How much weight would this hold?

[Nuuska]

Thanks, Wal. You might have just saved me from using something that could possibly collapse. I mean the others convinced me that it would probably work out, but I can't afford to take the chance..

Perhaps you could give us a hint of the intended purpose. As regular piece of furniture - after about more than ten years with some of them single-units here at home without slightest problems - I'm wondering about your intended use

 

[Nuuska]

I watched that video - true what the guy says. Material is like he shows.

A desk with four legs on corners - I would not climb on that.

MALM drawers - still climbing on those when changing bulbs - no problem.

Jumping on them in the middle - no - and why should I ?

 

[SFIV1967]

Just keep in mind this is particle board and paper, not solid wood.

MALM is made from particle board/chipboard (whatever you call it) made from wood pieces which is basically pretty hard. The IKEA Webpage shows: "particle board with a slice of wood as top layer". Certainly no paper involved in MALM. Sure it's not solid wood however. If one wants to put a huge aquarium on top of it that might not be the right socket for it however.

Ralf

 

[walrus]

Walrus - methinks that the warning of attaching shelves etc to the wall is simly what follows of american lawyers : "I'll sue you!"
Any shelve will collapse if used as ladder . Speaking of ladders - over here there is much less warning stickers on ladders thain in US . . . WHY? - hint - lawyers - McDonalds coffee on puss... errr kitty episode

Well, I think I would not risk it for the safety of my family. I'd get a lawyer too - so far several children have been killed from falling IKEA furniture. ANY shelf that has very heavy items on the top is prone to falling. But the light weight of IKEA stuff makes it more likely. Some of their shelves were recalled in 2016.

We're not talking about spilled coffee.

Just an example:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/eighth-child-reported-killed-recalled-ikea-dresser/story?id=50593972

walrus

 

[Nuuska]

MALM is made from particle board/chipboard (whatever you call it) made from wood pieces which is basically pretty hard. The IKEA Webpage shows: "particle board with a slice of wood as top layer". Certainly no paper involved in MALM. Sure it's not solid wood however. If one wants to put a huge aquarium on top of it that might not be the right socket for it however.

Ralf

Right you are - that's why I keep asking for intended purpose. If you need lathe rails - then you get lathe rails. But furniture . . . If I was to put an 300 liter aquarium on top of that double-Malm - I would add a 24mm baltic birch plywood sheet just to be sure there'd be no leaks.

 

[bobouz]

Bobouz - having put several IKEA furniture together - some here at home + many for others - I'll say their instructions are so clear, that if you do not manage it then you should have hard look in the mirror -

Well, to be fair to Ikea, it’s been many many years since I’ve put together a product of theirs. Things must have improved, but unfortunately, I can hardly visualize beyond my old Ikea instruction-sheet-induced PTSD!