DIY ProjectsRecycled Tire Shingles: Positives Negatives and How to Install Them

Recycled Tire Shingles: Positives Negatives and How to Install Them

0836_e945_500You can now purchase commercially fabricated roof shingles made from recycled rubber – or you could do it yourself like this ambitious homeowner, who cut strips of tires and arranged them into interesting patterns on his roof.

Appropedia website shares an article of how to use recycled tires as a roofing material.

Showing the method using to cut apart a tire to create a tire shingle, the positive and negative aspects of using tire shingles, weight considerations on the building to be roofed when using tire shingles and how to install tire roof shingles.

Click here to read the article:

http://www.appropedia.org/Tire_shingles

Melissa Francis
Melissa Francis
Greetings! I'm Melissa Francis, the founder and primary contributor to The Homestead Survival. With over 20 years of experience in homesteading, sustainability, and emergency preparedness, I've dedicated my life to helping others achieve a simpler, more self-reliant lifestyle.

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