Used Tire Roof Shingles

Leading companies such as rubbur concepts and ecostar have begun using post consumer recycled tires to manufacture roof shingles.

Used tire roof shingles.

To produce the shingles made from used vehicle tires euroshiled removes the tire wall and cuts the tread section into large pieces. It is a birdhouse with recycled tire shingles. The thought of taking a used tire and cutting it apart seemed like it might possibly be one of my worst ideas. I found a company called rubbur concepts that uses a compression mould to turn used tires into replica cedar and slate shingles.

Once the treading is buffed off the rubber surface is coated. With just a kitchen knife. Shingles made from recycled tires. As rubber shingle roofs become more prevalent and insurance companies recognize the superior performance of recycled rubber roofs in storms compared to asphalt you can expect insurance rates to drop for homes protected by rubber shingle roofs in the future.

The green mantra is on everyone s minds these days including those in the roofing industry. And then i just started. Recycled tire rubber roofs are perfectly safe to walk on. Like all new products there are pros and cons of using rubber shingles in place of traditional roofing material such as slate or wood.

Yes ones that i cut myself.