UK Penny Floor Project | Using 27,000 1 penny coins and creating a copper penny floor.
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- čas přidán 10. 12. 2016
- When thinking about what to lay in the kitchen we came up with a fantastic idea inspired from what we had seen online. We saw a bunch of penny floor projects in the USA, it seemed a really popular way of creating a bespoke retro floor for any part of the house, but wasnt done in the UK. Challenge accepted!
We took 27,000 1p coins and decided to give our kitchen diner a new look. Each coin was individually glued to the floor which had been self levelled before hand and left to dry. After gluing down all the coins a black grout was applied to fill the gaps followed by a high gloss epoxy resin to cover and seal.
The end result is simply awesome. The floor looks stunning and the weeks of hard work has been worth the pain.
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Imagine dropping a penny on that floor on accident...
By now that surface is scratched af. Probably easy to spot any drop.
Even if it wasn't scratched it would be easy to spot cuz of the reflection of the light...
Ye lol
Uhh which one is it
*screams of sheer agony*
If you drop a penny on there...
It will be gone forever
In to the sea of pennies
like a needle in a stack of needles
that's what I was going to say but I wanted to check the comment section first haha
Just pray that one day you step on it.
Wonder what laying the first penny was like "f*** what have i gotten myself into?"
You know that😂
I say that about everything
Lol Right!
You just have to keep imagining what laying the last penny will be like.
Just love going through the comments and reading all the puns
You mean the coinments
Isaac Montrief would have just taken the pennies to the Asda coin machine and got some cash for my self
The floor was in desperate need of *change* 😁
Respectable AF OMG STOP 🛑😂😂😂
Respectable AF lol.
Your icon looks like it's spinning. 😂
Lol
I love cheap jokes!
Mr krabs is gonna lose it when he finds out
lmao
''When''
FlamingMangoGamingbubi I told you not to tell him!
CaN YoU fEeL It nOw Mr.KrAbS!?
650th like
imagine not pressing "save game" button after doing this much of progress
Oh boyyy now I gotta make my floor again -_- CRAP YOU STUPID PC
Lmao
@Eddie Hearn sorry
I had this idea ten years ago. I actually wanted to do a table top and the front of my fireplace too. I'm definitely going to complete my idea now that I've seen this
How did it go?
*looks down* wow, a penny, must be my lucky day!
Yun Fizzy *Tries to take it* oh nevermind lol
*concious*: HA! SIKE!
If you drop a penny on the floor in that kitchen good luck finding it .
Dont invite mr krabs in your house
Ironman neither.
XD!
"ooh argh gimme me money"! 😁👍🦀
Japan hot Sexy move. She
I'll get in there soon or later!!!
I love it! Simple. Beautiful. Unique. And there's a sentimental energy to it. The thought of all the hands those coins passed through over time. Very cool.
Now that is pure dedication right there!
It's worth every penny
KittensLoves Yo
270 worth?
@@juspraim5891 yep £270 worth plus however much for the glue and other items
Shadow Fan
Why is it worth it...?
I'm your 500th like!
Ba dum tsss
"crap i dropped a penny"
Evan Ng aha ahahahaha
Evan Ng oh shit😂
said no one every
Lol.
Robert B unless you’re Jewish
OMG! That looks spectacular. Well done. I just love how it turned out. Simply awesome.
AMAZING!!! I'M SO DOING THIS WHEN I BUY MY HOUSE. THANKS FOR SHARING
What happens when you’re walking around and you drop a penny? How are you gonna find it
Ryann Jay you're not.
You'll never find it
Use a vacum
Lost forever
Just ignore mybe 1 day will be stick on your foot
"Oh honey, I think we forgot one penny right here..."
"*sigh* Ok, get the pickaxe..."
XD
I think you should have alternated between heads and tails.
@@freddydoe6347 haha
@@freddydoe6347 my thoughts exactly, then a week and a half later you realize one is wrong and you have to go rent a jackhammer
Absolutely amazing! Beautiful floor.
I love this idea. Look at all the possibilities and collages one can do! Thank you for this wonderful idea~
Then they found out they're on rent
In that case, the landlord is smiling
Suomi
Lol
paskalaitos pieksämäki Ikr
I would probably be screaming if that happens
4:14 they actually cut the pennies in half for corners
Half the price tho😂😂
They may have just put the boards on top of it
That’s .5 cents xD
🤣😭
ace iimov nope they didn’t
Absolutely gorgeous!
BEAUTIFUL !!!
27 k pennies got laid but not me.
ima the one Muse oof
Hjalte Dragonscastle it's life.
ima the one Muse life's unfair
rip
ima the one Muse Now this is smart.
Sounds cheaper then getting professionally installed tbh
You dont say......
Who would professionally get a floor out of pennies?
JHOPEisCUTE no one.... they’re just trying to say that doing that by yourself despite £270 going on the floor in change, it will still be cheaper than someone coming to install flooring or tiles for you. (Also Army 😊)
JoeyLovesTrains this was around £270 lmao
Resin is ridiculously priced but yeah minus that and grout and the glue used to stick the pennies down and the gloves and the float... probably still cheaper
Lol😅😅
I saw this like 35 years ago & loved it! I've been waiting for someone to do a video - thanks! I'm hoping my new hubby will love it for our spare bathroom. 😉
Just beautiful!!
I did not know what grout was, and when I saw those pennies just have that black stuff on it I was like how can you ruin a floor masterpiece.
Matthew McCabe same
Masterpennies
It's meant to help make the pennies standout more and cover the gaps in between the pennies so the epoxy doesn't potentially leak through the floor and reduce the amount of epoxy needed to cover the floor
If you actually watched to the end you would see they become clear again
I did watch to the end :/
I would have put them all the same way up apart from one coin, then challange visitors to find the odd one out!
Not a bad idea .haha
I was thinking of adding in a few from other countries that look similar like Canada and the US have similar pennies. Then see if you can find the odd ones.
Neil Mcgivern I added a few non-UK coins into the floor, plus a Farthing. For that very reason 😀
Cool... I wonder if anyone's done it using silver coins?
Lot more expensive... At minimum silver is 5x more cost than a penny and 5ps are smaller... so you're looking at needing more to cover the same area...
Amaaaaazing!
GORGEOUS AND VERY UNIQUE!
£270 for a floor isn’t actually a bad price
+ 20 tubes of adhesive, grout, epoxy resin, 100's of man hours, compromised back and knee health and mental torture.
looks nice tho
Probably £150 for the epoxy though
Lydvia MSP there are 100 pennies per pound so 27000 divided by 100 = 270
Nake Fatty the real question is:
Is it worth it?
Sorry, i didnt really calculate it :)
What a patience!!!!!!!
It did take patience yes lol
They took brakes, no patience is needed
So Soap k
Tongue Less still takes patience😂
yes, the thing that i lack most
Wow, Amazing. Beautiful. Cool
Should post a 2020 update video. See how the floors weared.
That was amazing! Just for fun, place all of the pennies heads up, save for one. And have people try to find the one that is tails.
Welp that costs much
Nah he shoulda put them all faced down ao you could see the date of all the pennies. That'd be cool.
@Dumbass
The dates ore on the FRONT of pennies. If he put them all face down, the dates would be hidden.
@@WordUnheard Oh okay im thinking quarters
Dumbass your name suits your wrong input
Robber: *walks in, looks at floor*
Flippy _ xD
Flippy _ more like 250$
*the robber tries to lift and escorts the floor out*
Oasis Flurry lol😂
*_its actually £ not $_*
*_They used pennies not cents_*
im sorry
It's absolutely glorious
Looks gorgeous
that looks like a honey comb
It does, surprisingly
Nearly looks like a mural on the floor
It would be cool if the pennies, with their different brightnesses and darknesses of color, made a picture/design on the floor!
That would be worth having
Imagine being Abraham Lincoln
But would that make life worth living?
Mothers Moons Probably not, but it might make it a little more bearable
@@Twitter_Posts I think they did a great job just as is and if you really think it should have been done any other way please do tag me in your video cos I would love to also see your endeavour ☆
That's cool. Nicely done.
Beautiful!
If you drop a penny on that floor you’re never finding it again
You should shower. You sub to pewds so its ok
cat owner can’t let t-series win. I work night and day to support the cause. Don’t have time to shower. Barely have time to write this comment before I return to the endless battle.
i dont actually like pewdiepie that much but i subbed anyways just so i dont have to think of t-series having the most subs.
I guess you could do that awkward leg sweep dance thing where you drag your foot to see if you kick anything lol
FUCK T-SERIES, GO PEWDS!
but the real question is.....
would it have looked better if all the pennies had been polished?
SpaztallicA nope.
No, it gives it depth.
No. Need the dull ones for depth. It would be too shiny, flat and boring.
Yes. But we will never know.
@SerenGirl but it's not a person lol
My mum made a kitchen backsplash using wine corks. It's really cool just like this penny floor
Would love to see that, been thinking about a cork table
That is so awesome!
You could say that floor cost “A pretty penny”
Lol
No pun intended 😜
Imagine accidentally dropping your coins on the floor and having to try to find them against all the pennies
Kawaii Donut all you would have to do is swipe your hand across and you could see which one was on the ground and which was not
Zebra Popcorn Yeah, because that wouldn’t be fucking disgusting. No hate, but it is a floor after all. :)
xWauz You don't wash your floors?
TrintsuKiishu2 Yes, but they aren’t constantly clean.
xWauz
There are these two new things that just came out recently called sinks and soap. They let you clean your hands, it's crazy!
Very beautiful ! The treasure in the kitchen 😗😗😗😗
Beautiful
Pro tip, if you ever need money, just remodel.
"We'd like a new floor."
"how will you be paying?"
"With the old floor."
Someone should build a penny laying robot with a Raspberry Pi or something.
mudokin it's only about 270 dollars worth of penny's
Bronze that’s probably the only clever comment in this entire comment section
*that floor legit looks beautiful*
AlphaBluYT robloxian begone
Too bad, fuck you.
Oh my gosh... That is soooo beautiful!!!
Looks fantastic 👌👏
At first I thought it was stupid and a waste of money, but by day 3 I understood it's appeal and how it's such a beautiful and unique thing to have. Plus I really liked the appeal of the shiny shiny coins on the floor. Kinda like glitter!
Thanks you, it does look amazing. Much better when youre standing in the room too
Also it's cheaper then you would put something like a good wood floor
I was thinking the same thing. It looks like they covered a fairly significant portion of floor.
do you know how much it cost you for a square foot? Thanks!
i find your incessant use of the word 'appeal' to be wholly unappealing
When the black material was applied I was like: Whhhhhyyyyyyyyyy. LOL then I realized it can be wiped and a clear coat can be applied
That is one beautiful floor!!!!!!
That is beautiful who would have thought it would be so beautiful
How dare you walk on the queen's head. Treason! Treason!
Treason!
katinjegat In Thailand you have to go to prison for doing that
The queen is overrated. A couple mary is better off without any royals involve, independent like China or the USA
+Katinjegat
Dat zit vast vervelend.
So you have never stepped on a penny before? 🙄
Treason!
This looks awesome
Britec09 looks like I'll be your first reply
NewGaming101 looks like you're right
Hjalte Dragonscastle xD
Didn't expect to see you here!
It's beautiful!!!!
It's Gorgeous!
That actually looks really good!
Ikr
I do that care how much the house costs.
WHAT'S THE $ VALUE OF THIS FLOOR???
@@stevethea5250 - Come on Steve! 27,000 pennies made up the floor. 100 pennies in 1 pound (£), so that's £270.
Using XE's online currency converter, that's $340 USD by today's conversion rates.
@@ForViewingOnly thank you :)
I only googled 27000 to USD it said $270
Pennies are American currency too though?
@@stevethea5250 no penny means pence its cents in a dollar dummy
What is the chances one of those 27,000 pennies has been through any of our hands watching this video .I think theres a pretty good chance
Very true, you may have spent some of those on beer lol
Matt Giles its a possibility mate
A s you must be from the states my friend
Thats deep
carter slim to none
A lot of work and time into it. Looks nice. 👍👍👍👍
Very creative! Looks nice! Good job!
*Plot Twist:* After finishing the floor they realized that one of the penny's used was a *_1943-S copper Lincoln Wheat Penny_* valued at $185,000.00
😲🤑
I don't think you'll find many Wheat Pennies in the UK. ;)
for that amount I am sure he can redo the floor
What is wheat penny? And why someone said that there are not many of them in UK?
K/DA Akali dunno what wheat pennies r because they are American currency and he is using British sterling pennies.
When someone break in and try to rob you, you can tell him "I only have 270 pound in cash, mate, help yourself, I am going to have a nap."
PMSL!
Then they shot you and kidnap your children cause you can't defend yourself because they have a gun o3o
Amrauz but they didn't say anything about fighting back
So you're saying they will only shoot you if you fight back? xD If they point a gun at you they can pull the trigger and safe themselves trouble by not having you call the cops afterwards.
Toaster Head would you rob someone with a gun? I'm gonna go ahead and say you would not. You are a rational and mentally stable person. A person that breaks into your house and robs you at gun point is not mentally stable. Is it safe bet to say that person is not capable of making rational decisions. This is why people in America have the 2nd amendment. The 2nd amendment is there so law abiding citizens can protect themselves. Gun control will not work because it will only take guns away from law abiding citizens. Think about it bag guys are not gonna turn in their guns. Why would they? Their bad guys.
I wanna apologize because I've been watching a lot of anti gun control videos.
Worth every penny!!!
Wow this is actually really cute!
that is so awesome!! the clear coat made that look even more awesome!
Thank you, yeah the resin gave it a whole new look. It is amazing to be fair
The Frothy Brothers
Hi
I'm seri from Pakistan running kids ministry and girls orphanage.actually I have some old coins from different countries I want to sale for girls orphanage building.if anyone want to but please contact us.
Thank you
Blessings
You know before ww2, Germany used their money as wall paper. As inflation got so bad that it was cheaper than actually buying wallpaper.
That One Guy yep at one point it was more effective to cook by burning the papiermark then to buy coal
That's just the extreme measures that Hyper-Inflation makes people go to.
When a thief stole a man’s briefcase, he emptied out the money and just took the briefcase because it was worthless
Then paint the wall
They compressed the money into bricks and made buildings, cars, rockets etc. too
Stunning
Super nice end result.
Like the floor...unique look. The squares make it look like tile love it. The flaws and discoloring give a lived on floor also a plus gives it character. You did an excellent job its actually lasted ❤
Thank you for your kind comment, glad you like the floor.
Imagine doing. This with $1 coins, that would be a get-broke move.
Well - the money is not infantry. You'd need like £24,000, taking into account that a pound is bigger than a penny.
2 dollar coins
It would be a £1 coin, because British..
Didn’t know that there was a $1 coin...
In australia there are 1 and 2 dollar coins
Wow, I didn't think it would look so great! That's a really cool floor!
Wow that's amazing well done
The next person who owns the house is gonna be like
*"um wtf is this?"*
They just got themselves £270 for rent 🤣
Lool
2700,*
Dan Finch *270.
breakingdawn97mc *£270
This is the most beautiful kitchen floor I've ever seen. Well done!
It is really gorgeous. Have you noticed any health benefits, assuming your pennies are mostly copper?
Recovering Soul The copper won't help because everything is sealed with Glass epoxy
Awesome job!
OMG! This is beautiful! I love your kitchen floor!
Robber comes in* WHERE THAT MONEY AT THOUGH!?
*walks in kitchen* holyy......
U copied it
BL4DE B1TE GT I didn't actually lol I just thought of it like fr though
Wolf Snow um idk who that person is I just thought about it ever heard of imagination, like damn y'all are rude. I never stole anyone's comment
idk it seems pretty likely that you stole it, considering the fact that the comment has 1.2k likes
what assholes! I found your comment really funny. And I don`t care if you did steal it. Which I will say You did NOT steal this comment. Everyone is just trying to be fucking assholes.
when you are bored you try find the oldest penny
I know where it is too lol!!
Same
bet he can find about 3 key dates in there
Georgous work!!!!!!
That floor looks amazing!
Now I want to do that in my next house.🤗
i cannot explain how much i want that floor
+Olivier Gijbels
Dutch, huh?
would it be to the tune of 270 pounds🤣
Olivier Gijbels I am doing that on my closet floor, so excited 😊
Me when I am supposed to be studying
Me at 12:46 am in the fall
I got my english exam tomorrow and its 12:14am here XDD
Amazing job
That is gorgeous. I love it.
"sorry mate, burst pipe the floor will have to come up.."
So you lay the glue down then pennies then grout but how long do you leave the grout there
Just follow the instructions on the bag. It is typically overnight but could be less because it won't be as thick as regular grout lines are,
nope becous of how you lay waterlines you dont lay them flat on the floor not atleast now days you take them straight down the you have them hangin from the celing in the basement = no need to rip the floor up and you can se leaks faster
Nope, no water pipes under the floor at all so thats not an issue
Matt Giles it was literally just a joke👀
*mr. krabs left the chat*
LMAO
More like mr krabs joined the chat
Lol
Mr crabs moved to the floor
it was supposes to be *Mr.Krabs has left the chat*
Fantastic idea.
Fantastic!
Only 270 quid, probably cheaper than buying tiles tbh. 😂
Completely, out of 4 floor coverings considered this was the 2nd cheapest
Wouldn't 27,000 be 2700 not 270
@@akaleePs3 learn to divide
No it wouldn’t be cheaper than tiling.. thats £270 just for the pennies, grout would be another what £20-30 maybe? Then the resin is expensive as hell! 1kg of resin is about £30-£35 and you would need a shit load of resin for that floor! I would deffo do it though i’ve done some penny tables looks great.
@@aledcaebwd9853 Okay, good point. Although, I was half joking when I said that.
Well at least if you're ever short on money, you have 270 pound laying about
magzire I doubt it's that heavy 😂
Nino Stark ...
Nino Stark moron
Clorox Bleach 27000 divided by 100 is how much?
Clorox Bleach are you slow
Wow, just awesome
Worth the effort. Well done!