Is 10 gallon safe on this dressee
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Depends really on how well it's constructed. Cheap MDF, probably not so ok. It could sag in the middle. But if you put a thick piece of plywood across the top to spread the load should be ok.
Blue jeans weigh from 12-16 ounces, and t-shirts half that amount, and dead loads take up to a year to cause a collapse. So, I'd say that if you normally keep 80 or so pairs of pants and 80 or so shirts stacked on that dresser for 12 months at a time, then you're good to go.
But if you meant 5 shirts and 5 pairs of pants for a few weeks, then I think you've only proved that a half gallon is safe.
Dressers just aren't built to be tables, since people don't buy them or use them as tables.
But if you meant 5 shirts and 5 pairs of pants for a few weeks, then I think you've only proved that a half gallon is safe.
Dressers just aren't built to be tables, since people don't buy them or use them as tables.
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Speaking as a person who has used dressers as a fishtank stands. It's always risky. I got lucky that all mine worked out. 10 gallon weighs about 80 lbs. If you are determined to try it. I'd suggest you sit on it. If it holds...that's a start. As Drstrangelove said, it's different long term.