In the real world however you cannot help but transition from one flooring type to another because different rooms need different types of flooring.
Floors height in adjoining rooms.
Flooring installation of any type can be time consuming and frustrating.
The problem now is that with only the subfloor down at this stage the kitchen is the same height as the adjacent dining room and hallway which have hardwood floors.
The new flooring is often higher than the floor in an adjoining room.
With a patchwork of different floor coverings come different heights in so many cases you will need a transitional device because the tile floor often is higher than the adjoining wood flooring.
In a perfect world your flooring would flow seamlessly from room to room.
The uneven floors can cause people to trip or stub their toes on these surfaces.
This means that no matter what we add to the kitchen floor the height will be significantly different higher than adjoining rooms.
Outside of function different types of floors might be installed simply for aesthetic reasons.
How to transition from one room to another room when installing laminate wood flooring.
The thickness of hardwood flooring boards is known as the profile and profiles vary.
Hardwood flooring for example would flow continuously from living room to bedroom to kitchen to bathroom.