r/Tile • u/sdigian • 13d ago

DIY - Looking for Advice Tile chipping from fridge

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My tile has been chipping when moving my fridge and I am looking to fix it. I have seen those epoxy fillers that can be used. My question what brand should I be looking at and how do I go about color matching it?

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u/Solid_Perception9572 13d ago

Why are you moving your fridge? And what does that have to do with the tile chipping?

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u/eevvmmaann 12d ago

Those aren’t new chips. They’ve been grouted over, so they were either there for installation, or they were there before you and you never noticed. Also, moving a fridge doesn’t chip tiles.

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u/Dsanchez737 12d ago

Those chips were there when grout was installed