Do your bookcases hold a lot of books or do you use them for displaying items? I'm just concerned about what kind of weight it could take.
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I have some books on the bottom shelf. It is not sturdy enough to fill with books.
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I use them to hold 7 3-ring binders plus various other printed materials. No problems
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Hi Katrina. I was wondering the same thing... I found a seller on eBay who described it as holding up to 15 pounds. The Container Store supposedly sells them (9.99) so I'm going to try to swing by and pick a few up. Thinking that a few would make a display similar to the "Sapien" free-standing vertical metal bookshelves sold at "design within reach" and other places for $250. Ideally it won't crash. :) JD
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Mine has been full of hardback books with no issues yet. Of course, bigger books have been placed on the more stable bottom and third shelves, but no other allowances for weight issues.
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I don't know how much weight it can hold. But I don't think it is a problem because it holds lots of books in our home.
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Ours holds a lot of text books and those are heavy, so it would depend on the weight of the tv. The shelves are propped up by pegs, ours have lasted, but I can't vouch for another shelf. Also, you need to have more weight on the bottom than on the top to stabilize the shelf. Hope this is helpful :-)
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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.
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It depends on how big the book is, I have some thick and thin paperbacks and the same with the harder books. However my paperback are lighter and I can put more of them on a shelf that can not hold as much weight. I have about 30 paperbacks on the third shelf from the bottom and 18 hardback on the bottom shelf. My other shelves are a mixture.
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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.
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We put books on ours, which weigh quite a bit. I think it would hold some dishes, but I wouldn't put as much as the space of each shelf allows. These shelves don't like to be moved around a lot though. And completely empty them if you plan to move them even a few inches.
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You might be better off with a desktop lecturn. This stand may not last if you are using it daily for thick and heavy books. But for the DIY handy person, it is possible to reinforce this stand to accomodate big and heavy books. I do not know the maximum weight it can hold. I have a cookbook that weighs 6lbs 5oz and it holds it up just fine.
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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.
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I do not know how much weight you are wanting to put on the shelf, but I do have several cookbookCookbooks and other books on the shelf that is holding nicely. The table helped me organize my clutter of books. Enjoy!
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Not sure but mine support at least a full load of books. Seem just as sturdy as any bookshelves, though they're definitely better looking than most!
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I don't think it's a good idea to put another bookcase on top of this one. The design is not meant to hold anything heavier then 60 lbs.If you do set another bookcase on top then I suggest you bolt them both to the wall.
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I'm using them as a support for a shelf over my fire place and not putting anything more than knick knacks on it. I wouldn't put anything heavier than that and a few books. Call it 20 pound load at most.
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It holds about 60 of mine, but that will all depend on the size of your books. I love it!! It's great for small areas. When the books are on you can't see the shelves. It just looks like a tower of free standing books. Base is heavy and sturdy and you can put larger books there.
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It is holding my TV. So it probably is strong enough for a lot of books. But the shelves don't go flush against the wall (at least, mine don't), so the only problem would be the books standing up. You could lay them flat and pile them.It will probably hold a fish bowl, too, but I'd suggest putting it on the lower shelves.