Learn how to make Seats from Tires and the benefits of upcycling tires into Seats | DIY

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How to make 'Mushroom' Tire Seats from Tires

@thegreens, we call them “Mushroom Tire Seats” because they appear as if they are growing from the ground and have a round mushroom cap.
To make a Mushroom Tire Seat is Simple and very cheap.
All you need are;

  1. Tires
  2. Soil
  3. Sand
  4. Cement
  5. Paint
  6. Digging tools

Follow this simple procedure to make your Mushroom Tire Seat

  1. Select tires of the same or similar sizes.
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  2. Dig a 15cm hole into the ground that has the same size like the tire.
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  3. Put the first tire into the hole and fill it with soil.
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  4. Put the second tire on top of the first tire and continue to fill it with soil. When you effectively fill the second tire with soil, it will create a “soil hook” that will make it difficult to be displaced from the first tire. You can add the third or fourth tire depending of the height of the seat you want to make and fill it with soil.
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  5. Once your tire seat height is attained, mix the cement(binder) and sand and seal the top seat by creating a gently sloping mushroom cap so that if it rains, the water can runoff the tire.
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  6. Paint your mushroom tire seat and leave it to dry for one day.
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  7. Enjoy your seat.
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Benefits of making Mushroom Tire Seats

Some benefits of transforming tires into Mushroom Tire Seats

  1. They are cheap to make because Tires and Soil are free. It only requires very little quantity of cement and sand.
  2. They are more durable than any other kind of seat that is exposed to the sunlight or rain. They will last forever under very extreme weather conditions.
  3. Making Mushroom Tire Seats is fun and creative.
  4. Mushroom Tire Seats are beautiful and can be used to write inspiring messages wherever they are built
  5. Making Mushroom Tire Seats is an ecofriendly way to deal with used tires that were initially destined for the landfill or to be burned. It’s a smart way to transform trash to treasure.

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That's really awesome and it looked like a lot of fun for everyone. What kind of paint did you use? Some outdoor type paint I'm guessing?

Thanks for the idea

Thanks @senorcoconut and its outdoor oil paint that we used.

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Love to see these re-purposing projects you come up with, especially when you are involving the children!
Thanks for sharing!

Very cool @thegreens. I am going to dry this out!!

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