Recycled Tire Roof Shingles

Rubber roof shingles are made from rubber powder which is ground from old tires.

Recycled tire roof shingles.

As a result the recycled shingles have a similar aesthetic to the natural ones but are lighter cheaper more flexible and more durable. In the trade a rubber roof is known as an epdm ethylene propylene diene terpolymer although manufacturers have brand names for their individual products. I m going to be honest here this project overwhelmed me when i started it. And then i just started.

The thought of taking a used tire and cutting it apart seemed like it might possibly be one of my worst ideas. Yes ones that i cut myself. In liquid form the ground rubber is poured into molds that resemble wood and slate shingles. A plastic tab is attached to the shingle to facilitate the actual nailing of the shingle to the roof.

Other rubber or synthetic shingles are made of recycled materials heated and injected into high pressure molds. I also found that old tires are shredded and used in combination with asphalt to pave roads. Most rubber roof shingles are comprised of between 75 and 95 recycled materials including the re purposed tires. These recycled rubber roof shingles from euroshield are an economic as well as environmentally responsible green building material.

I found a company called rubbur concepts that uses a compression mould to turn used tires into replica cedar and slate shingles. Made from 75 recycled materials they re designed to. With just a kitchen knife. Euroshield s rubber roofing materials are cost efficient hail resistant and will never split or crack a permanent roofing solution with a 50 year transferable warranty.

The tread pieces are left in fairly large pieces so that the shingle benefits from the steel belting originally found in the tire.