As a result the recycled shingles have a similar aesthetic to the natural ones but are lighter cheaper more flexible and more durable.
Old tires for roofing.
Only about 10 of the scrap tires are being reused or retreaded.
By the mother earth news editors september october 1976 converting old tires into roofing material is an eco friendly construction technique.
I also found that old tires are shredded and used in combination with asphalt to pave roads.
Rubber roof shingles are made from rubber powder which is ground from old tires.
The us department of transportation federal highway administration released a guideline on the use of rubber tires for asphalt.
One way to recycle rubber tires is to convert them into rubberized asphalt.
I found a company called rubbur concepts that uses a compression mould to turn used tires into replica cedar and slate shingles.
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.
Euroshield took this into account with the design of their rubber tiles which prolong the tires lifecycle.
Old tires can be converted into roofing material.