Flooting Engineered to Tile Transition with small height difference

[Tsanders]

I am new to this forum and floating floors, and am unsure how to transition between a tile floor and a floating engineered hardwood floor with an approx 1/8" height difference. I am putting the floor down over a 20 year old concrete slab, and am planning on doing a floating install. The wood is 1/2" thick and requires a 1/2" thick expansion gap at the walls. The floor is approx 11' x 10' with a 3' transition to the tile on one of the 11' sides, and about an 8' transition on the other.

My issue comes from the height difference between the two. The height difference is roughly 1/8" with the wood being higher than the tile. I am not sure if this is close enough to use a 'T' molding, or if I should use some sort of Overlap reducer. If the tile was taller than the wood, I would probably just use a color matched caulk, but I am worried about chipping splintering the wood when people kick it.

Anyone have any advice please?

[Danny Ferguson]

Sounds like a t-mold should be sufficient.

[Kman]

Your flooring supplier should have some t-molds. With a floating floor, there's usually a metal track that screws to the floor and the t-mold snaps into it. Make sure to leave an expansion joint between the track and the flooring, both sides. As far as the difference in height, 1/8" is not much, but the t-molds can't twist that much within the track. Some of them are adaptable to make up for that difference in height. Check with the company where you bought the wood and see what they offer.

[kwfloors]

T-mold is the way to go and if you don't want to use the track as you are on concrete, you can use a good construction adhesive and glue it down. Be sure to weight it down overnight.

[Ken]

You can use a router to to shave the one side of the t moulding so that it would fit flush on both sides.

[Tsanders]

Thanks for all the great responses. I have some follow ups.

It sounds like the T-molding is the route to go. I like the idea of using the router to take it down a little. My concern is how much I can take off. The T-molding I have looked at doesn't seem to be extremely thick on the edge's of the T. Since it will be sitting somewhat free in the air (all of the tiles are not at exactly the same height, so even if I cut it down flush with the tallest tile, there will be a air gap at the others. Any thoughts on how much I can take it down, or are there other T-molds which have thicker "T"'s?

Also, the T-mold I have seen is not tall enough to attach to the floor and reach over the wood (Approx 5/8"). From the responses, I am thinking I need to glue it to the wood (since it is taller). I am thinking a good construction adhesive, and weight it down for 24hrs. Or are there T-molding which have a taller "center" section and would reach the slab?

At what point does it maker sense to go and have a molding custom routed? Is this normal, or rare, and how would it compare cost wise typically?

Thanks for all the help and putting up with an ignorant newbie.