How to transition LVP flooring to a raised fireplace hearth
Bridging a height difference between luxury vinyl plank flooring and a raised ceramic hearth usually requires a transition strip, even though some prefer a simpler look like caulking or keeping a threshold. The main difficulty is finding the right material and method when heights vary by a fraction of an inch, as standard transition pieces may not look appealing despite being the easiest fix.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Carpet or flooring manufacturers suggest extending the main flooring all the way to the fireplace if a non-combustible tile hearth is not required by the manufacturer.
- 2Using caulking between flooring surfaces
- 3Installing a reducer or T-mold transition piece
- 4Removing the marble threshold entirely
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Looking for opinions on what I should use to transition from this LVP flooring to this ceramic fireplace hearth. The LVP is maybe a 1/4 inch higher at its highest point, it varies.”source ↗
“What is the best way to transition between the tile and laminate?”source ↗
“I’d like to keep the marble threshold, and I’d rather not use a transition piece.”source ↗
“Is it possible to just have caulking in between?”source ↗
“If you are looking for the easiest method you will have to put some sort of transition piece but it wont look great”source ↗
Where this came up
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