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Is there a concern with weight when using cinderblock shelving?
I am moving into a mobile home (yr 2002) and wanted to set up shelving along an entire living room wall. But are cinberblocks and boards too heavy for a mobile home floor to safely support? They would mainly be book shelves.
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- Karen LLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
The books will probably weigh more than the cinder block. One cinder block weighs about 22 lbs. If you would be okay with having a 250 lb man walk across your floor, or have 4 of them stand against one wall, bookshelves will be fine. And consider how much a bathtub full of water weighs, or the water heater, or a freezer filled with food. Any house floor, in a mobile or any house, that isn't rotten can support those no problem
- hillbillyLv 49 years ago
The books will by far outweigh the blocks so that would be the consideration. The blocks would however better distribute the weight compared to a bookshelf with legs on it if you get my drift. I am sorry I can't say for sure if a stack of books along the entire length of the wall would be too much but would guess it would be okay especially if it was along an exterior wall In a normal home it wouldn't be too much.
