I am trying to think of a productive use for discarded shingles.Hate to pay landfill for my own shingle waste .Any ideas
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You could use them for dog houses or bird houses to sell at Flea Markets. There seems to be a trend for homeowners to have such decorations to match their homes!
Mike and Anne
on Jan 01, 2012
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That reminds me. We were a bit younger and did a trip to VT skiing with wife and another couple. The building we were in was still under construction but still had rental and they all had fireplaces. Being the macho guys we were. We decided to start a fire in the new fireplace to impress our ladies. Guess what we used. The shingles they used to sheath the building with. Well little did we know, until the fire department showed up that these shingles were treated with a chemical to prevent them from burning and the byproduct was smoke, lots and lots of smoke. Add to that the majority of the chimney which was very cold metal was located in still unheated units as it went to the roof. It had no draft at all. So as soon as the fire began the rooms filled with smoke. It set off all the alarms in the building. It started out as a great day anyway. So if your shingles are treated with any fire resistant coating, I do not suggest giving them to someone who needs kindling to start a fire.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Jan 01, 2012
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You might want to see if there is a Freecycle group near you. It is a place you give away things you don't want but other people need/want. The link below is for North Carolina. I don't know where your city is located. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/North%20Carolina
Sherrie S
on Jan 01, 2012
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Asphalt shingles can be recycled into road paving asphalt. There is a site with a directory of asphalt shingle recyclers. Here are your North Carolina listings. Hope you can find a good use for them: http://www.shinglerecycling.org/content/north-carolina-shingle-recyclers
3po3
on Jan 01, 2012
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thanx steve. Found a plant 10 miles away . Will save alot of moolah
Collingwood sawdust builders
on Jan 02, 2012
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That's great. Glad I could help some shingles get recycled. Cheers.
3po3
on Jan 03, 2012
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I use my left over shingles for "pathways... You just lay them on the ground, overlapping as you go... They keep the weeds from growing up, and it is non slip. You can even use a scooter chair on it, if you level it right. And is so easy to just keep adding to, as you get more shingles. Mine has been down, probably over 10 years, and is still there, just waiting for me to take a stroll around my huge property, through the brush, and azaleas, and can be lighted for a safe and stable midnight stroll.... Such a GREAT find!!
Linda
on Feb 21, 2015
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...maybe a Craigslist Free item?
Don
on Jul 23, 2015
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They work well as "landscape fabric".
Brenda Turnquest
on Jul 23, 2015
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I layered them all around a tool shed and made sure to have an extra wide area of overlapping shingles in front of the door. No weed eating around the building and we can mow right up to (and over) the edge of the shingles.
Marla
on Aug 03, 2015
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If you use them in an area you don't want weeds to come up they work great! My parents and I made a walk way through a garden we put down the shingles then a flage stone then posting soil around flage stone planted a thyme ground cover in posting soil looked beautiful for years with no weeds
Robin Lenz
on Feb 22, 2016
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We used shingles on handicap ramps
Mary Tinsley
on May 08, 2016
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