Stacking/Storing Slates

[Conor]

I'm about to start removing the many, many natural (Bangor blue) slates off the old house. Plan is to stack them on pallets, then use a telehandler to lift them down and store in a far off corner of the site before roofing 6 months later.

 

Do they have to be stacked vertically, or can they just be stacked on top of each other, flat?

[joe90]

Our slates that arrived were stacked vertically within a crate, all slates that I have seen are stacked this way, two slates high only. You could make a crate using a pallet as a base and using slats from another .

 

 

[bassanclan]

They dont HAVE to on their side, but I wouldn't stack them flat, a lot more chance of them breaking

[Conor]

Thanks guys. They are on the thin side, so I'll stack them on their sides. Another little job for the list...

[Mr Punter]

Slates tend to get put into crates rather than just pallets.  Stack them so they don't all leap out when you take a side off.