Damaged Tile backsplash- Help Me Quick

11 years ago

Started with flood in my kitchen and granite was broken and replaced. Granite fabricators had to score my back splash tile to fit new granite and they chipped several tiles. Largest chip is big 3/4 inch. I can put my index finger in the hole. Contractor started to put in a thin line of silicone along the wall where tile meets granite. Its not going to be thick enough to cover the damage. . The picture shows what most of the chips look like. Any ideas? Thanx in advance

This post was edited by mamasalvo on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 9:34

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millworkman
11 years ago
If that is where the top meets the backsplash you DO NOT use grout. All changes in plane get caulk not grout. Also that picture is a little close, and that makes it tough to even see what were looking at. Why isn't your granite contractor going to properly fix the tile since he damaged it? If he does not want to eat the cost surely his insurance would cover it, that's why they have insurance.
sombreuil_mongrel
11 years ago
If that is a 3/4" chip, then that's a mighty large grout line.
Matching sanded caulk (same color and texture as your sanded grout) is what is called for is a backsplash/CT seam. Chips in tiles may be repairable with epoxy filler and artist's colors, or by replacing the damaged tile.
Casey
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greg_2010
11 years ago
Why post a pic of what "most" of the chips look like (which isn't bad at all in my opinion) instead of the big chip that you mentioned?