floor, including the leveling layer (substrate), the adhesive composition, the thickness of the tile and the laminate panels. As a result, two flooring will have to coincide. This is a prerequisite when the separation threshold is made of metal.

• It is necessary to start laying the flooring with a tile, because it "presses" one edge of the profile and securely locks it. The profile itself is equipped with metal "legs", which are attached to the floor, so its installation should be carried out immediately after or in parallel with the cafeter.
• After the tile is laid, it is necessary to manually bend the profile so that it repeats the bends of the joint. Then cut off the desired fragment.
• Lastly stacked laminate. Having posted a part of the coating, it must be "plugged" under the profile, and only then fasten to the end.

Wooden thresholds are most often used in doorways. It is less flexible and more expensive. Mounted in two ways: open and closed.

For the open, you must perform the following actions:

• Measure the width of the doorway, given the platbands.
• Mark points for drilling holes at the junction, drill.
• In the holes insert a dowelle, to fasten the wooden spawning with self-drawing on top. It is better to use a crusade screwdriver so as not to damage the product.

Installation in the closed method:

• Purchase wooden flags in which there is a groove to install screws;
• Unpack the self-tapping screws, if necessary, write the side sides of the caps, so that they are better kept in the groove.
• Drill the holes of the desired diameter in the floor and insert the dowels in them from the kit;
• Insert screws into the grooves, distribute at the same distance as a dowel.
• Insert the thresholds with screws into the holes in the dowels, nail it to the floor with a rubber hammer.

Unprofit connection

When the gap on the border of the joints is too wide, the installation of the threshings, profiles and moldings is not an appearance. It is more convenient to combine two flooring with the help of materials that fill the emptiness between the laminate and tiles and align them in height. These are a variety of sealants, compensators and liquid compositions that harden in the air.

Complex actions to unite into one whole two flooring are not needed when these flooring are located at the same level and as close as possible to each other. There is a separate laying technology that eliminates the need to include fantasy and work with your hands to eliminate the gaps in the floor - jack.

The laying of the tile close to the laminate requires some skill and experience for the maximum accurate execution. Docking two floorings requires compliance with a number of rules:

• Thoroughly level the floor level with the substrate and stabilizing layer. This is necessary for the attention of the surfaces that must be connected in one plane;
• The maximum difference in height between the flooring is up to 1 mm;
• Face parts of ceramic and wood-fibrous coating must be qualitatively processed;
• To install the joints of the joint in the joint, they need to be cut without chips, burrs and irregularities.

Today, the use of various floor coatings is actively practiced during repair not only between different rooms, but also within one room. Such combination gives a number of advantages:

• allows you to use interesting design techniques and diversify the color gamut of the room;
• shares the room into several zones, depending on the destination;
• increases the service life of the floor covering and facilitates the cleaning of the working area;
• visually increases the area of \u200b\u200bthe room;
• allows you to reduce coverage costs;

Most often, the combination of various types of coverage is found in the work destination, where the probability of contamination of certain sections is high: kitchen, hallway, corridor. Ceramic tile is less susceptible to wear and more durable, however, the price is much higher than on a soft laminate coating. Using the joint, you can only select the most contaminated parts and make a harmonious transition to the residential area.

The choice of a docking method depends on the level of contact tile with laminate.

Most just to make the transition between coatings at different levels. A threshold or threshold is used for the joint of the multi-level coating.

It is necessary to pay attention to the height of the threshold. He should not be too high, so as not to stumble about him, and the elevation itself did not spoil the aesthetics of the room. Thresholds are produced in various color solutions. You can choose a nonsense color that will be harmonized with the colors of both coatings. The most common plastic thresholds.

Wooden is considered more elite, but only suitable for direct junctions. In the event that the junction is not direct shape, the profile of another type is used: a curvilinear threshold that has a flashell property. In the case when special podiums are used with the zoning of the room, the tile coating and laminate joint is carried out naturally.

Laminate docking methods with tiles

The docking of coatings at one level is much more difficult and requires a thorough approach. There are several ways to organize the transition from ceramic tiles to laminated coating:

1. docking, by dense fitting materials;
2. connection with the help of the threshings;
3. shake with molding;
4. connection without thresholds;
5. junction on cork compensator;

The joint, without the use of additional materials, requires the perfectly accurate fit of materials in length, width and height to each other. It is a very hard and painstaking job. It is impossible to customize too tightly. The tile and laminate are different materials from their properties that have an extension property under different temperature conditions. Ultimately, such a dense fit will cause a bloody either on the spot of the seam, or a little further junction. That this does not happen, there is a small gap between the material, which is filled with a fugue, which requires constant adjustment and smelting. The face of the seam is cleaned to the extent that they stop felt tactile. This method is though even, but far from the most effective and definitely not economical from the point of view of future costs and the prospects for the spread of mold in the joints of the seam.

Another way to dock outdoor coatings is the connection of them with the help of construction foam, sealant or silicone. The use of these materials allows you to get a neat imperceptible seam.

You can choose silicone suitable for color to coatings. The main disadvantage of this method is that if repairs are necessary, dismantling the joint will not be partially possible - it will have to disassemble everything along the seam. In addition, work with foam and sealant require some construction skills and accuracy of use. It is necessary to accurately calculate the desired amount of foam and try not to squeeze too much. The advantages should also include high reliability of such a joint method and the special aesthetics of the junction of laminate and ceramics.

The joint connection using a cork compensator is a relatively new connection method. This material allows you to make a durable and reliable junction. It provides tight filling of the gap between the materials and eliminates the deformation, due to its ability to shrink. Cork compensator is currently the best alternative to the threshings. They can fill out the clearance of any width. The necessary shade is achieved by the use of special tinting, and this material does not require a special subsequent departure. The only disadvantage of the cork joint is the need for accurate fitting of one floor covering to another in height and width, and therefore its application is impossible even with minor deviations in fitting.

Optimal method of connecting elements

The most optimal way to docking outdoor coatings is the use of ironing. Of the advantages of using this method, the following can be distinguished:

1. wide selection of material of the thresholds. There are thresholds made of aluminum, steel, wood, plastic and other materials.
2. the presence of flexible impresses that provide a compound on wave-like joints;
3. camouflage properties. The threshings will help hide all the flaws of the work: irregularities, bulges, chips.
4. simplicity and installation speed;
5. wide selection of color solutions;

The seam in a straight line is easily connected by straight fasteners. In the event of a wave-like joint, you will need a special type. As a rule, aluminum or plastic thresholds with a rubber base are best suited for these purposes. Such thresholds are easily bent and allow to close the joint of any complex form. The roads are installed in a deformation hole between tiles and laminate on a dowel or self-tapping screw. It is necessary to take care in advance about the method of fastening the thresholds. In some models, the fasteners are provided in advance. In others there is a secret attachment in the form of a latch along the self-pressing head.

Wavely shake make much harder than a direct connection. Creating such a seam requires accuracy. It is recommended that you begin to make a cardboard pattern in the shape of a joint.

Laminate should be placed on the tile, so that the reserve remains.

Surplus laminate are cut along the contour and a pencil mark the cut line on the tile.

The tile is cut along the contour using a grinder with a diamond circle.

When laying a laminate, you can use silicone, which will ensure the tightness of the styling. You should carefully comply with the dosage, to prevent the swolves. Next is the laying of the thresholds.

After laying it is necessary to spend the suture of the seam. The random cavity is worth filing with silicone, which will prevent dust from entering the seam.

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