No Trim Strips: Two Materials Meet Directly

A close-up of a material junction. When stone flooring meets wood flooring, no metal strips or trim pieces are used. The thickness of the two materials is precisely calculated to be perfectly flush, with the junction being a straight seam only two millimeters wide. The junction between stone and wall paint is similar: the wall does not overlap the stone but aligns with its upper edge, leaving only a thin seam. A corner of the image shows a comparison with a typical approach: between the same two materials, there is a four-centimeter-wide metal strip, raised two millimeters above the floor, and silicone caulking can be seen at the junction. The materials in both examples are identical; the difference lies only in the junction. Avoid: making the two look similar, adding any strips or trim in the correct version, making the seam wide and not straight, using different materials for comparison.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組材料交界處的近景。石材地坪與木地板相接時,沒有使用任何金屬壓條與收邊條,兩種材料的厚度被精確計算到完全齊平,交界是一道寬度僅兩公釐的直線縫。石材與牆面塗料的交界同樣如此:牆不是壓在石材上,而是與石材的上緣切齊,只留一道細縫。畫面的一角以一般做法作對照:同樣的兩種材料之間有一條四公分寬的金屬壓條,高出地面兩公釐,交界處可以看見矽利康的收縫。兩者的材料完全相同,差別只在交接。避免:讓兩者看起來相似、在正確版本加入任何壓條與收邊、把縫隙做得寬而不直、使用不同的材料比較。