How to make a foundation of tires

As you know, the construction of a country house is a matter that requires not only a serious approach, but also considerable financial expenses. Therefore, most people when building a holiday cottage go to all sorts of tricks to save money. Recently, special interest among the inhabitants is caused by the foundation of tires - a unique solution that allows the use of construction materials, in fact, junk material - old car tires. Such an unusual foundation will not only cost its owners almost free of charge, but also serve them for a very long period of time.

Tires instead of the foundation: the main stages of work

1. First you need to clear the chosen area from the roots of trees and stones. It is also recommended to remove the top layer of the soil and level the surface with a special device - the level.

2. Further it is necessary to put the tires on the prepared surface very tightly to each other, preferably in two layers. The stronger the foundation of the tires you want to get, the more they will need. If you want to build a basement under the proposed building, its walls can also be covered with tires, from above with a brick.

3. The voids inside and between the tires should be carefully covered with small gravel, broken brick or soil, and any construction debris can be used for this purpose.

4. From above on the prepared tires it is necessary to put a dense linoleum or roofing material. This is to ensure that in the future you can evenly fill the foundation with concrete.

5. Next, formwork should be built around the rows of tires placed in the rows - to enclose the platform under the foundation with metal channels or wooden bumps with a height of not less than ten centimeters. On the tires inside fenced space, you should lay the reinforcement and pour concrete. Important: the sides can be cleaned only a week after pouring, and the construction of the walls should begin in ten days.

It is worth noting that such a foundation of tires, the photo of which can be seen today in any edition of gardening, in its essence is no different from the traditional. The difference is only in the use of unusual material and in the amount of concrete - in the construction of this type of foundation it will take quite a lot.

Foundation of tires: features and advantages

Car tires are made of durable rubber and have an impressive operational potential. Dense industrial rubber does not lose its amortization qualities for a long time, even if it is not used for its intended purpose.

If the foundation of the tires protect from the direct rays of the sun, then it can last very, very long. The fact is that with direct sunlight, rubber can crack and crack, but the increased humidity, subsidence of the soil and even frost does not affect its technical characteristics.

As a result, I would like to say that the foundation of tires is a universal construction that can be used in the construction of small buildings, residential or non-residential, on the soil of any type.