I wonder how much would this would cost per square feet.

I think it's pretty cool.

The Penny Floor

Our floor is made up of over 340,000 pennies…all laid by hand. We were able to accomplish this Herculean task with very cheap labor from our friends and family. It only cost us pizza, beer and part of our sanity.

Within a weeks time we all had a severe case of “penny fingers”, but there had been no study on the long term health hazards so we continued on.

Penny Floor Facts:

*Oldest penny was 1908

*All the pennies weigh approximately 2,000 lbs









http://revolverindy.com/abo...he-shop-penny-floor/

http://www.johnbridge.com/v...d.php?t=73780&page=2

quote Penny floors would be at least $2.65 per square foot if you set them in straight rows, more if staggered and nested. That's just the pennies, setting and sealing materials extra. Using the occasional nickle will throw the pattern off. __________________

I guess that would depend on copper content. I've seen #1 copper go for nearly $4/lb at recyclers, #2 about $.40 less, so if you had a buttload of pre 1982 pennies, you may have more in the floor than ya think...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...nited_States_coin%29

quote Zinc, a major component of post-1982 US cents, is toxic in large quantities. Swallowing such a coin, which is 97.5% zinc, can cause damage to the stomach lining because of the high solubility of the zinc ion in the acidic stomach. Coins are the most commonly ingested foreign body in children but generally are allowed to pass spontaneously unless the patient is symptomatic. Zinc toxicity, mostly in the form of the ingestion of US pennies minted after 1982, is commonly fatal in dogs where it causes a severe hemolytic anemia. It is also highly toxic in pet parrots and can often be fatal.

I wonder about absorption through the skin? Copper will oxidize pretty easily. I wonder how they sealed it?

That is going to SUCK in the winter!!!! And can you imagine falling on it?

$3,400 is not too bad of a price to pay but that is not the total price. I wonder what they used to bond the pennies to the cement? I hope they were able to take up the gaps between the coins or dirt will collect there.

One good thing about it is that copper is naturally anti-microbial. The floor will be naturally sterile and cool/cold to the touch.

I have seen it done before. As a person that tiles, I will say there is not a chance in hell that I would volunteer to sit there, on a cold cement floor and glue individual pennies to the floor.

I would go insane LOOONG before the project finished.

Can you imagine?

"How much did you get done today?"

"About $30 worth, $2970 to go...."

I had a client that asked me to expose a concrete support column as part of the changes to her apartment, and then was intended to glue flattened marbles to the column individually. I kind of walked away and shook my head. I never saw that thing being finished. Especially in her case...don't be so cheap. Just go and buy the round glass tile, mounted on a mat and finish the project. Yeah, its $20/sq.ft. You need something like 15 square feet(I can't remember the math, but it wasn't huge.

quote Originally posted by Gridlock: I have seen it done before. As a person that tiles, I will say there is not a chance in hell that I would volunteer to sit there, on a cold cement floor and glue individual pennies to the floor. I would go insane LOOONG before the project finished. Can you imagine? "How much did you get done today?" "About $30 worth, $2970 to go...." I had a client that asked me to expose a concrete support column as part of the changes to her apartment, and then was intended to glue flattened marbles to the column individually. I kind of walked away and shook my head. I never saw that thing being finished. Especially in her case...don't be so cheap. Just go and buy the round glass tile, mounted on a mat and finish the project. Yeah, its $20/sq.ft. You need something like 15 square feet(I can't remember the math, but it wasn't huge.

Agies, catseyes, zebras, swirls, ivories, and shooters oh my.

quote Originally posted by Wichita: I wonder how much would this would cost per square feet. I think it's pretty cool. The Penny Floor Our floor is made up of over 340,000 pennies…all laid by hand. We were able to accomplish this Herculean task with very cheap labor from our friends and family. It only cost us pizza, beer and part of our sanity. Within a weeks time we all had a severe case of “penny fingers”, but there had been no study on the long term health hazards so we continued on. Penny Floor Facts: *Oldest penny was 1908 *All the pennies weigh approximately 2,000 lbs

I hope they at least kept a look out for fairly rare ones... like 1909 VDBs, and steel pennies, and certainly, that 1908 one they found. If it were me, I'd probably keep not use any of the wheat pennies, and look for pennies with imperfections too.

http://www.nachi.org/metal-roofs-part3-112.htm

This chart shows the general time frame of color changes, but actual times will vary with location. Runoff from the green patina it develops, called verdigris, will stain painted surfaces, masonry and other metals. Verdigris actually forms a protective barrier coating which helps give copper its long service life. Copper is one of the more noble metals and will corrode most other metals with which it’s likely to come into contact.

That's for copper roofs, but it would hold true on a smaller scale for the pennies, depending on how much copper content there is. It may have the copper oxidize and rub off, leaving a zinc flooring.
Looks neat. I like copper. Not sure if pennies are a good choice.