How thick are the shelves? I am concerned about them bending when the bookcase is fully loaded with books.
1498492
They are a couple inches thick and pretty sturdy. I don't *think* they would bend (but mine aren't full of heavy stuff so I can't be sure).
1498493
We havent loaded the shelves up yet, but they seem pretty thick and sturdy. Probably about 1 - 1.5 inches and seem sturdy, I doubt they would bend.It seems nicely made.
1498494
The shelves are actually thick and kinda heavy. My bookcase holds a flatscreen TV, DVDs player, decorative candles and statue, books, and DVDs, etc and it's not bending anywhere or wobbly
500203
I believe that the instructions said that the shelves will hold up to 40 pounds. They appear to be quite sturdy and I would not be concerned about storing ordinary items on them. I have books, Lladros, brass statues, etc and they do not bow at all. The backing is pretty flimsy as I said in my full review but it actually is a good unit for the price.
1181881
My shelves sit on the new laminate floor that I had installed. If they are weighed down with a large quantity of magazines or hardback books--I would speculate that they should be fine on thick carpet. However, if they will only hold a few decorative items and not have any real weight on the bottom shelves--I do not know how well they will stay in place on thick carpet. Sorry that I do not have a better answer for you.
1706132
I think there is some composite wood. I have mine full of books and papers. It is very sturdy and the shelves are not sagging at all. My whole case is loaded! It would be great for a bookcase in my opinion!
2049156
I can't give an exact weight, but I have them loaded with History books, and would guess that the heaviest shelf contains at least 40-45 pounds of books. As far as I can tell, there is no sagging. I will say I would not recommend moving the shelf set with any weight on it. I don't think it would hold up for that.
800591
I'm not sure what the question is. If it's how much weight does this bookcase hold, I would say a fair amount. I have books on every shelf, majority of the shelf covered and I haven't seen any sagging yet. The shelf can be a little wobbly if you don't secure it to the wall but I have it butted up against another shelf.
1353086
Hard to say. Might be too top heavy. Maybe if you put books on bottom shelf.
1168019
Let's put it this way-I'm a book junkie & my bookcases are FULL! I've only had one shelf fall, but it was because one of the little pegs came out-put it back in & it's fine. Honestly-I have had no problem loading my bookcases up-I'm a vet tech & have all my textbooks, my husband has his woodworking books & of course-my cookbooks are lined up on the shelves, so I would say don't worry about, they can take whatever you have.
256801
I haven't found any problem. They're very sturdy. Actual weight I wouldn't know, but for the price it's a very well built bookcase.
1643541
Pretty much. But you cannot tell it once the piece is assembled. I have had several of these bookcases and the back is not a problem. Unfortunately, this is one of the ways they keep the costs down. But the bookcase is sound and holds a lot. At home, mine are loaded with books and we have not had a problem. Your problem with heavy loads would be with the shelves bending but it has to be a really, really heavy load. Like I said mine is loaded with heavy books and they do fine.
760183
I'd agree with everyone else's comments - the shelves themselves are very sturdy but the back panel is more for decorative purposes. I keep a mix of heavy and light books on these shelves and they dont appear to have bowed at all
206678
No. Sorry. The shelves are stationary. They are welded in place, which makes the unit sturdy, but not flexible.
1410717
I am worried that my shelf might be too thick. What is the maximum thickness that the shelf can be?
1312290
I can't answer this question directly. All I can say is that I have completely filled two bookcases with books, many of them heavier hardbacks, and have had no problems. I did put some shims under the front of the bookcases to prevent any possible leaning forward but that was a precaution - don't know if it was really necessary or not.
276026
If you mean the shelves, they're about 1/4" thick. If you mean the horizontal supports, they're about 1 3/4".
960972
Not too much. The shelves themselves are thin, but good enough to hold books.
760185
I haven't had any trouble with them bending, and I have every shelf full, some with heavy items. I'd say they are pretty sturdy.