Used Tire Roof

You ll still have to add a roof but you ll have saved a bundle in material costs by using used tires for most of your structure.

Used tire roof.

In the south thunderstorms typically precipitate strong winds. When discount tire reached out to me for a fresh take on how to repurpose a used tire the gears started turning. Then using a mixture of hot glue and superglue i attached the shingles to the roof. Why tires on trailer roofs.

The concept remains the same. When one tin sheet will blow off it will typically bring with it another panel or two. This is a project that i honestly never would have thought of had i not been asked to think outside the box. I had a few thoughts about what to make but i liked the idea of tire shingles the best.

Diy home builds rarely use old tires but for an outdoor structure for weird architecture art mash ups they re the perfect. Next i wanted to know what other environmental problems tires cause other than those related to their composition. Image 7 image 8. A used tire is a cost effective way to hold the tin sheets down.

I did a dry fit first to make sure. Pretty soon they would find themselves without a roof. One day i saw a bunch of old tires used as a retaining wall and that got me thinking about what other uses old tires are good for. Kerkhof decided he d both 1 do the environment a good deed by disposing of surplus used tires and 2 cut down on the consumption of roofing materials.

I hadn t thought about this but it makes perfect sense. By as you ve probably guessed.