And when you do find these old tires on somebody else s roof you can just nod your head in appreciation.
Why do people put old tires on the roof.
Why do they put tires on roofs.
In the us an estimated 20 million people live in mobile homes.
And while nobody likes having to pay to replace a roof the critical and aesthetic function it serves should help ease the pain of spending 8 000 to 20 000 on the work.
Had to put the tires from the 15 20 old cars somewhere.
All tires come with uv protection.
The department of transportation code on a car s tire shows.
The reason they use tires instead of something else is they are readily available anywhere in the country and they won t damage the tin roof.
First off the home and auto prefix works perfectly on this thread.
After all it keeps water out of the building.
Why do people put tires on the roof of their home.
I ve been driving through a very rural area the past couple of days.
The weight of the tires prevent the rumbling.
The person whose tire lands the farthest away wins.
Yesterday i saw a mobile home with a bunch of tires scattered on its roof.
Putting tires on the roof holds it down so the wind won t make it rattle and bang.
What you do is you put your name on the tires the more the better then put them on the roof and when the twister comes it picks up the tires and throws them.
They are often accused of being dumb lazy and poor.
Most older mobile homes have tin roofs that rattle and bang when the wind blows.
To try to keep them from blowing away.
Because the skinning is not fastened across the top of the roof it tends to rumble whenever a good wind blows up.
Unfortunately the stigma of living in a trailer still exists today.
Many times old worn tires are the cheapest usuable item.
If the roof skinning was fastened to each truss across the top of the roof you d eventually have leaks roof galore.
The roof is arguably the most important component of your house.
This is why rv tire advice gurus encourage us to drive our rigs to maintain healthy safe tires.
It is called red neck shot put.
Not ones that have tires on the for pulling i mean stationary ones.
Each time a vehicle is driven and a new tire rotates a uv protectant comes to the surface.
But even if your tires have plenty of tread left experts recommend that you replace tires that are 6 years old or older says petersen.
But on to the topic.
Why do some people put tires on the roof s of there mobile homes.