Liquid Elements Helps Famed Minneapolis Restaurant Roar Back to Life with Unique Capture Flooring
A Tribute to Tradition with a Modern Twist
Tucked away in Minneapolis’s North Loop warehouse district is a recently resurrected American eatery, Butcher and the Boar. Offering upscale dining and a meat-focused menu, the restaurant is helmed by owners who sought to transform the establishment after a brief shutdown during the pandemic.
Part of this transformation called for the installation of new flooring and the desire to incorporate elements of the existing restaurant’s exotic decorations to honor the vision of long-time and original Butcher and the Boar Chef Jack Rieble. This included reimagining a floor sealed with small patches of pennies into a new surface of wall-to-wall pennies that patrons and staff could walk over – or stop and stare in amazement.
Liquid Elements’ Capture poured-in-place epoxy flooring features a reflective surface that encapsulates elements inside its rich, thick resin. A resilient floor, Capture features comfort underfoot, an important consideration in any hospitality setting. It is also easy to clean and exceptionally durable in high-traffic environments. The owners agreed it was the perfect way to accomplish their vision.
Butcher and the Boar’s hallway gleams with 145,000 hand-placed pennies, sealed in Liquid Elements’ Capture epoxy flooring for durability and elegance.
Crews prepped the concrete substrate with Stonclad GS before meticulously laying 145,000 pennies across 419 sq. ft. of hallway flooring -- an intricate, three-day process of precision and craftsmanship.
145,000 Pennies and a Vision
The crews began by building up the restaurant’s existing bare concrete substrate with Stonclad GS, a troweled epoxy mortar system. This allowed for a cleaner transition between the tiled bathrooms and the new corridor flooring. Next came the herculean task of laying approximately 145,000 U.S. currency pennies across 419 sq. ft. of canvas in the eatery’s hallway corridors. With the physical and logistical challenge of laying 100-125 sq. ft. of pennies in a given 8-hour period, installers worked tirelessly to carefully place the coins in rows over three days.
After placement, the floor was ready for two coats of flex epoxy seal. Stonseal SK6-GT, a gloss microtexture finish, gives the floor its final texture and smooth, glass-like appearance while increasing abrasion, chemical, and stain resistance and improving cleanability.
“The floor turned out beautiful and exceeded all expectations,” said Brent Frederick, who co-owns the restaurant along with Chef Mike DeCamp through restaurant group Jester Concepts. “The Stonhard crew was so diligent and detailed about placing the pennies. The surface is clear and still has the grip and traction that we were expecting. We appreciate all the hard work!”
If customers can drag themselves away from the mouth-watering charred meats and smokey amber-hued glasses of whiskey, they will be delighted to view the space-defining and soon-to-be legendary penny floor at Butcher and the Boar, located at North 3rd street in Minneapolis, MN.
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