r/BeAmazed • u/Theloneriddler • Feb 14 '24

Art Next-Level Penny Floor

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u/bingojed Feb 14 '24

I was in a restaurant with a penny floor a few weeks ago. It’s been there for a while and looked fine.

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u/mrweatherbeef Feb 15 '24

I was in a restaurant with a penny floor last week. You could tell where people primarily walk. Looked worn af.

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u/look_ima_frog Feb 15 '24

This is why most people use, you know, flooring. Things like wood, tile, marble, etc.

I mean, if they sold the pennies attached to a nylon mesh like they do with small tiles, then MAYBE I could see these making sense. Oh, they do: https://www.indypennytile.com/

I can't wait to see in 10-15 years when the next owners put up a post "how to remove this MFing stupid penny floor that's all fucked up".

I could not imagine having to bust out a penny floor that's been poured into place with resin.

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u/bingojed Feb 15 '24

This article instructs how to build a penny floor. He doesn’t talk about removing it, but he does talk about the pros and cons of polyurethane with grout vs pure epoxy. He likes polyurethane, and said it’s easier to remove (and far less expensive). With poly it’s probably not much different than removing a tile floor.

https://www.prettypurpledoor.com/copper-penny-floor-template/