Have You Ever Seen Rubber Shingles?

2010 - Volume #34, Issue #5, Page #26

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Rubber "shingles" are a good alternative to expensive slate or shake roofing and are more resistant to hail, extreme wind, heat or cold, according to the companies that make them.
Euroshield Roofing has had its rubber-roofing product on the market for 10 years. They say they have a unique process for recycling rubber tires into roofing. An average-sized home will use 800 tires that might otherwise end up in a landfill.
Euroshield also makes slate and shake style products. Recycled tires make up approximately 75 percent of the product, with trim and scraps from both manufacture and installation being recycled in turn.
Euroshield also points out that when it's time to replace Euroshield roofing, it can be recycled into new roofing, again eliminating landfill costs and waste.
Euroshield points to small cubical chambers on the underside of their roofing panels. These cubicles trap air for enhanced insulation and soundproofing. The company also claims its interlocking tongue and groove design resists wind uplift and ties the roofing together for a tight, water resistant seal.
Weight of the 1 1/8-in. thick Euroshield tiles is comparable to slate and shake roofing products, depending on the profile selected.
A variety of shapes, sizes and colors are available. Rubber shingles are generally two to 2 1/2 times the cost of asphalt shingles.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Euroshield, 9330 48th Street S.E., Calgary, Alta., Canada T2C 2R2 (ph 403 215-3333; toll free 877 387-7667; info@euroshieldroofing.com; www.euroshieldroofing.com).
Another company, EcoStar, recycles industrial rubber to make its roofing products. "We're probably the oldest manufacturer of rubber roofing. We've been in the roofing market for 20 years," says Staroba.
"Our rubber roofing looks like natural slate or shakes," says Miro Staroba, president, EcoStar, LLC. "It costs less than slate and has a better life expectancy than shakes."
The 1/4-in. thick EcoStar products are considerably lighter at 212 lbs./square with a 10-in. tile and 7-in. exposure.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, EcoStar LLC, 42 Edgewood Drive, Holland, N.Y. 14080 (ph toll free: 800 211-7170; www.ecostar.carlisle.com).

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Have You Ever Seen Rubber Shingles? BUILDINGS Houses 34-5-26 Rubber "shingles" are a good alternative to expensive slate or shake roofing and are more resistant to hail, extreme wind, heat or cold, according to the companies that make them. Euroshield Roofing has had its rubber-roofing product on the market for 10 years. They say they have a unique process for recycling rubber tires into roofing. An average-sized home will use 800 tires that might otherwise end up in a landfill. Euroshield also makes slate and shake style products. Recycled tires make up approximately 75 percent of the product, with trim and scraps from both manufacture and installation being recycled in turn. Euroshield also points out that when it's time to replace Euroshield roofing, it can be recycled into new roofing, again eliminating landfill costs and waste. Euroshield points to small cubical chambers on the underside of their roofing panels. These cubicles trap air for enhanced insulation and soundproofing. The company also claims its interlocking tongue and groove design resists wind uplift and ties the roofing together for a tight, water resistant seal. Weight of the 1 1/8-in. thick Euroshield tiles is comparable to slate and shake roofing products, depending on the profile selected. A variety of shapes, sizes and colors are available. Rubber shingles are generally two to 2 1/2 times the cost of asphalt shingles. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Euroshield, 9330 48th Street S.E., Calgary, Alta., Canada T2C 2R2 (ph 403 215-3333; toll free 877 387-7667; info@euroshieldroofing.com; www.euroshieldroofing.com). Another company, EcoStar, recycles industrial rubber to make its roofing products. "We're probably the oldest manufacturer of rubber roofing. We've been in the roofing market for 20 years," says Staroba. "Our rubber roofing looks like natural slate or shakes," says Miro Staroba, president, EcoStar, LLC. "It costs less than slate and has a better life expectancy than shakes." The 1/4-in. thick EcoStar products are considerably lighter at 212 lbs./square with a 10-in. tile and 7-in. exposure. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, EcoStar LLC, 42 Edgewood Drive, Holland, N.Y. 14080 (ph toll free: 800 211-7170; www.ecostar.carlisle.com).

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