The us department of transportation federal highway administration released a guideline on the use of rubber tires for asphalt.
Old tires for roofing.
Old tire roof shingles a canadian company cuts old tires into strips for use as roof shingles and has come up with a patented new process to install them.
Old car tires are a tremendous source of waste material today.
I also found that old tires are shredded and used in combination with asphalt to pave roads.
Only about 10 of the scrap tires are being reused or retreaded.
Old tires can be converted into roofing material.
Rubber roof shingles are made from rubber powder which is ground from old tires.
As a result the recycled shingles have a similar aesthetic to the natural ones but are lighter cheaper more flexible and more durable.
I found a company called rubbur concepts that uses a compression mould to turn used tires into replica cedar and slate shingles.
By the mother earth news editors september october 1976 converting old tires into roofing material is an eco friendly construction technique.
Moore roofs mfg inc squamish b c has been shingling roofs with tire strips for 3 years and is now setting up franchises in the u s.