One of the things that homeowners have to deal with is floors getting old, worn out and not looking as good as they used to. This leaves us to consider our options. You could redo the title or choose a whole new floor but that can be costly and may be a little too boring. If you cover your floor in pennies, it will be unique, creative, and look fantastic!
The Materials You Need:
About $130 in pennies
Ten bottles of Elmer's Glue
Grout
Epoxy
Tub of wood filler
A few pieces of wood
The Step By Step Directions To Follow:
Measured area, found center. Drew an axis to follow along. Glued one diamond shape center. Let dry so I could push next pennies against center without whole thing sliding.
Hammer is there for tapping down any nail heads poking out. Made any loose pennies bounce too. That was nice for finding pennies that needed to be re-glued.
Decided border would be a good idea. I used that metal ruler for popping out any misplaced pennies that had dried in. There is a seam between plywood boards. I later had to pull a wide strip of pennies up along it, fill it in with wood filler to make it more gradual.
Found pattern I liked along edge,started working towards a corner. The gap was only about 1/2″. Had to use my ruler to poke pennies around under gap.
Almost to first corner.
Trying corners out.
Almost there.
Settled on this. It was just a matter of copying the pattern to ends.
Working toward 2nd corner.
Here's where I started realizing that there were not going to be enough dark pennies. Bought some liver of sulphur to turn them a blue-purple-black color.
Second corner finished.
Working up to 3rd corner.
Last corner!
Finally done
Didn't take any picture of the actual grouting process. But this is what it looked like after. I just followed the instructions on the grout box. You have to make sure it gets pressed in the little gaps. I used unsanded grout, gaps were tiny, I didn't want to rub off tarnish on darker pennies.
Additional Notes:
This was a photo after using the epoxy. To attempt to keep the epoxy all contained and to clean up any of the edges and also to try and make sure any gaps between the molding and my floor, a 1/2 inch strip of molding was used around the bottom edges. A room divider strip was put in to help hide the edges between the new penny flooring and the old wood flooring underneath.
Finished!
This penny floor takes some time and a large amount of patience. It looks so good though, you may want to redo all your floors like this! Have you tried this penny floor project before?
Let Us Know What You Thought!
Article Source: Imgur
Photo Source: TonyaTooners
Because a penny floor is definitely a necessity in a survival situation
Melt them down and make bullets.
meh.. kinda ugly.
I made a table in 5th grade like that
Thats amazing.
Also illegal.
How is it illegal
Using U.S currency for anything other than its intended use is illegal. Especially, destroying it. Its not your property. Money belongs to the Fed.
First your not destroying it your gluing it to a floor, second as long as you dont try to make it worth more its not illegal, like adding extra zeros on a dollar but gluing to a floor is not, and its penny who cares
Check again. You are taking it out if circulation, which is not in your purvue.
Don’t you have to figure in the added weight a floor of pennies will add to your subfloors and joists, etc?
I seriously doubt that the feds are gonna go after someone who made a penny floor, we can go back and forth all day over this, it really doesn’t matter, have a good day sir, as nd thats a nice vet
Its called defacing, its illegal…you obviously would be surprized what the feds would do I they decide to do it!
I have a better idea pennies lying around…
I have a better idea for pennies lying around…
No glue is not defacing because your not alter the original look you’re putting a clear coat of glue with the right striper (an example laquer thinner) will take the glue of said pennies and did you know that penny smashing machines that actually do deface currency are not illegal think about that one, AND I SAID GOOD DAY
It is illegal to deface US currency if the intent is continue to use it as legal tender after it has been altered. … As a matter of policy, the U.S. Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage, however, there are no sanctions against such activity unless the intent is to be fraudulent. (google) *This is not illegal.*
Let’s just say illegal and enforced is two different things…but it is illegal. How many laws can you think of that’s still in place but not inforced? I can name many
You can burn, destroy, alter, make jewelry, or anything you want to do with it, as long as you’re not using it as money after it’s altered.
Thank you Jeremy Ray Perkins
Except they don’t like you taking it out of circulation. That’s why you can’t keep cash in a safety deposit box.
And what about collector’s they turn around and sell currency way more than its face value, so think about that
Your point being what?
Collectors take it out of currency
Collectors take it out of circulation
And they dont like that either. Why do you think they offer collectors coins and stamps? So you buy them from them and arent removing currency from circulation.
Federal law doesn’t prohibit keeping cash in a safety deposit box.
A cold morning puts me in front of the stove with coffee and time: A square foot of pennies is 2.8# (+/-), a square foot of sollid oak flooring is 2.7#, and a square foot of ceramic tile is 3.5# (+/-). Pennies are equal to average floor covering and a non issue in terms of weight.
You might have earned that money but as far as the government is concerned you’ll never own that money…its theirs. Will you get spanked for making a penny floor probably not, they are too busy raking in bigger money than what they could with your penny a*s
Die Hard Survivor how exactly? WTF
At first I read penises
And do what with the cash – Go to the home improvement store and purchase copper sheeting to put down a copper floor?
No.. probably buy tacos and Mountain Dew.
That’s exactly where my pennies usually go… Coinstar. Redeem them for a no-fee eCard.
Stephanie Tenz
Its against the law to use them other than for in exchange for goods and services I do believe. Besides I would say there is over 1000 dollars there in pennies I could find something else to do with that money
Yeah,that`ll help you survive,,,,
Pretty sure that’s a felony lol
I was just thinking that
That would be a floor
If it’s so illegal, why don’t the Feds hang out around the penny flattening machine at zoos and parks? They could arrest thousands of people every day! C’mon people
What exactly does that have to do with surviving a SHTF situation?
Boom
As long as you believe you’ll always have a chance.
All these barracks lawyers in here are hilarious. Anyone for hire??????………….anyone?????……..no??……then stfu