Used Tire Roof

Kerkhof decided he d both 1 do the environment a good deed by disposing of surplus used tires and 2 cut down on the consumption of roofing materials.

Used tire roof.

I had a few thoughts about what to make but i liked the idea of tire shingles the best. When discount tire reached out to me for a fresh take on how to repurpose a used tire the gears started turning. Image 7 image 8. This is a project that i honestly never would have thought of had i not been asked to think outside the box.

I hadn t thought about this but it makes perfect sense. In the south thunderstorms typically precipitate strong winds. Pretty soon they would find themselves without a roof. When one tin sheet will blow off it will typically bring with it another panel or two.

By as you ve probably guessed. A used tire is a cost effective way to hold the tin sheets down. Next i wanted to know what other environmental problems tires cause other than those related to their composition. The concept remains the same.

You ll still have to add a roof but you ll have saved a bundle in material costs by using used tires for most of your structure. Then using a mixture of hot glue and superglue i attached the shingles to the roof. To the right is the sketch for the new roof and it required 2 8 2 x4 and 3 4 x8 plywood sheets. Passenger car tires are 55 to 45 per cent light truck tires are 50 to 50 per cent race tires are 65 to 35 per cent and off highway tires 20 to 80 per cent.

I did a dry fit first to make sure. One day i saw a bunch of old tires used as a retaining wall and that got me thinking about what other uses old tires are good for.