So people put tires up there to try to hold the roof down.
Why do the indians put tires on the roof.
If the metal can not come completely loose in the first place it won t peel of any others.
Bubba ll try anything to out wit a tornado.
Because the skinning is not fastened across the top of the roof it tends to rumble whenever a good wind blows up.
Tires make a perfect weight they are rubber and don t make additional noise while holding down.
But only on metal roofs on trailer houses.
This stops it from rattling so much in the wind or even blowing off in extreme cases.
If the roof skinning was fastened to each truss across the top of the roof you d eventually have leaks roof galore.
But on to the topic.
There are always tires on roofs in new mexico.
Tires are so damn expensive where do you go to get tires miami 13 replies regions of the us that have houses w metal roofs.
Put winter snow tires on your car now.
Most older mobile homes have tin roofs that rattle and bang when the wind blows.
Why do people put car tires on their roof.
Yesterday i saw a mobile home with a bunch of tires scattered on its roof.
To hold down loose shingles metal roofing loose boards particle board plywood plastic sheeting tarps etc.
People in texas put the tires on the roof to help hold them down when the severe thunderstorms blow through.
Why do people put tires on the roof of their home.
If you ll be driving in snow the answer is clear.
Why do some people put tires on the roof s of there mobile homes.
It s because the metal roof makes so much noise in the wind.
I can think of a couple of reasons there may be more.
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1 they put additional weight on the roof.
To try to keep them from blowing away.
I pondered the reason and wondered if perhaps winds could.
I ve been driving through a very rural area the past couple of days.
It does help especially on mobile homes.
Putting tires on the roof holds it down so the wind won t make it rattle and bang.
When one piece of the metal roofing blows loose it pulls the one beside it off and so on down the line.
First off the home and auto prefix works perfectly on this thread.
Don t wait to buy because tire.
The weight of the tires prevent the rumbling.