Quote Originally Posted by CoventryCat86 View Post
Because the poly you would use to finish or refinish a new or existing hardwood floor wouldn't work in this application. You need something that winds up with some sort of thickness to it like the epoxy type products used for bar tops where it fills in the spaces between the pennies. That's exactly what was used in the examples that the mock guy gave from that website he gave a link to. The only way you're not going to end up with it cracking is if you put your pennies over concrete first as any kind of wood sub floor would move around too much causing the epoxy to crack and break up. So no Will you do have to account for a more costly sub floor contrary to what you may be thinking.
By the way, if you leave 1/4" gap between the pennies, you would need 12x12=144/((.75+.25)/2)^2*pi = 183 pennies. Placement could be acomplished a cement board, using a roll on epoxy with a jig something like the game connect 4. Once placed, you could use poly grout between the pennies to fill up the surface. Next, apply the bar top epoxy you're talking about, and since I'm talking out my ass, you would be near the same price as say a cherry or hickory hardwood floor.

The labor is what is going to kill you on this floor, not the materials.

I think bmock posted up that blog as kind of a "hey this is cool, check this out" rather than a serious alternative for a kitchen floor. Kinda like cork and carpet were also mentioned. Who the hell has carpet in their kitchen?

I'm waiting to hear what fightingfish is actually thinking about using.