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Are floor tiles typically run half way into door openings that abut a room that is being tiled? (I refer to door openings without doors.)
When a newly tiled floor requires the raising of baseboards, what is a good way to treat the base from abutting rooms–carpeted rooms, say–that meets the now-raised base in the tiled room?
Prescriptive codes don't address the connection at less common angles, so base the connection off more typical ones using bolts, structural screws, blocking, and steel tension ties.
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I just did alot of this and I ripped down the base to match(only 1/4"). On walls where not necessary to meet this ripped trim I just used regular and it looked fine
*I believe it is moreso a matter of prefference. obviously where a door is present, you will make your break beneath the door when closed. Otherwise you can pretty much center your break point halfway through the opening.Pete Draganic
*Reuben, typically you don't raise the base, you simply butt the tile to the base, being sure to leave a grout line between.The opening is a "cased" opening if there are no stops for a door, if there are stops it's a doorway without the door, either way stop the tile halfway in the opening (under the door,if applicable).As to the room to room size variation,the base should be butting up against the trim around the opening so you shouldn't have a problem stopping each rooms base at that point.Also, since it sounds like the tile is in and the base set on top, you should rip it down to match the height of the other rooms, if they will be meeting each other directly, if they are separated as they should be , just apply on top of the tile. Geoff
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Are floor tiles typically run half way into door openings that abut a room that is being tiled? (I refer to door openings without doors.)
When a newly tiled floor requires the raising of baseboards, what is a good way to treat the base from abutting rooms--carpeted rooms, say--that meets the now-raised base in the tiled room?