Guest bath floor

[GSEninja]

*edit* not sure if this is ONLY for garage floors, but i think this turned out really cool and wanted to share it

In all I used 9,632 pennies on the floor.

This was a complete remodel of the bathroom (down to the studs and plumbing pipes)... started by ripping up the entire floor and grinding the concrete smooth.. after that i painted the concrete black so that the pennies would have some sort of background.


IMG_0463 by GSEninja, on Flickr


Untitled by GSEninja, on Flickr

I then glued every single penny down with some instant gorilla glue... yes, it took forever, making sure the head faced the same way throughout... there are even some wheat pennies and Canadian pennies hidden within


Untitled by GSEninja, on Flickr


Untitled by GSEninja, on Flickr

Afterwards I covered everything in a two part epoxy, literally poured it on like syrup and let it level itself out.


IMG_0585 by GSEninja, on Flickr

This was a year ago and still not a blemish in the floor

 

[spotco2]

Cool!

 

[HMCFab9]

Looks slick!

What did it cost you (in value of the pennies & the epoxy cost, etc)
I saw a pic of a bar / coffee shop that did that & she said it was close to the cost of regular flooring.

 

[GSEninja]

I think it was around $2.30/sqft (total ~$96.32).. the epoxy was $10 (needed 2) and the glue was $6 (needed 6).. other than that it was a lot of hours sitting on the floor

 

[bellhorsepower]

Looks cool... and slippery!

 

[draglink]

That my friend is BADASS!! ....and I'm in the flooring biz!

 

[pauls_workshop]

Wow! That floor looks like a million dollars! Ur ... Well ... 9632 Pennies anyway! - Paul

 

[creativecars]

That is cool... I could see a coffee table like that...

 

[theoldwizard1]

So does this make you a "penny pincher" ?

 

[GSEninja]

You guys are pretty 'punny'.. its actually not any more slippery than a tile floor... sure, get it wet and it could be slick but for the most part its good!

 

[pauls_workshop]

You guys are pretty 'punny'..

That's nothing! If you have any paper wasps or bees get in there by accident, they might have a real hard time finding the entrance to their nest if they look down! - Paul

 

[pauls_workshop]

Looks cool.
For me earlier was better than the latter one..

I will work to refine my humor better then!

Just to stay focused here, this floor looks great to me! Probably just as robust as one of the "quartz" or full broadcast type epoxy floors too. Working shops should think about this! - Paul