How to fix 50mm lip between bathroom and timber lounge floor?

[mzlink]

Hi, I’ve just had my bathroom rendered Ive been left with a 50mm lip (drop) between the bathroom door frame and lounge room floor. I was quite upset but told this was required. I’d like to know how I can make this less of a trip hazard. I’ve been looking a quad moldings but none are 50mm that I can find. I’m thinking I may be able to glue one ontop of the other to get the height required - would this work? Open to all suggestions

thanks in advance 

[EricL]

Hello @mzlink 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about the gap in your flooring.

I suggest having a quick look at this discussion - How to replace metal transition strips with timber by @HJS. The suggested solution was to create your own transition strips and cutting it into shape using a router. The router can round off the edges and create channels at the bottom that will allow the timber moulding to sit perfectly in the gap. It can be attached using adhesive, screws or nails or combination of all three. The timber mould can be stained, painted and sealed in your preferred colour.

Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1 and @Nailbag for their recommendations.

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

[mzlink]

Thank you Eric, I’m looking for a more curved like the quad moulding and to be honest, you lost me a router which is probably a step too far for my skill set! Thanks tho!

[EricL]

Hello @mzlink 

There are other ways to build the transition piece, but here is a good example of what you can do with a standard timber moulding piece. The 68 x 11mm 5.4m Moulding Pine FJ Bullnose Clear should fit nicely in the gap, but as you mentioned they are not of the same level so getting another piece should make it work. The other square side can be trimmed be trimmed and rounded with a planer or sharp timber chisel.

Eric

[Nailbag]

Hi @mzlink 

Unfortunately the advice provided was incorrect and more to the point of poor planning by the builder. But that doesn't resolve your issue. If the low point is in the bathroom, then I wouldn't advise a timber product as that will eventually rot away. It needs to be ideally aluminium.

Nailbag

[mzlink]

Thank you, the low point is the hallway floor…yea I questioned this repeatedly as unhappy. However I was told due to concrete floor, building code standards today, and the need to ensure overflow escape that this was ‘normal’ practice. I did suggest I’d pay to have redone but told it may only give a few mm difference. I’m thinking of asking if they would create slope like picture below. Do you think this may be best? Only issue is prob the floor tile I picked out 😞

 

 

[MitchellMc]

A tiled slope could certainly be an option @mzlink. Due to the large height difference, it would have to be a very large moulding or a combination of some to stop this from being a trip hazard.

Mitchell

[Dave-1]

Good Morning @mzlink 

I would go for some sort of timber moulding or look into having a metal type made up. The sloped tile suggestion I think you will trip up more so (I know I would) but a step would be more viewable for sure.

Maybe two pieces of quad to make up the height, A smaller square/rectangular piece on the bottom and a curved one on top. Or go for a Larger rectangular piece with a metal edge? Roberts 8-14mm x 1.65m Silver Multi-End Trim as an indicator of what to puty on top of the rectangular piece of timber.

Dave

[mzlink]

Thanks everyone for your input. Spoke to builder and clarified what I wanted with recommendation of  2 pieces of quad! and smaller flat piece at bottom … I’ll post pic when installed

[mzlink]

What I ended up doing- the space actually was 45mn , so  I found a 42mm quad piece, adding some packing to the bottom and then sealed it up. I decided I liked it raw so I need to add some clear poly on it. it’s not perfect but better!