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    hahhah Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    May 9, 2011, 09:02 AM
    I need to find a transition strip to go from tile to polished concrete
    I have tile in my two bathrooms.
    I recently polished the concrete floors in the rest of my apartment.
    I need a metal transition strip to connect the tile from the bathrooms with the polished concrete floors.
    I have been in 100 stores and all the have that is similar to what I want is carpet-to-concrete... and that one is not high enough.
    Any suggestions?
    Thanks!
    HH
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    May 9, 2011, 09:07 AM

    Surf this site for something that you like, they are one of the bigger tile related producers
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    May 9, 2011, 09:22 AM
    Will do.
    Thanks!
    HH
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    May 9, 2011, 10:13 AM

    Da my bad, forgot to give you the link to Schluter http://www.schluter.co.uk/floor_trim_profiles.aspx
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    May 9, 2011, 12:44 PM
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    Still, no luck... I can't believe it... there are lofts everywhere... I'm sure other people need these transitions I'm looking for... or maybe I can start manufacturing them and become rich!!
    Thanks anyway,
    HH
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    May 12, 2011, 01:02 PM
    If your tile is already in place it will be necessary to undercut the tile to fit the Schluter strip in. You can use one of the newer oscillating cutters and a carbide blade. If you need to undercut, make the groove a little bigger and pack in some Acryl Pro Ceramic tile adhesive in the slot and push the strip in. I have installed Schluter transitions for tile to concrete many times. HD has a bunch of them.
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