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Photo Cutlines/ Fabricating Rubber Lumber for Raised Bed Gardens

202 k jpeg  1. Equipment used to construct rubber lumber.

  74 k jpeg  2. Use a jigsaw to remove sidewalls from the tires.

  57 k jpeg  3. Cut the tread with a power hacksaw to produce long pieces.

146 k jpeg  4. Orient the tread facing down while connecting tread pieces with screws.

  78 k jpeg  5. Form a loop at both ends of the board.

  71 k jpeg  6. Remove protruding screw tips with a grinder.

381 k jpeg  7. A 30-foot rubber board ready for transport.

268 k jpeg  8. A 30-foot rubber board rests in rebar "cradles."

348 k jpeg  9. Use a hand winch to stretch 30-foot long rubber boards prior to staking.

228 k jpeg 10. A 40-inch by 30-foot rubber board bed, ready to fill with soil mix.

279 k jpeg 11. An end piece made from a single piece of tire tread.

279 k jpeg 12. The perfect combination - 40-inch by 30-foot recycled tire beds constructed on 5-foot centers.

All photos/Courtesy The Noble Foundation