Though the "Earthship" books were published in the late '80s, tire walls have been around much longer.  See the picture at left, a tire-retainer wall created in 1935, in Black Forest, Colorado.  Also, passive-solar technology has been more or less 'popular' since the early '70s, putting the two together with an Earthy marketing twist, is the Michael Reynolds' "product"...the "Earthship".

The tire-house (generic "Earthship") is a very practical method of building a bermed, passive-solar residence, using mostly renewable and free building materials that draws little from the Earth's energy resources (that haven't already been drawn). They are easy and pleasant to live in, though quite a bit different than normal houses. They are also low maintenance and cost effective to construct.

AND Pictures of Client's Homes

10 Times More Tires, & No Pounding!! NEW!!

For the Tire-House Builder

Pounding tires without getting tired

Our House w/Discussion on Tire-Building

Frequently Asked Questions

Residential Designs using hybridized practical building techniques beneficial to the Earth and the end user, standing firmly on used tires as an easily obtainable/free common-sense building material that removes problem waste from the eco-cycle.