Anyone done a penny floor before?

breakstuff

Thinking of doing this in my bathroom.



I'm pretty handy at DIY but wondering wha any potential pitfalls there may be.Any done it before?

digitalscream

Nope, but @Emp_Fab is the expert on flooring round here.

Bridgehouse

At least it would be easy to estimate materials cost...

breakstuff

Bridgehouse said:

At least it would be easy to estimate materials cost...

£82.53 if my measurements are correct.

On the downside,that's a shit load of visits to the local 99p store.

breakstuff

digitalscream said:

Nope, but @Emp_Fab is the expert on flooring round here.

Bearing in mind I started my bathroom nearly three years ago I can't really comment on that. 

notanon

If I was going to go through that work I would replace the skirtings and try to get under all kitchen units. Big question is how that epoxy resin is going to wear if a scrubber touches that? 

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1498745

Has some tips and comments are useful. There is a pebble version mentioned. Test the self levelling has bond well if you use that which you probably will.

If you have wooden floors as mentioned in the comments then expanded metal lathe screed down and a very thin screed or self levelling should be crack proof or more to the point it won't move if it does crack do shouldn't propagate up to the coins in resin. If self levelling is used make background spotless and use Feb bond making sure you apply when tacky - instructions are important, you don't want to be ring that lot up.

axisus

Must be a spend a penny joke there somewhere ....

stickyfiddle

I think they can look great but I suspect they'll be something people look back on with regret, like avocado bathrooms.

Bridgehouse

axisus said:

Must be a spend a penny joke there somewhere ....

Not if they are stuck down...

Dominic

yeah ,but its just a bit of fun.........easy enough to tile over in a few years time if you get bored

Budgie

I reckon it'd look much nicer in pound coins tbh

hywelg

notanon said:

Big question is how that epoxy resin is going to wear if a scrubber touches that? 

Well don't invite her back to yours then!! 

robgilmo

When that turns green like copper does and smells like copper does the penny floor niceness honey moon period will be well and truly over, not a mess Id like to clear up.

Bridgehouse

Budgie said:

I reckon it'd look much nicer in pound coins tbh

In for a penny, in for a pound huh?

boogieman

robgilmo said:

When that turns green like copper does and smells like copper does the penny floor niceness honey moon period will be well and truly over, not a mess Id like to clear up.

It's all sealed in with epoxy resin so it won't go green. 

Emp_Fab

Can I just add an update to my flooring situation.  I still haven't put any edging down, the gap between the living room and kitchen is still bridged with duct tape and courtesy of repeatedly knocking Pugsley's water bowl and him pissing on things when we leave him alone in the house, several planks are now seriously fucked.

I will never use laminate flooring again.  Proper wood or decent lino ftw.

Bridgehouse

Emp_Fab said:

Can I just add an update to my flooring situation.  I still haven't put any edging down, the gap between the living room and kitchen is still bridged with duct tape and courtesy of repeatedly knocking Pugsley's water bowl and him pissing on things when we leave him alone in the house, several planks are now seriously fucked.

I will never use laminate flooring again.  Proper wood or decent lino ftw.

Sounds like pugsley has spent many a penny on your floor...



(like that @axisus ?)

axisus

Poor old Moneypenny, all that available head and yet Bond still walks right over her for some solo action .... 

scrumhalf

Is it not illegal to do things like that to currency?

Bridgehouse

axisus said:

Poor old Moneypenny, all that available head and yet Bond still walks right over her for some solo action .... 

scrumhalf said:

Is it not illegal to do things like that to currency?

Erm....

Nitefly

What if you need to lift the floor later for maintenance issues?  Underfloor pipe runs etc...