Summer residents are well aware of how inconvenient it is to work and simply walk around a summer cottage where there are no good garden paths. And when it rains, things are really bad. There is only dirt everywhere, which you also carry with you on your shoes. This way you can easily get injured when your feet run on a slippery path. Therefore, it is recommended to make a path, including between the beds. This way, dirt from the garden will not be carried into the house, so you will have to clean up much less.
Fortunately, you can pave a garden path from a wide variety of materials - stone, tiles, paving stones, wood cuts, but these are not cheap materials. At the same time we have more a budget option at low cost - in the form car tires. Therefore, we propose to make paths from car tires. All you need to do is cut out the side of the cord with a knife and cut it in the middle, which will create a finished track. She lays on wooden slats and nailed down.
To make garden paths at low cost, you need to take the following materials:
car tires;
wooden planks;
nails or screws.
List necessary tools:
sharp shoemaker or other knife;
stick;
hammer or screwdriver.
Step-by-step description - creating a garden path from car tires
You need to take an old car tire and cut off the side with a knife.
The result is this.
It should be cut on one side, after which you will get a path in the form of a strip. Then take another path and nail it with nails or fix it with screws on a wooden plank. To extend the life of the board, treat it using waste oil or bitumen mastic.
The next step is to lay the path in the required places on your summer cottage. It is especially recommended to place paths between the beds.
As you can see, everything is quite simple, while the garden path is budget-friendly and practical.
Ideas for using car tires for garden paths
Path-ladder in the garden or on a steep slope from car tires.
A path made of rubber rectangular tiles (tiles can be made from car tires)
A summer cottage is a great place to bring extraordinary ideas to life.
Hosts country houses They try to improve their territory and use unnecessary things to create compositions, which after restoration become a decoration of the site.
This and kitchenware, and antique furniture, colorful caps. Add some flair to landscape design car tires will help.
Craftsmen are very creative, so they make flower baskets, swings, swimming pools and sandboxes for children from tires.
An example of using tires - a homemade pond
If you get a little creative, you can easily create a garden path with your own hands on a plot of old tires.
Pros and cons of using tires in path construction
The advantages include:
- The main advantage of rubber is high quality. Despite its service life, the tire remains resistant to temperature changes and can withstand any precipitation well. Doesn't get worse appearance and from an increase or decrease in temperature. Therefore, tires occupy the main place in the arrangement of a garden path. The equipped path will not crack under the influence of frost, will not get wet under heavy rains and will retain its shape in the hot summer.
- Behind the tracks easy to care for. You just need to sweep away the debris and water it with a hose from time to time.
- Road made of car tires – safe way site arrangement. Even after a heavy rain, the rubber dries quickly, and it is almost impossible to slip on it.
- Easy to create with your own hands, perhaps, is the main advantage of a garden path made of tires.
The only drawback of such material is that it is required a large number of. But this is not a problem either, because you can go to a service station for unnecessary tires.
Ways to use tires
To create paths in your summer cottage, you can use 2 options:
- arrangement using car tires;
- the use of rubber tiles, which are obtained during the processing of rubber tires.
Path-ladder made of car tires
A ladder path is suitable for arranging uneven territory. 
For example, along such a path it will be convenient to go down to the pond located in the background of the site.
Depending on the functional load of the stairs, you can lay out the path in 2 rows.
Making an original staircase does not require much time, and this is perhaps the most budget option.
Manufacturing process
The tires are laid flat on the ground, starting from the low part of the site and going up. To make the tires stable, they should be sunk slightly into the ground and soil should be poured inside the holes.
Advice! IN rainy weather This path can become slippery, so it is recommended to sprinkle it with gravel.
The ladder path absorbs well. Walking on it is much more pleasant than on asphalt or concrete steps. During movement, the load on the joints is small, so fatigue in the legs will not be felt.
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Garden path made of rubber modules
This track is convenient and practical to use. It is laid out like a puzzle.
At any time, the rubber modules can be moved to another location or their inclination can be changed. This will result in a new design.
Path made of rubber square tiles
To create such decorative path you will need to buy rubber tiles.
Of course, making a track will cost you a little, but it looks much better and more original than a strip made from a tire.
Laying rubber tiles
The manufacturing process does not take much time. You can simply lay out rubber tiles in a checkerboard pattern directly on the grass. Squares can be pressed down with decorative stones anywhere.
Over time, the tiles will lie to the ground, and the beautifully protruding grass will harmonize with overall design. The video below explains how to cut a tire.
Path made of rubber rectangular tiles on a concrete base
Rectangular tiles can be used to create a path near a pool or around a fountain.
The same car tires are used in the production of “rubber mats”. Performance properties tiles are no different from tires; they also last a long time and do not slip.
And most importantly, with their help you can diversify the design and create a unique composition.
There is nothing complicated during installation. It is secured using special locks or bushings. When constructing a path from rubber tiles, you need to take into account one nuance: the thickness of the material.
Tiles whose thickness is less than 20 mm should be mounted on a solid base: cement screed, wooden flooring or asphalt surface.
At the very beginning, it is necessary to level the base, fill in all the depressions and remove bulges, cover up chips and crevices, the appearance of which was caused by external factors.
To treat the base, mix acetone and polyurethane glue, taken in equal quantities. Well, then, just your imagination.
When making a track, proportionality should be taken into account. There should be equal distance between the tiles. The space can be filled with crumbs. It will look beautiful if the path is made in the same style.
But not less interesting option It will happen if you fill the space between the tiles with multi-colored pebbles.
Do-it-yourself track creation technology
Every summer resident dreams of beautifully decorating the paths between the beds, or the approach to the parking lot, so that it is convenient to walk along them even in rainy weather.
It’s uncomfortable to walk on boards, and they don’t look nice; linoleum is a bit slippery, and slate can crack.
Therefore, to create a track you need to choose specialized rubber that will last longer than all these devices.
Tools and materials for work
You will need:
- car tires of the same size;
- sharp knife or jigsaw;
- oil or soap solution;
- wooden block, pry bar or adjustable wrench.
A dacha is a place where you want to relax after the bustle of the city. Therefore, it must have everything necessary for comfort, including paths on the site, on which not only ease of movement, but also safety depends.
Today, to make paths in the garden, you can use various materials. Some people prefer paving slabs, or gravel, but someone goes a more radical route and makes paths from old tires.
Indeed, car tires are very suitable material for these purposes. In addition to decent physical and mechanical properties, the tires have a tread that will make movement on homemade paths as convenient and safe as possible.
How to make paths from old tires? What tires are best to use for these purposes? Read about it in a construction magazine.
Original and beautiful paths made from old car tires are not just a budget option. This approach to arranging garden plot will allow you to embellish it and make it stand out among many.
It is also noteworthy that to make such garden paths with your own hands, you will need a minimum of time and tools. By the way, the tool you will need is a grinder, but would be better suited jigsaw with metal file. If electric jigsaw no, you can use a sharp knife. However, the work on making the tracks, in this case, will be seriously delayed.
First of all, you will need to cut the sidewalls of the tires so that you get rings. As mentioned above, for work it is best to use a jigsaw with a metal blade. Once the sidewalls are cut, you will need to cut the tires in half to create individual strips.
To align the strips, you will need to make small cuts on each edge, up to 5 cm. Thus, when laying garden paths from tires, there will be no difficulties in leveling them.
To make tracks, you can use various tires, starting from R13 and larger. Some masters even use D20 tires from DT. However, in this case, some difficulties may arise with cutting out the side of the tires. And the high tread height can become an obstacle to comfortable movement on homemade paths.
Therefore, it is recommended not to take tires too large sizes, and exclusively from passenger cars. It will also be just great if there is at least some tread left on the tires. Then the garden paths will not be as slippery as those for the manufacture of which a mine belt for conveyors was taken (conveyor belt).
In order for tire tracks to last a long time, you should adhere to the basic rules associated with their installation. For these purposes, you will first have to mark the territory and prepare the area for the paths.
Therefore, armed with a long rope or fishing line, as well as several wooden pegs, you should mark the boundaries where the tire tracks will go with your own hands. Then you can prepare the base for their installation.
If there is vegetation in the area where garden paths are laid, then you must get rid of it in any case. Then, using a shovel, you should carefully level the soil under the paths (the place should be level, without depressions or protrusions).
The last stage will be laying tracks from car tires. There is nothing complicated about this, the main thing is that the homemade paths adhere well to the surface of the soil and do not fidget on it.
In some cases, something like sheathing has to be built under the paths, but this happens, as a rule, only in a very swampy area.
There are many options for designing a yard.
Various compositions are created from what would previously have been thrown away - things and objects that have served their purpose...
If you have accumulated old tires, then do not rush to throw them away - you can use them to make a path in the garden, vegetable garden or dacha.
If you approach this process creatively, you can not only decorate the territory beautifully, but also secure it.
There are several popular ways to arrange your site, which will be discussed further.
Paths can be laid in the garden area only using materials that do not deteriorate in adverse weather conditions and are environmentally friendly.
Summer residents often use leftover linoleum, but when it rains, such a path becomes too slippery and takes quite a long time to dry.
Rubber tiles are suitable, but they are not cheap, and you can get by with more budget-friendly methods for your dacha.
It takes some effort to cut through several strips of tire. To make the blade slide more easily on the rubber, it should be lubricated in a soap solution in advance.
Worn out wheels are great for creating garden paths.
This is much cheaper than buying and installing special materials.
There are a number of other advantages:
- Car tires more durable and durable than other available materials.
- The tires have high wear resistance and tolerate well different temperatures, practically do not spoil due to the effects of precipitation.
- Behind paths made of rubber, just take care. You just need to periodically wash off the dirt from them with plain water and sweep away the debris. This is all that needs to be done to ensure that the path has a normal appearance.
- After washing off the dirt with water, as well as after rain, rubber dries quickly. It does not slip, so the risk of injury is minimal.
To get tires, just go to your car enthusiast friends - someone probably still has a set of used tires. You can go to the nearest service station and buy them there (for free or very cheap).
But there are a number of disadvantages:
- The coating laid on the ground has no vapor permeability. The earth begins to rot. Fishermen will, of course, like this - they can easily collect earthworms.
- Tire tapes do not allow water to pass through. This leads to the appearance of puddles in the depressions after rain.
Manufacturing methods
There are several ways to create tracks, which one to choose depends on your skills, availability of tools and preferences.
From rubber bands
The easiest way is to make a path from cut-up tire strips. This is not difficult to do, the main thing is to cut the rubber evenly and take the measurements correctly.
It is made as follows:
- Need to cut a few long strips made of tires with protectors. You need to cut along the edge so that the rubber straightens easily. Then the tire needs to be cut to make a long strip.
- The strips are nailed to a small board and lay on the ground. There must be a small gap between them - water will go inside it.
- Ribbons are laid along the path. It is better to first cover the area with a layer of gravel, which is needed as drainage and a cushion. It is advisable to make small recesses in those areas where the bars are laid, otherwise the path will ride up.
It is better to take “winter” tires, since they are designed for use at low temperatures and high humidity.
This method is effective if you need to make small paths between rows of beds or trees.
From whole tires
If the site has an elevation, you can make something like steps; instead of the usual strips, you can build a staircase from tires. To do this, you can use whole tires filled with earth or sand.
Main - they must be securely anchored in the ground, otherwise the risk of injury increases.
If there are a lot of tires, you can lay the stairs in two rows. Or use tires from trucks.
Install a track of whole tires as follows:
- Car tires dig into the ground. Start from the bottom of the descent, gradually moving up. It is necessary to carefully check that each tire is securely installed.
- To give it stability, you can drown a little tires into the ground.
- You can go inside pour any material- pebbles, sand, earth. The tire should not be empty, otherwise it will sag under pressure.
These steps look like this (see photo)
This track is quite easy to make yourself.
The method does not require special skills or tools for cutting.
In addition, such a path is convenient and looks much more natural and prettier than slopes made of concrete or asphalt; it looks more natural against the backdrop of nature.
Making borders
The sides are designed to decorate the edges of the path. There are several ways to make borders:
- Bury the tires in the ground, placing them vertically.
- Make separate strips and fasten them with nails.
- Cut the tire crosswise into two equal parts.
Country paths made of rubber tiles
This is a completely different level of rubber country coverings. With modular rubber tiles, the area looks expensive and well-groomed.
The coating is created from recycled old tires. The module consists of crumb rubber, mixed with colored pigment and polyurethane binder.
You can lay the tiles yourself. Main - make correct preliminary measurements, describe the length and width of the planned path, and then decide on the location and required quantity tiles
The thicker the tile, the more expensive it will cost to purchase. However, dense elements can be laid directly on the ground without backing.
The tile consists of two layers:
- Depreciation– a thick bottom layer of unpainted coarse rubber crumbs.
- Upper– a thin colored layer of crumb rubber.
It is better to lay thinner tiles (up to 2 cm thick) on a dense surface to avoid unevenness. For example, fill the area where the path is planned with cement, and assemble the elements on top of it.
If you have the tools, you can independently process unwanted tires into crumbs. If you're wondering how to do this, read the article.
Roll coverings
You can also improve the area using recycled rubber, but in the form of rolls that can easily be rolled out over the surface.
Such a path retains all the properties of rubber, while looking much more elegant. This is an elastic and reliable material that is pleasant to walk on in any weather.
It is installed under the following conditions:
- You need a base - concrete or asphalt.
- They cover her special glue, after which the roll is carefully unrolled along the path.
The covering method is convenient if the base is already quite damaged - in this case, a rubber track will hide traces of damage.
There are many colors and sizes, so you can get confused when choosing.
This option is also more practical - installation is easier, the path looks aesthetically pleasing. But the cost of such rubber rolls will be higher.
Conclusion
If you have old tires, you can save a lot of money and make a path in the garden from ordinary rubber bands. It's cheap and reliable materials. Although rubber is a product of oil refining, and it is quite difficult to destroy it, the tire does not harm humans or plants.
If you are interested in a more aesthetic material, choose ready-made rubber coverings from tires.
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Recently, my aunt was introduced to my niece’s blog; as a summer resident, she was interested in the “Ideas for a Summer House” section. An order has been received for good idea for garden paths. That's what I like country house construction and renovation, it provides space for activity, and not only in the spatial sense, but also in terms of the implementation of the most unexpected ideas.
So, let's go back to our sheep tracks. There are a great many options, one more beautiful than the other. Wood will always be paramount for me when faced with a choice. Still, a living material, breathable, warm.
Paths consisting of different segments connected together also look very nice, especially when one of the segments is greenery in one form or another.
A mosaic of painted pebbles sealed in concrete, in my understanding, refers to artistic creativity. You create a canvas using an unusual technique.
But there is such a very simple and budget option, you put together puzzles from rubber modules, I like the fact that you can always rearrange them, you never know, plans have changed, you will need space. It's just a minute. Although, of course, it looks more like a temporary measure. In the end, all summer residents and owners of personal plots go through a state of temporaryity, so it will come in handy on the farm.
On the website neumaticoadicto.blogspot.com.es the author went further, he does rubber tracks from old tires, what about tracks, toys, jewelry, furniture, shoes... in general, when all the dacha affairs are in order (if this is even possible), you can equip yourself a workshop and create there, even if only from old tires. Like this:
And from the sidewalls you can build a flowerbed like this and walk around in flip-flops with tire soles.
This no longer has anything to do with the paths, but it has everything to do with the dacha.
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