Does anyone know where i can get some timber pallets from???

Right I am building a stange in a house for a mega party we are organising. I have been put in charge of erecting a stage on a budget. The only thing i can think of using for the base of the stage would be wooden pallets, used for transporting large materials in building sites/markets ect. i don't know where to get them from i have tried the obvious outlets i.e. homebase and also new Covent garden market. If someone knows where i can buy or 'borrow' some of these precious objects from an invite to said party may come your way.

Does anyone know where i can get some timber pallets from???
Try your local builders yard - they usually have loads of spares.
Reply:A lot of companies that do shipping will have a pile of pallets with a "free" sign on them, either by the roadside or next to their dumpster. Ask at places like that (even motorcycle stores) because they end up paying for them to go in the trash and so would be delighted if you took them without making a mess in their lot.
Reply:Try local building sites, most builders can't wait to get rid of them because they tend to be in the way and fill up skips too quickly. If they don't have any they'll most probably save them for u.
Reply:just have a tour round your nearest industrial estate where you should be able to get some freebies, failing that try a lorry park where you can probably get some cheap
Reply:try any place that has large deliveries from lorries, if u live near docks or factories, builders often have used plywood boards that they want to get rid of have u a demolition place near u.
Reply:Try your local landfill. I have gone there routinely to obtain these pallets for the lumber. I'm sure you'll find plenty out there





good luck with your party
Reply:Check some of the businesses by you.. .My husband works at a steel processing plant where they use pallets they often just throw them away.... Check some scrap yards, grocery stores etc....

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