Recycled Tire Roof Shingles

I m going to be honest here this project overwhelmed me when i started it.

Recycled tire roof shingles.

By the mother earth news editors september october 1976. Years of research and development led to the creation of a unique formula containing approximately 95 recycled materials for the production of the world s finest synthetic roofing products available on the market today. Scrap material generated during the installation process can be collected and recycled again virtually eliminating environmentally harmful waste. Converting old tires into roofing material is an eco.

From 250 to 1 000 rubber tires are used in the production of a euroshield roof for an average sized home. Rubber shingles are made of recycled rubber tires plastic bags pvc pipe etc. Rubber is not a new material for roof coverings. I found a company called rubbur concepts that uses a compression mould to turn used tires into replica cedar and slate shingles.

The thought of taking a used tire and cutting it apart seemed like it might possibly be one of my worst ideas. These rubber shingles closely resemble the real shingles but are available at a fraction of the price and a fraction of the overall weight. With just a kitchen knife. Yes ones that i cut myself.

These recycled rubber roof shingles from euroshield are an economic as well as environmentally responsible green building material. Leading companies such as rubbur concepts and ecostar have begun using post consumer recycled tires to manufacture roof shingles. Made from 75 recycled materials they re designed to replicate. The green mantra is on everyone s minds these days including those in the roofing industry.

Finally i wanted to know what other methods of tire recycling are out there. It is a birdhouse with recycled tire shingles. Recycled tires for roofing a house old tires can be converted into roofing material. Shingles made from recycled tires.

In the trade a rubber roof is known as an epdm ethylene propylene diene terpolymer although manufacturers have brand names for their individual products. Like all new products there are pros and cons of using rubber shingles in place of traditional roofing material such as slate or wood.