Replacement aluminium slats for staging?

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Cactus Kid
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Replacement aluminium slats for staging?

Post by Cactus Kid »

I have some staging (76 cm wide) which came to me secondhand with ill fitting wooden slats.

I am looking to replace these with aluminium slats or trays and can't seem to find any suppliers except Two Wests made to order which will cost a fortune for the 30 ft length required.

Any ideas?

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Re: Replacement aluminium slats for staging?

Post by DaveW »

There's some of these on EBAY, but they are steel.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOD-Steel-Me ... SwvKtY-yG7

Most greenhouse trays now seem to be plastic.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw ... acat=20546

Aluminium trays are likely to be expensive though
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Re: Replacement aluminium slats for staging?

Post by Bill »

I found this place useful when I built my greenhouse. https://www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/
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Re: Replacement aluminium slats for staging?

Post by habanerocat »

Throw up a photo Kid.
I wouldn't discount wood as a possibility.
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Re: Replacement aluminium slats for staging?

Post by JaneO »

Hi,
We bought this staging last year and it's been excellent.
https://www.primrose.co.uk/lacewing-tra ... 3605_13112

It comes as self assembly so you could use slats for your old one. It's very robust and has not rusted. We thought it good VFM.
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