04/27/2024
Tire Veneer Information -
Intro - Uses – Rolls – Tiles – Options – Quick Ship - Shipping - Terms
Tire Veneer is a popular resilient floor covering material. It has many uses and design advantages and it is available in rolls or tiles. Tire Veneer comes from the automotive industry. It is based on what are called buffings, which are small granules of rubber that are removed from the old tire tread of a tire that is going to be retreaded; a form of tire reuse and recycling.
Rubber tires are made from SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber). Polyurethane is used to bind the rubber granules together into a strong but slightly porous material. The most basic and least expensive color of Tire Veneer is black.
To add some visual interest to the black Tire Veneer, colored EPDM rubber is added to the black tire buffings before the polyurethane is added. The EPDM rubber is not recycled, which means that only the solid black Tire Veneer contains 100% post-consumer recycled rubber. EPDM stands for Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer. For colors, our standard is 20% EPDM so the material still contains a significantly high percentage of post-consumer content.
Once the dry rubber granules are blended with the polyurethane binder, the mixture is introduced to a mold, to which heat and pressure are applied. The result is 2 basic shapes, blocks or cylinders. Blocks are about a square yard, just under a square meter at 914 mm in size and several inches thick. Sheets are sliced off the top of the block in various thicknesses. This is a slower low-volume process but results in a perfectly flat sheet.
The most cost-effective method of production is the cylinder. A cylinder is about 4 feet (1.2m) in diameter and 4 feet (1.2m) long. It is positioned against a peeling knife and either the entire cylinder is peeled or just what is ordered of a specific thickness. A full cylinder peeled into 1/4" (6 mm) thick sheet will yield 385 linear feet (117 meters) of Tire Veneer.
Tire Veneer is made in the USA from domestically sourced raw materials. It is available in 13 standard colors with optional EPDM percentage variations and additives such as granulated cork. Tire Veneer comes in 4-foot wide rolls and square cut and interlocking tiles.
Tire Veneer non-standard colors require full cylinder or block quantities. Tire Veneer may be color batch sensitive.
Tire Veneer Uses
Athletic
Gyms
Playground
Cargo & Truck Mats
Canine & Pets
Upholstery
Equine
Home
Step Treads
Acoustical Underlay
Ballistic Tiles
Vibration Dampening
W**d Barrier
Use Tire Veneer for heavily traveled environments. Locker rooms, weight rooms, gym floors, laboratories, workshops, garage floors, entranceways, commercial kitchens, walk-in coolers, factory and plant floors, multipurpose floors and temporary gym floor covering are ideal candidates for this material. This resilient material when installed on a concrete floor reduces fatigue and noise. The rubber sheet material is versatile and works for many other applications, such as consumer products, vibration dampeners, and furniture surfaces. Tire Veneer has many exterior applications such as sports & recreation, animal housing, truck beds and w**d control.
Tire Veneer Rolls -
Tire Veneer Prices for Standard Rolls – Per Square Foot.
Standard rolls are 4′ wide and in 25′ and 50′ lengths.
6.4mm
Black $1.64
10% Color $2.10
20% Color $2.44
8mm
Black $2.05
10% Color $2.20
20% Color $2.54
9.5mm
Black $2.40
10% Color $2.54
20% Color $2.95
12.0mm
Black $3.20
10% Color $3.62
20% Color $4.10
Typical Lead time is 4 weeks.
The maximum roll lengths for Tire Veneer are –
6.4mm (1/4″) – 360 linear feet or 1,440 square feet
8.0mm (5/16″) – 270 linear feet or 1,080 square feet
9.5mm (3/8″) – 235 linear feet or 940 square feet
12.0mm (1/2″) – 170 linear feet or 680 square feet
Tire Veneer lengths other than what is shown above are available by quotation.
Tire Veneer thicknesses of 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm and 9mm are available by quotation.
Quick Ship Tire Veneer Rolls, 1 week – ¼” (6.4mm) 10% Color – Red, Green. Eggshell, Tan, Gray & Black. 3/8” (9.5mm) 10% Color – Gray, Blue, Tan & Black
Tire Veneer Tiles -
Tire Veneer Tiles are cut from a block. The feedstock is black SBR rubber from tires and colored EPDM rubber bound together with polyurethane. Because these tiles are cut from a block, they lay perfectly flat. The coverage of a 36″ x 36″ square cut tile is 9 square feet. The coverage of an interlocking rubber tile is 8.4 square feet because half of the tabs and slots are not counted. They are available in thicknesses of 6.4mm, 8mm & 9.5mm. Tire Veneer tiles, when glued down, or loose-laid for the interlocking, will provide a durable and economical floor covering, that wears well and will look good for years.
Tire Veneer Tile Prices – Each
Gauge / Increment
4mm (5/32″) / 30 tiles
Black $23.67
10% Color $26.40
20% Color $27.83
6.4mm (1/4″) / 15 tiles
Black $28.24
10% Color $32.09
20% Color $35.20
8mm (5/16″) / 15 tiles
Black $31.97
10% Color $33.50
20% Color $36.59
9.5mm (3/8″) / 15 tiles
Black $36.58
10% Color $37.35
20% Color $41.22
12.7 mm (1/2″) / 15 tiles
Black $44.10
10% Color $47.55
20% Color $52.30
Typical lead time is 4 weeks.
Tire Veneer Options -
EPDM Colors Can be Combined.
Tire Veneer Options include any combination of EPDM granules or the inclusion of granulated cork that is mixed with rubber or processed by itself. Make black post-consumer recycled SBR rubber from tires come alive. All optional color mixtures for Tire Veneer are available in full cylinder or blocks only. Cork can be added or processed separately.
Quick Ship Tire Veneer Interlocking Tiles - 1 week – ¼” (6.4mm) 20% Color – Blue & Tan. 3/8” (9.5mm) 10% Color – Gray, Blue, Tan & Black
Tire Veneer Shipping Information -
Tire Veneer ships in rolls strapped to a wood pallet. Tiles are shipped flat stacked on a wood pallet. Both are shipped LTL (Less Than Truckload). Rolls in a carton weighing less than 70 lbs. will ship via courier. The Tire Veneer weight calculation formula is: L” x W” x T” x 0.04 = lbs. Add 75 lbs. per pallet and 5 lbs. per carton. Tire Veneer rolls are shipped LTL as Rolled Rubber, NMFC – 4620-5 class 65 and as Rubber Tiles, NMFC – 182600-1, class 70. Packing Charges: Pallets $50.00.
YH Terms of Sale –
Colors may be batch sensitive.
Prices and availability may change without notice.
All inquiries are quoted and all orders are acknowledged to the customer.
All orders are subject to our Standard Terms and Conditions available upon request.
Payable by check that is drawn on a US bank.
The specifier and/or customer is responsible for determining the suitability of these products for their applications.
Contact us for physical samples.
