Rubber sidewalks
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From: San Francisco, Ca.
Rubber sidewalks
Anyone here have rubber sidewalks in their town/city?
If so, what do you think of them?
http://www.rubbersidewalks.com/
If so, what do you think of them?
http://www.rubbersidewalks.com/
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From: "Islander"
They have a few patch sections on Gibbons Drive in Alameda
around a tree lined sidewalk that keeps lifting.
I need a square for body panel forming, I know where to get it.
Overall it looks like poo for a sidewalk.
around a tree lined sidewalk that keeps lifting.
I need a square for body panel forming, I know where to get it.
Overall it looks like poo for a sidewalk.
Laughing Gas
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From: West-Central New York
That's a new one on me and it sounds like a great idea.
"Aggressive root systems". That's kind of harsh. Tree roots naturally get bigger. Aside from cutting them off in their infancy, which no one has time to do, there is no real cure to sidewalk lift. Their advertisement for going around trees is the exact same process that the cement companies use. It's called, "Going around".
After reading the site it sounds more like a protect the enviroment program but I still like the idea. I'd rather fall on rubber sidewalks then cement.
"Aggressive root systems". That's kind of harsh. Tree roots naturally get bigger. Aside from cutting them off in their infancy, which no one has time to do, there is no real cure to sidewalk lift. Their advertisement for going around trees is the exact same process that the cement companies use. It's called, "Going around".
After reading the site it sounds more like a protect the enviroment program but I still like the idea. I'd rather fall on rubber sidewalks then cement.
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From: Maine
My hometown (where my parents still live) recently redid Main St., and the crosswalks they put down are a synthetic-type product made of old tires (I think, anyway). At a glance, they look like red brick, but it came in a big roll and was just rolled out across the street. I don't like them, because they're designed to be a bit bumpy (slow you down a little), and I find the bump plus different surface under my tires can get the back of my pickup a little "unsettled" midcorner. 
A playground I used to go to when I was little had the rubbery asphalt that Dennis mentioned. It looked like blacktop, but was a little springy underfoot, and didn't tear up your knees so bad when you fell on it.
A playground I used to go to when I was little had the rubbery asphalt that Dennis mentioned. It looked like blacktop, but was a little springy underfoot, and didn't tear up your knees so bad when you fell on it.
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From: Lancaster County PA
I wonder what it might cost the average consumer for home use?
It might make a good shop floor.
Drop a tool and catch it on the rebound!!
Seriously, I see potential as a shop floor surface, but I'd have to know a little more about the stuff first.
It might make a good shop floor.
Drop a tool and catch it on the rebound!!
Seriously, I see potential as a shop floor surface, but I'd have to know a little more about the stuff first.
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From: "Islander"
It's around 1 1/2" or 1 3/4" thick, I already had and eye on 8 sections for in front of the work bench. City workers claim it's cheaper than concrete and our city is operating in the red. They smoked thru it with a Skil saw.
There're plastic dowel pins to align the squares and whole sections can be pulled up.
There're plastic dowel pins to align the squares and whole sections can be pulled up.
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Here in Las Vegas, some of the walking tracks at the parks have a rubber compound place over the asphalt or concrete surface. I must admit, it feels good to walk on. I usually drive a bit and take my walks out in the desert, because the asphalt and concrete is hard on my feet and shins. But sometimes I will drive over to one of the parks and get in some brisk walks that way. Only bad thing is, the city does not allow dogs on the walking track. That is the other reason I take the time to drive out into the desert.
Oh, the heat does create havoc with the rubber tracks. I am seeing less and less of the new parks surfaced this way. Maintenance must be prohibitive.
Oh, the heat does create havoc with the rubber tracks. I am seeing less and less of the new parks surfaced this way. Maintenance must be prohibitive.
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The stuff I have seen in the garden centers and Home box stores has been extremely expensive. Way way to high $$$ even to consider. Seems a hell of a price to pay for recycled rubber and some urethane to stick it together. Until someone makes it for a reasonable price it sure won't end up anywhere around me.
