Rental chair weight capacity

That is really odd, I have never heard of this before is there any way to get bariatric chairs or anything? I am guessing that this was because of an incident that happened. Usually those weight limits you can tend to get away with a little over, but I would definitely not put someone 350-400 pounds or more on those chairs though honestly, if you weight that much, then that chair probably won't be comfortable anyways, especially if there are arm rests you have to squeeze between. I would talk to your vendor about this to clarify.

FWIW, I weigh over a bit over 250 pounds, but that is because I am very tall (I would like to get under that lol but meds make it a bit difficult) and at a glance, I wouldn't look like I am over the weight limit unless you thought about my height.

View Quoted Comment See I don't believe we have any guests that would be over like 300 or 350 but I do know a couple over 250 and again I'm definitely not gonna start asking people their weight. The chairs don't have arms and they are like the mid range chairs, I could understand the plastic folding ones having a lower weight capacity but these seemed like normal dining room style chairs.

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Then I wouldn't worry about it. This is probably in there just to cover their butts if a chair breaks. I think you should be fine.

Believe it or not, most chairs are only designed for max 250lbs. This doesn't necessarily mean 250lbs is the max load, it is just the maximum weight the chair has been tested against and is their CYA should a chair break and possibly cause injury. You can probably assume a factor of safety of 1.5 (low end 1.3) putting the actual weight limit at 375lbs (This will heavily depend on manufacturer) before failure.

Now, if you know there will be someone who weighs 350+, you may need to look into other heavy duty chairs

View Quoted Comment Oh interesting, well I'll have to check with my MIL about the guests I dont know but from who I know I believe the heaviest person probably doesnt even weigh 275 lbs. I just would like to be on the safe side, I don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable or worry about something breaking, but I think your probably right.

I think that sounds like it is just in there to cover their butts. I wouldn't stress about it.

Interesting. Thats a first. I would assume the chairs hold more than exactly 250. I would assume it'll be fine.