[jeffy]

A friend of mine asked me to start saving bottle caps so he could make a custom garage floor.  I'd never heard of this so I googled it.
http://www.finishing.com/544/69.shtml
Looks pretty cool.

[klickitat jim]

Wow! Talk about tedious? This job would never get done if it were me. Never get started actually

[erockrph]

Wow! Talk about tedious? This job would never get done if it were me. Never get started actually

I would get as far as throwing a bunch of bottle caps on the floor. Then my wife would find it and throw it all out on me.

Awesome concept, though!

[Jimmy K]

@#%$#%^#!!! Please remove this from the internet before my wife sees it on Pintrest.

[micah h]

I have ten years of bottle caps saved up. Think I know what I will do with them now. Once I get a more permanent residence.

[Slowbrew]

He has way more patience than I could ever muster.  Cool floor.  I could never make it happen.

Paul

[loopy]

in a garage?  wouldn't the car crush them? 

[morticaixavier]

in a garage?  wouldn't the car crush them?

I think they are filled underneath and sealed on top.

[Jimmy K]

in a garage?  wouldn't the car crush them?

I think they are filled underneath and sealed on top.

The pressure a car tire exerts on the floor equals the pressure inside the tire - usually about 32 lbs per square inch. Since a bottlecap is about 1 square inch, each one only has to hold up about 32 lbs. I'd still think they're filled with grout underneath, both for support and to keep them in place. To me, the bigger worry with car tires would be torque when you turn the wheels.