Your floor looks absolutely amazing!! I am going to install one myself as well, i've been researching what epoxy to use. Has there been any yellowing of the epoxy you used?
vinyl flooring shrinks and curls you should have removed the vinyl floor and used a plywood underlay to create a long lasting floor.. this goes for any flooring if you dont do the proper prep it wont last very long.
If the vinyl floor is very old, it's already shrunk as much as it is going to. And if you paid attention to what she said, she removed the loose edges and added the skim coat sealed it so it won't pop up. Why can't the vinyl floor act like a cushion for the pennies, like you'd have for under a rug?
tilt the picture-frame up a bit so the pennies slide down and line up by themselves, offset... perhaps add a strip of cardboard along one side to compensate for the gap because of the pennies not fitting the frame exactly ...nice vid!
This looks very lovely. Couple questions if you don't mind: (1) What type of finish did you use after you completed the installation? And (2), how do you care for for this type of flooring, i.e.; mopping, sweeping, polishing, etc.?
I think it is a cool idea, looks great on the floor and is intended to be durable in high-traffic areas, such a front/back door, foyers and utility room area floors. Great
very nice job with the floor...a couple of questions...could you use a self-leveling compound instead of the patch & skim coat product that you used for the uneven parts of the floor? what was the total cost for the finished job?
You put the edges far enough under the baseboard so that you don't see the roundness. That's one of the purposes of baseboard, which comes in different thicknesses and styles. And yes, if you use the right epoxy product it will fill the gaps. You also have to make sure there are no holes underneath the pennies for the epoxy to leak down.
These instructions were very clear and the floors turned out fabulous! It has been 3 years since this was done and I'd like for an update. Did the VCT adhesive hold the pennies correctly and did the epoxy remain shiny or did it get scuffed up? Also, what is the best way to clean this floor with the particular epoxy used? Are there any areas of the floor showing pitting where the pennies meet in which the epoxy didn't settle? I am doing my homework, as advised :)
Me too !!! I would like to do this in my house somewhere but I am concerned about having to redo the floor in a year or so if it starts scuffing up Bad. Maybe better for ceiling tiles !!!
I'm just curious as to how this holds up with time and traffic. I would LOVE to do this in the entryway of my new house but I'm concerned about wear and tear.
Richard Crainium She did the last one. Awesome Friggn Job Bud. My Buddy has a Penny Bar he did. All from the year 2000. Came out Great too.....Great Job !!!!
A hour for floor prep which includes dry time. Maybe 45 minutes to put the sheets down, about a hour to put the epoxy down. How much time to put ghe pennys together I'm not sure. But the rest less than an afternoon.
What kind of contact paper did u use? I really love you video and appreciate it. I am going to do a kitchen counter, any differences from doing the floor?
I love love this penny floor but you didn't say the cost of the pennies for the floor? I am always looking for unique ideas and budget friendly way to do floors or walls..
I think this would look great....however, I'm not sure if you could epoxy the splash easily or not. Grout would be another option. Check with a local tile store in your area for specific information on grout for metal.
Did you remove your refrigerator for those 10 days. Are the pennies under the fridge? Is the stove the only place you didn't take them all the way o the wall?
Suggesting you give your spare coins at airport to charities. Some people really could do with the money to eat, house themselves or study. Thankfully it is illegal in some countries to hoard money in such ways.
No, Winter Winter, not in the U.S. - not illegal to use money on the floor like this, not illegal to hoard money - it's called saving by the way, when you "hoard" money. And again, why do you object to someone putting $270 worth of pennies on the floor but it's okay to spend $270 on flooring. Again, your objection is ridiculous.
Yep Darth, it would look interesting. But keep in mind different sizes would also mean different thicknesses and that would be even harder to deal with than different sized gaps. It could be done, but then you'd have to put a very thick coating of epoxy on it, like when you embed coins into a bar top.
I suppose it'll work in areas where they still have pennies - Canada abolished them a few years ago, and they are quickly vanishing, as they were still mostly copper.
I have thousands of foreign coins just sitting in tins, now i have an idea what to do with them. Not the floor but something, i'm going to think about what to do with them. Thank you for a great idea.
Is the top coat necessary or is it possible to leave out? I'd love to do this to my bathroom floor but I rent, so if need be I'd like to be able to scrape the pennies up off the floor- so is it possible to get the floor back to it's original state?
***** It was a curiosity for me because I thought I could stick the pennies on with epoxy? And a man at home depot showed me a sort of solution he said that is used to remove epoxy from things.
Jane Doe The underside of the pennies on her floor used a vinyl adhesive which i know based on experience is a hard days work for removal. The other adhesive she used as a kind of grout, the top coat she used is the epoxy your referring to which I wouldn't know what would remove it maybe a harsh chemical but if you use a harsh chemical than maybe that will affect your penny.
I'd like to do the front lobby of my daughter's elementary school like this, but I want to be sure it will be safe, easy to clean and maintain, and able to withstand the foot-traffic. Can anyone help allay my concerns?
We have a local store with a penny entrance. It does not appear to have epoxy over it. They get a ton of foot traffic and the floor has looked beautiful for over 7 years (that I know of). They may be willing to discuss this with you. Bravo Farms in Traver, CA 559.897.5762.
Not my style, but I have to say, to those who need to be educated. First, when talking about "waste", laying down $270 worth of pennies on the floor is no different than spending $270 on typical flooring. Second, it's not illegal in the U.S. to use money in this way. It's illegal to mark or deface money in a way that gives you political or business gain. But this is not illegal. Educate yourselves and open your minds.
In reality, it is cheapter than a lot of mid- or higher grade ceramic or other type of tiles these days. For example, a 10x10 size kitchen = 100sqft. 1 sqft of penny tile uses about 270 pennies per her video. That comes to $2.17/sqft. Then we have the contact paper, some glue, etc.. all together should not exceed $3/sqft. Tile can go from $1.99sqft (cheapest I found at Home Depot not on clearence) up to $10 or even higher for rare stones. For $3sqft, that's only $300 material cost! SUPER CHEAP.
P Collett great math there pal...270 pennies equals “$2.17” according to you? You’re quite a bit off in your math there bud, it would be $2.70 per sq.ft., NOT $2.17 as you do very incorrectly state in your comment. Simple math folks.
Deliberately Damaging and or permanently confining U.S. cash coins for personal gain is illegal in the United States. It is also illegal to own bird feathers, but hey..at least we're in the U.S.A. !
Personal gain? How is she personally gaining from this? 🌸. How did she accumulate THIS many pennies. I saved up a dutch oven full of pennies once, but that wouldn’t do a very large area. 🌺. What do you do when you need to drill through the floor for something? For example: plumbing.
