Can this also be used as an actual ladder, to get to top shelf in a library? (weight ~150 pounds)?
1617857
No!!! Not at all! It really only hols a few pounds per shelf. Up to 3-4lbs. It looks great if you want to hole small, light weight stuff or a couple of books. It will not hold much more per shelf. That being said it has served me well to hold my cook books, framed pictures and a vase of dried flowers. I hope this was helpful!
1617858
No way, although it looks nice, it is very unsteardy. Mine even broke when putting together.
1617859
No definitely not! It is not even sturdy enough when my 2 year old leans on the bottom shelf- sorry!
1617860
NO WAY!!! It's purely decorative and a 'ladder' only in design, not in function!
1340074
If the unit was floor mounted and there would not be any chance the total weight of the bookcase would cause a risk of tipping it should work.I would not recommend mounting it in an elevated cabinet with a bookcase.
1353086
Hard to say. Might be too top heavy. Maybe if you put books on bottom shelf.
2177426
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
1642197
should have no problem, i weight 220. ladder is well built and very handy..
2166694
It is ABSLOLUTELY NOT designed for that. Shelf might be strong enough, but it would tip right over, in my opinion.
1642194
I think this ladder is only rated at 200 lbs. However, as long as you use it for vertical purposes I wouldn't think it would be a problem. You can get a heavier rated ladder, but the weight factor goes up to about 30 lbs., as I recall. Good Luck.
1904445
yes, it will work very well. i got a 24foot ladder. i live on 3rd floor. it is very heavy duty. it would hold a lot of weight.
787132
It's pretty sturdy. I've got 3 kids who climb all over it and it's held up well. I guess it would depend upon whether the gentleman sat down and put on his shoes, then got back up again, or if he used it as a stepstool to climb up to a higher shelf (partial-weight, stable mass -vs- full weight, moving mass). I would say -probably.-
891192
I don't use it for that but it is sturdy enough to handle that kind of weight. I don't think you could use it hands free due to the tight binding on books. But I absolutely love mine!
2095585
its not designed for that and it wouldn't be my recommendation. Gravity would not cause the ladder here to extend. Even if you could get this to work that way it would take so long to accomplish the task. Sorry to disappoint you.
1428142
This is very light weight gadget and can be unstable if you try supporting a heavy book. Bottom margin is clear, though Your question is not clear to me.
2280594
No, I don't believe the top is strong enough. If you had it on a floating shelf it would be better.
562817
It definitely adds weight to it, particularly if the ladder is a long one. To get the proper leverage to lift it requires some strength and I would not recommend it to anyone who does not have upper body strength.
473128
I weight 325 and have no issue using this as a step ladder or a small extension ladder. Once you fully extend it as a extension ladder it gets a little iffy. But I still use it.
1747361
Yes it can, but just keep in mind that the bottom shelf and the lower middle (third from the floor) are the load-bearing shelves. These are rates for 50 pounds each. The other three shelves are rated by the manufacturer for only 25 pounds. Respect what this is, and it will do fine for you. I have three of them; two I've had since 1996!
373319
Yes, the bottom shelf has extra support and should handle that weight with not problem. The other shelves I would not put a lot of weight on them.