I have just put down a new hardwood floor and I am looking for ideas to compensate for floor height differences. Our house was built in stages between 1900 and 1940. For some reason the two sections have a different floor height. The floor I just installed is approximately 1 1/2" lower than the floor in the next room. The door opening is just over 4' wide. I proposed using a stair nose and leaving a slight step down. The "boss" said she believed it would be better to create a smooth transition between the two heights so when our elderly parents and young granchildren come over things are easier for them. I am debating trying to use a 1 x 8 oak and shape it with a power planer to create a slope between the floors. The new floor is also about 5/8" lower than the kitchen tile floor where I removed a wall. That lenght is about 15'. (Eventally the kitchen tile and the four layers of vinyl and underlayment will go.) But for now I am looking for creative solutions. Sometimes I get something stuck in my head and fail to see the obvious better choice until much later.
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