larry barrios wrote:
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badgolferman wrote:

larry barrios, 7/3/2006, 2:04:39 PM,
wrote:



Hello,

We are installing tile in the entry way and engineered wood floor in
the adjacent room and hallways. We would prefer not to use
transition and butt the wood floor against the tile. Is this
recommended? If so, can I lay down the wood right up against the
tile or should I leave a gap and fill with grout or other material?

tia,
-larry



Your wood floor will need to expand and contract. That is why
transition pieces are used.


And for aesthetics, the transition molding makes a nice frame for the
tile.

So is there no way around this? Is it not a good idea to leave an
expansion just on the other end? We were going to float the floor.
If we nailed down the floor, won't that keep the floor from
expanding? We live in California, a friend told me that he's never
noticed his wood floor expand/contract.
You can do whatever you want, it's your house.
Northern California or Southern California? The name of the state does
not matter, on the east coast, that would be from New York to South
Carolina.
Here in NY, I put down a floating floor in a sunroom. It looked great
after I put it down in the Fall. Next Summer, I noticed that there were
ripples in the flooring near the outside wall. It turns out that I had
cheated and didn't allow the full 1/4" spacing at the ouside walls that
they recommended. Fortunately, I was able to remove the moulding and cut
some of the planking on the outside wall.

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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