Is it necessary to make threshold stones for interior decoration?

Threshold stones are mainly used in kitchens, bathrooms, hallway door openings, bedroom doors, etc. Their main function is to distinguish different functional spaces.

Ceramic tiles, stone, solid wood flooring, laminate flooring, carpets and terrazzo are often used for interior decoration floors. Among them, marble is mainly used for decoration of villas and hotels. Carpets are commonly used in shopping malls, hotels, markets and other places. Terrazzo is mainly used in factory workshops, hospitals, office decoration, aisles or bathroom floors, etc.

So since so many types of materials can be used on the ground, is it necessary to specially divide the ground space to make threshold stones? The answer is of course yes.

Threshold stones act as a moisture barrier and prevent the floor from arching. The threshold stones in bathrooms and kitchens also have the function of preventing water from flowing outside. If the threshold stone is not used, the floors of the bathroom and kitchen will drop down, forming a height difference with the living room, which is not beautiful visually and is not very convenient in life.

First, let’s talk about functional spaces such as bathrooms, kitchens, living balconies, and balconies that need to be considered separately for waterproofing. In these functional spaces that require waterproofing, in consideration of the overall waterproofing effect, an integral material should be made as much as possible when entering these locations to connect these locations with other spaces. The ground at a door opening cannot be divided into too many pieces. Count and paste. The floor of the door opening must be at least 5mm higher than the inner floor, and the exposed 5mm needs to be reprocessed to prevent water from overflowing into the public area.

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Secondly, in addition to bathrooms, kitchens, living balconies and balconies, composite floors or solid wood floors can be installed in other places on the interior decoration floors, and if each selected space can be perfectly matched, you can consider not making separate threshold stones for the rest of the floors. 

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Thirdly, when making ceramic tiles or stones on both sides of the opening, due to the different size of each room and the location of the door opening, the specifications of the floor materials selected are also different. If a separate threshold stone is not set at the opening, it will cause Tile joints cannot be joined naturally or they can be joined but will waste material and affect the overall appearance of the floor.

Finally, when there are ceramic tiles or stones on one side of the opening and a wooden floor on the other side, in order to avoid clear brick seams that affect the appearance of the door opening, it is recommended to make a separate threshold stone.

Therefore, whether a threshold stone needs to be made separately for indoor decoration floors, which needs to be determined according to the specific method of floor paving materials. However, it can be concluded from countless decoration cases that making threshold stones is more effective in meeting the needs of functional space division and special locations. , the overall indoor effect will be better, and the use experience will be better.

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Why are all threshold stones made of natural stone?

Threshold stones are generally made of natural stone, and decoration companies or home decoration designers generally recommend using natural stone as threshold stones. The main reasons are as follows: indoor decoration inevitably has a balcony or a long kitchen door opening (the bedroom threshold stone is generally less than 900mm, and the bathroom threshold stone is generally less than 800mm). If other materials are used to make the threshold stone, it cannot meet the length requirements of the threshold stone, resulting in a threshold. There are too many joints in the stone, which makes it unsightly; interior design is changeable and the shapes are also different. Sometimes there are special-shaped door openings that require the use of threshold stones. At this time, the advantages of natural stone as threshold stones can be better reflected. Natural stone Stone panels are generally relatively large, which can better meet the length and shape requirements of special-shaped threshold stones of different sizes.

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The floor tiles in bathrooms, kitchens, living balconies, and unenclosed balconies are all 5 mm lower than the floor tiles in other parts (this is mainly to prevent water from flowing back). The lower side of the threshold stone in these locations needs to be ground slightly. The edge is polished to ensure that the 5 mm smooth cut exposed on the cross section of the material is consistent with the color and luster of the smooth surface of the board, which is something that floor tiles cannot do.

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We try to keep the threshold stones of a house as consistent as possible, including materials, colors, and styles. We try to avoid replacing the short threshold stones of a house with bricks, and then using natural stones for the longer ones. In this case, they cannot be consistent. The visual effect is also greatly reduced; finally, the price of better large floor tiles is generally much more expensive than the price of natural stone. Natural stone is still relatively affordable from an economic point of view (except for your own choice. expensive variety).

The pattern, color and luster of the natural stone itself are more beautiful. Well-chosen materials and panels can bring a different aesthetic to the overall decoration.