Old Tires For Roofing

Only about 10 of the scrap tires are being reused or retreaded.
Old tires for roofing. By the mother earth news editors september october 1976 converting old tires into roofing material is an eco friendly construction technique. Rubber roof shingles are made from rubber powder which is ground from old tires. One way to recycle rubber tires is to convert them into rubberized asphalt. I also found that old tires are shredded and used in combination with asphalt to pave roads.
The us department of transportation federal highway administration released a guideline on the use of rubber tires for asphalt. Old car tires are a tremendous source of waste material today. Old tires can be converted into roofing material. 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.
In liquid form the ground rubber is poured into molds that resemble wood and slate shingles. Euroshield took this into account with the design of their rubber tiles which prolong the tires lifecycle.