What is the bottom of the bench made of? I wanted to store books? How much weight will it hold?
2015972
I would not recommend this bench for book storage. The bottom is not the same sturdy construction as the sides and back, but made of particleboard instead. I use mine to hold handbags, which I would estimate weigh about 25 pounds collectively. This would be fine to store linens, shoes or other lightweight items.
2015973
The bottom of the bench is made of a thin particle board about 1/8th of an inch thick. Its ok to hold a few pairs of shoes but I would not recommend using it to store a large amount of books. The particle board is only supported by wood pegs around the outside of the bottom. I would guess it could hold about 20 or 30 pounds. Other than that, it is a solid piece of furniture.
2015974
Bottom is rather flimsy for books. I store blankets in mine, wouldn't put books in it!!It's a nice bench but the finish scratches very easily
402880
It is fairly sturdy but I don't think it would support boxes of books but I have a container of knitting & crocheting things on top of it. I love the 2 I have and need 1 more!!!
1840720
From the product description, "and made of heavy duty plastic so each shelf will hold 75 pounds with the weight evenly distributed." I use it to store bike parts and put the heaviest stuff on the bottom shelves for stability purposes.
2028630
I don't know the exact weight, but I have the shelves full of hard cover books with no problems.
1087551
It is a bench, so it should hold weight, I am on the heavy side, so I wouldn't chance it, but then I didn't buy it for that, it is a storage for my crafts.
331495
Allegedly the bench is made for sitting or to be used as a table. If you have items inside the bench to support the weight, I would say it could take up to 150 lbs; however, without the support I would only trust 20-30 lbs of weight.
1748425
It is very sturdy and would have space for many books. I use it as a toy box, I guess it could be used as a foot rest but it is quite big and on e filled it's not very easy to move about, hope this helps you.
1731528
yes, it's wood. don't know the weight. It's full of books right now and I am not inclined to empty it. but it is not heavy, that much I know.
1443648
In my opinion this would not be good for book storage. They are very deep and the front tilts up to keep items in. Great for loose toys though!
2255736
i would guess it will hold at least 250 pounds. I'm about 210 and there are no signs of weakness in the construction of the bench when I'm using it.
2110812
No but it would hold the weight. I have a significant amount of books on there.
1325570
It is substantial, but I would not trust it to hold loaded with books. The way it is designed small L brackets could be added on the edges under the top as well as under the base to reinforce for books.
1706134
Compressed wood. It's pretty heavy though. It has adjustable shelves so you could use it as a bookcase. The shelves in the door are not adjustable though.
1324875
I never put too much weight on them. Just a few books and lighter weight boxes of craft stuff. I also used them for storing clothes. I never really tested them to hold a regular amount of books.
137889
They are pretty sturdy, you can easily do 10-15 pounds per shelf. It is 3/4" composite board material so it's going to hold a full load of books if you needed.
674959
The bottom is a sturdy finished wood about the thickness of a thin plywood. My granddaughters are 4 and 5 but have not climbed in themselves altho it looks like it could hold them (1 at a time).
791793
I found somewhere the hinges that your looking to buy would hold 250 lbs. I built my bookshelf out of 1x6 spruce lumber but I'm only using mine for DVDs. But honestly the hinges are heavy duty enough for close to anything. I changed the design of mine to accommodate them to work better for my application.