You are the only one who covered proper Saddle install. You covered the underlayment and tile laying logic around door jams. Thank you! you answered my question. Happy New Year Keep it up!
The reason to set higher is to stop water from getting into the wood floor when the tub or toilet overflows. The second reason to set the threshold high is narrow the gap between floor and door to quiet those bathroom noises.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but.... the threshold does not keep water from hitting the wood floor. 99 % of tiled floors are not waterproofed at all. The water would never meet the threshold, it would leak around the tub floor. Secondly, the bath needs to breathe. There should be at least a 3/4" gap at the floor to have some sort of air flow. A stagnate bathroom with no air movement would create a perfect environment for mold accumulation. What you have been told are myths and I had to inform you of that. I appreciate the comment.
@@TodayIWorkOn It is possible to take all the steps to waterproof the floor with Ditra, Kerdi band, sealant and perhaps even an overlay of something like RedGard if certain areas present themselves that warrant it's use. In these cases, setting threshold a bit higher is a preferred method (within reason of course), and the beveled edges help soften it from catching people's toes. There's a balance to be struck. My point in posting is that if you are going for the waterproof floor then setting threshold a bit higher is a necessary piece of that puzzle. Edit: BTW I followed the Schluter training how to do it. It's something they promote.
@@TodayIWorkOn Understood. It's a fair bit of extra work and has it's limitations on how much water it can actually hold back (and for how long). But I did exactly this on a bathroom remodel that sits directly above our kitchen ceiling after water leaks had damaged the kitchen ceiling. It buys you some time before a flood escapes through the floor or gets deep enough to run out into the hallway. BTW really nice technique with using the screw heads to set the angle on your transition!
I agree, im in the process of doing one, between laminant and carpet... i will cut the marble threshold so that there will be a slight overlap between the two... I'll trim a spot on the bottom on both sides, using an electric tile cutter... 1/2 inchbon both sides.
I’m about install one in my bathroom but I thought it was supposed to be higher to prevent water from getting out of the bathroom if there was a toilet overflow or shower. I agree that it looks cleaner flush. Thanks for sharing
This is the 2nd time someone said this and I really have to laugh at the “myth” of this. If you have a water leak, it will first go to the lowest point of the room. Then, it will go to the first place where there’s a hole, UNLESS the entire floor was waterproofed(which it’s not). The water can sneak through the door jam with ease under the moldings. 😬.
Thanks. Great video. I'm dealing with the same issue with a height difference between the tile and laminate hardwood and didn't want to deal with those transition reducers that look kinda cheap.
Again, threshold is supposed to be slightly higher than bathroom tile. Ever had an overflowing tub or toilet? The threshold stops water from running into hall as fast.
I’m sure it would do that, but it’s not the reason to set the threshold high, in fact, for interior threshold, it should just be flat because it simply acts as a transition, and getting caught on a raise threshold would certainly piss me off every day
Love your method of using the screws to get the transition angle. What do you do with the slight gap between the threshold and the hardwood? Some sort of caulking? Great video!
A stone threshold? It can't overlap or you will have a monster step and it would look pretty bad. You want the transition to be something you don't see or feel. Bad transitions you think about and trip on, lol.
Why even use a threshold? Why not tile through the doorway to adjoin the next floor material, whether hardwood or carpet? To me, that would look better than having a completely different looking material such as the marble threshold. Thanks for the video and the tip about the screws!
How did you finish the gap between the wood floor and the marble threshold? Previous owners of my house cut the wood floor on an angle and my attempts to get a straight cut were not perfect, but better. I was going to put a transition piece over the wood and threshold.
Tough call on that situation. If it was me, I would use some sort of stop molding and butt the threshold up to the molding to hide the ragged wood cut. Good luck with the project!
Standard tile/marble/stone 4.5" blade. You can find it at your local floor and decor or Home Depot. If you want to go a step further, you can buy come Calidad blades. They have a really great assortment of specialty tile disks.
You are the only one who covered proper Saddle install. You covered the underlayment and tile laying logic around door jams. Thank you! you answered my question. Happy New Year Keep it up!
The reason to set higher is to stop water from getting into the wood floor when the tub or toilet overflows. The second reason to set the threshold high is narrow the gap between floor and door to quiet those bathroom noises.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but.... the threshold does not keep water from hitting the wood floor. 99 % of tiled floors are not waterproofed at all. The water would never meet the threshold, it would leak around the tub floor. Secondly, the bath needs to breathe. There should be at least a 3/4" gap at the floor to have some sort of air flow. A stagnate bathroom with no air movement would create a perfect environment for mold accumulation. What you have been told are myths and I had to inform you of that. I appreciate the comment.
@@TodayIWorkOn It is possible to take all the steps to waterproof the floor with Ditra, Kerdi band, sealant and perhaps even an overlay of something like RedGard if certain areas present themselves that warrant it's use. In these cases, setting threshold a bit higher is a preferred method (within reason of course), and the beveled edges help soften it from catching people's toes. There's a balance to be struck. My point in posting is that if you are going for the waterproof floor then setting threshold a bit higher is a necessary piece of that puzzle. Edit: BTW I followed the Schluter training how to do it. It's something they promote.
@@CareyDissmore that I agree with 100% but it’s super rare to see someone do that. I’ve never seen that in 25 years in the trade up and down the east
@@TodayIWorkOn Understood. It's a fair bit of extra work and has it's limitations on how much water it can actually hold back (and for how long). But I did exactly this on a bathroom remodel that sits directly above our kitchen ceiling after water leaks had damaged the kitchen ceiling. It buys you some time before a flood escapes through the floor or gets deep enough to run out into the hallway. BTW really nice technique with using the screw heads to set the angle on your transition!
I agree, im in the process of doing one, between laminant and carpet... i will cut the marble threshold so that there will be a slight overlap between the two... I'll trim a spot on the bottom on both sides, using an electric tile cutter... 1/2 inchbon both sides.
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Great video, it's a step-up from others with quick information!
I’m about install one in my bathroom but I thought it was supposed to be higher to prevent water from getting out of the bathroom if there was a toilet overflow or shower. I agree that it looks cleaner flush. Thanks for sharing
This is the 2nd time someone said this and I really have to laugh at the “myth” of this. If you have a water leak, it will first go to the lowest point of the room. Then, it will go to the first place where there’s a hole, UNLESS the entire floor was waterproofed(which it’s not). The water can sneak through the door jam with ease under the moldings. 😬.
Thanks. Great video. I'm dealing with the same issue with a height difference between the tile and laminate hardwood and didn't want to deal with those transition reducers that look kinda cheap.
Thanks for the kind words!
Again, threshold is supposed to be slightly higher than bathroom tile. Ever had an overflowing tub or toilet? The threshold stops water from running into hall as fast.
I’m sure it would do that, but it’s not the reason to set the threshold high, in fact, for interior threshold, it should just be flat because it simply acts as a transition, and getting caught on a raise threshold would certainly piss me off every day
Love your method of using the screws to get the transition angle. What do you do with the slight gap between the threshold and the hardwood? Some sort of caulking? Great video!
Grout Caulk around the whole saddle.
So it doesn’t transition it just butts up to the wood and the tile? Shouldn’t the transition strip overlap the ends of each?
A stone threshold? It can't overlap or you will have a monster step and it would look pretty bad. You want the transition to be something you don't see or feel. Bad transitions you think about and trip on, lol.
Why even use a threshold? Why not tile through the doorway to adjoin the next floor material, whether hardwood or carpet? To me, that would look better than having a completely different looking material such as the marble threshold. Thanks for the video and the tip about the screws!
It’s a simple reason for a saddle, different heights. You can’t bend tile, but you can bend a 4” marble saddle.
Excellent!
What if water gets on the floor and travels past your saddle?
You will have a bigger issue if you have standing water on your tile floor.
@TodayIWorkOn Which is made worse by traveling in an area with no tile. 😊
How did you finish the gap between the wood floor and the marble threshold? Previous owners of my house cut the wood floor on an angle and my attempts to get a straight cut were not perfect, but better. I was going to put a transition piece over the wood and threshold.
Tough call on that situation. If it was me, I would use some sort of stop molding and butt the threshold up to the molding to hide the ragged wood cut. Good luck with the project!
What kind of blade did you use in your grinder?
Standard tile/marble/stone 4.5" blade. You can find it at your local floor and decor or Home Depot. If you want to go a step further, you can buy come Calidad blades. They have a really great assortment of specialty tile disks.
Good info. Please adjust your camera from too much movement