Slate storage

buckshotshoey

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Pallet as said above. Or 3 or 4... 2x4x4's. Just dont lay them on concrete. As high as possible. 2 pallets better. Leaning against the wall, also on wood.
 

Charles Hartfield

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Thanks for the information guys. If I lay them against a wall or on a pallet, can all three be on top of each other or do they need to be separate? Charles
 

buckshotshoey

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Separated by 2x4's. If for anything, it will make them easier to pick up! And the ventilation between slates couldn't hurt.
 

mchnhed

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Be sure all screws, staples are removed from the bottom of each slate.
One time a staple scratched the surface of the the slate under it when the top slate was slide into place.
 

buckshotshoey

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Be sure all screws, staples are removed from the bottom of each slate.
One time a staple scratched the surface of the the slate under it when the top slate was slide into place.

Good point. Didn't think of that, but I always separated with wood.
 

realkingcobra

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I never lay slate flat for storage if it's going to be for an extended period of time. You guys clearly haven't seen what happens to slate stored flat on a pallet. A pallet only offers support in 3 locations, the outside edges, and the middle. The bottom slate ends up leveling like a W, low between support 2x4's because the the weight piled on top of the bottom slate from the others stacked on top pressing down on the bottom slate. I only store slates standing up.
 

buckshotshoey

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I never lay slate flat for storage if it's going to be for an extended period of time. You guys clearly haven't seen what happens to slate stored flat on a pallet. A pallet only offers support in 3 locations, the outside edges, and the middle. The bottom slate ends up leveling like a W, low between support 2x4's because the the weight piled on top of the bottom slate from the others stacked on top pressing down on the bottom slate. I only store slates standing up.

Even if all the 2x4's are in line top to bottom?
 
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realkingcobra

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Even if all the 2x4's are in line too to bottom?

You're still dealing with weight, standing them up removes that factor. I stand them up against a wall, leaning, on 2 2×4"s spread apart. 10x's easier to move with a hand truck the way as well, don't have to pick them up.
 
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