Michigan Couple Gets Grant to Build Airbnb With Used Tires

By Judy J. Beasley Last updated Oct 31, 2022

A West Michigan couple are about to build a home, but it’s not like any home you’ve ever seen before. This house will be built entirely from old used tires.

Clayton Brown and Kimberly Sullivan purchased about 23 acres of land in southwestern Michigan and soon discovered there was a “gigantic mountain” of used tires on the property, as part of it was once a broken.

Finding a Solution

Knowing that they had to somehow get rid of the old tires, the couple started looking for solutions. Clayton tells WXMI-TV that recycling them was not an option as they could only dispose of four tires per year. Kimberly noted that the cost of removing all the tires would be astronomical.

A couple almost missed a golden opportunity

Clayton and Kimberly say they almost rejected an Airbnb email as spam. The company sent out a massive direct mail for a competition to build a home with an original design, funded entirely by Airbnb through what it calls an “OMG fund”.

Kimberly tells the TV station that it took a while before the idea hit her.

“Oh, that’s how we can use these tires,” she thought to herself. “We can build a giant tire-shaped house using the tires.”

Clayton notes that using tires to build houses is a common practice in the desert.

The couple are one of 10 recipients of $100,000 that will be used to build the unique homes.

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