hellllp, can't find a solution for where 2 different floorings meet each other

[Craftylady28]

Hi, we've had our kitchen done, and it's open plan to the dining area. Both areas have different flooring - one has click vinyl and one has click laminate, they are approximately the same height.
The length where they meet is 2.750m. Almost all door bars/thresholds are a maximum of 2.7m.

The main issue is actually that we have a couple of bar stools which sit on the joining line, so I also don't want anything that is raised too much from the rest of the floor, as the stools would then become unsteady/wobbly and possibly tip over.

SO, does anyone have any ideas as to what we could do to hide the little gap but not be raised significantly above the height of the floor? Would a silicone type of thing be sturdy enough?

thanks in advance.

Do one or both of the manufacturers not make something? What has been used at the doors/patio doors etc?

Out of interest' why the two different types? Is one tile effect and one wood?

Google brass floor joint. That might do it.

well, the laminate is throughout the entire downstairs, except for the kitchen, which is like a slate-effect look.
At the doors/patio doors etc are oak-coloured threshold bars, but they're a standard length, and are also curved off the floor, which wouldnt work at this new area due to the bar stools and also the length.

Google 3 metre threshold strips, we found a lot.

teebee ah, that's an interesting route for me to start googling - thanks. I'm thinking the gap is slightly wider at one end than the other, tho...

Maybe do a double layer of the brass joint and just shave the laminate a wee bit to fit.

Or you could do a line of contrasting decorative tiles.

A relative of mine had the same problem - they bought some lovely, small tiles which got grouted in level with both floors. They used metallic coloured ones, but anything which links the decor would look fine.

We will have the same problem when we knock down the wall between the kitchen and open plan living room in our new bungalow. We haven't exchanged contracts yet but am watching with interest.

I like the idea of small ceramic tiles but they'd have to be thin to work on our scenario.

ellsbells2 thanks, I've already looked, but they all seem to be raised or curved so, ie having the stool on top of it wouldn't be stable. I need something that is as close to being flush to the floor as possible x x

Try a carpet shop. We had a large opening between dining room and loung. The dining room had parquet flooring and the carpet fitter supplied an oak strip which was at least 3m, along the join.

villageshop exactly that - we have literally a quarter to half centimetre gap which needs filled, so a row of something else isnt possible without the fitter doing yet more work

Craftylady28 that is quite a small gap.

Are both sides wood or wood effect? If so maybe fill the gap with woodfiller of the right colour to blend in and not show? Wood filler is hard and tough once set so hopefully would withstand the kitchen stools.

Have you laid the flooring yourselves? I'd expect fitters to not have left you with a gap.

Friends had a wooden floor layed recently and didn’t want beading at the edge with the skirting board. The fitter filled the expansion gap with cork instead - would this work for you?

villageshop this is definitely an option, yes, possibly the best idea x

wowfudge the kitchen fitter did it, and said he'll come back to fit a door bar or whatever when we have one. But I hadnt considered the stools until after the fact...

MarmiteTermite sounds interesting - how did they do that? ie do you mean a strip of cork, or something else? I'm not completely sure what you mean.

These might work: www.stair-rodsdirect.co.uk/door-bars/w-comercial-dividers/

Thank you, Maelstrop, they look like they would do the job and are slim and come in different colours so should be able to blend in.

Thanks everyone, I've also found this, so I now have options - oak wood filler

Hmm - I've used that filler to caulk skirting boards and it worked brilliantly. I'm not sure how hard-wearing it would be with a stool leg on it. You might want to test it first.

I think it was a thin strip of cork between skirting board and floor bug not sure how they did it - sorry.