flooringgaptransition
We recently had our bathroom renovated, subfloor replaced and vinyl flooring installed, but now there's a gap underneath the door.
It measures 3 3/4" x 23" and I'm not sure of any products that would be large enough to accomodate. Most floor transition strips were 1.5" to 2" which is a bit too short
What could we possibly put in this spot?
It looks like all that is seperating the drywall from the tile is a bead of caulking. To fix this, I would first remove all of the existing caulking. Then I would cut out the area of the affected drywall and patch in a new piece, using the factory taped edge as the end that butts up against the tile. Tape, mud and sand the new section and paint to match. Once finished, install a new bead of caulking along the entire length and it should look like new!
Sometimes it takes a village. Here's a summary of what ended up working:
I'm now looking at fir flooring in relatively good condition, minus a nasty gouge mark I made when first trying to remove the tiling by force.
Some other details for those reading:
This, in the end, was really backbreaking work. Whether it was worth it or not will be more obvious once I figure out how well I can repair the gouge I made.
Thanks everyone for your help with this!
Best Answer
As noted above you should be able to find a wooden transition piece that would be large enough. The box stores may not carry such a large piece in stock but I'd be surprised if you couldn't find one online somewhere.
Another option is to make a wooden transition piece yourself by taking something a 1x4 board and beveling the edges using a table saw, then sanding and finishing the piece. This would require some amount of skill, but it's a pretty simple job.
Other possible options:
1) fill it in with sanded grout that matches the grout in the existing tile floor. It won't look amazing, and the grout may crack over time especially if the vinyl floor expands into it and/or the subfloor is not great. But it's a quick, cheap and easy fix that will probably last until you are ready to redo the tile floor.
2) Get a matching piece of the vinyl flooring and cut it to fit the gap. This might look a little odd, but not too odd.
3) Fill it in with floor putty. They sell it in different colors. A gap that large filled with putty might also look a little odd, but it would be quick and easy to apply, and it should hold up well.
A final thought: You could always use a smaller transition piece that you buy off the shelf to cover most of the gap, then fill in the rest with floor putty or grout.