Guide
Weight capacity, and what the number means
The stated load figures across the range, what they include, and why the mattress counts towards them.
A weight capacity looks like a simple number and is not. Here is what is published across this range, and what the figure includes.
| Stated capacity | How often it appears |
|---|---|
| 440 lbs | 10 |
| 700 lbs | 10 |
| 100 lbs | 8 |
| 400 lbs | 7 |
| 880 lbs | 5 |
| 350 lbs | 4 |
| 110 lbs | 3 |
| 220 lbs | 3 |
Three things worth knowing about that number
- The mattress counts. A capacity is for everything the frame carries. A heavy mattress can take a meaningful share of it before anyone gets in.
- It is a static figure. Published capacities describe resting load. Children do not rest, and a bunk bed spends part of its life being climbed and jumped on.
- Per bunk, not per bed. Where a figure is given for a bunk bed it normally applies to each sleeping level separately, so read which one the specification means.
Where the specification for a piece does not state a capacity, this site shows nothing rather than an estimate.
