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  • Material Density
  • Light (350 - 400kg/m³)
  • Medium (550 - 650kg/m³)
  • Heavy (700 - 750kg/m³)
  • Resin (1100 - 1200kg/m³)
  • Composite (1500 - 1700kg/m³)
  • Stone (2400kg/m³)
  • Weight Grid

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  1. Table Legs
  2. Choosing the Perfect Legs
  3. Choosing Legs for a Strong & Stable Build
  4. Leg Weight Loading Guidelines

Estimating the Weight of a Table Top

If you are unable to measure the weight of a table top easily, this guide will help you estimate it.

How to use this guide

  1. Find the weight category for the material your table top is made from.

  2. Find the closest length & width from the grid.

  3. Multiple the result by the thickness of your table top.

Material Density

Light (350 - 400kg/m³)

Softwoods

  • Pine

  • Cedar

  • Redwood

  • Cedar

Medium (550 - 650kg/m³)

Engineered Woods

  • MDF

  • Poplar Plywood

  • Marine Plywood

  • Pine Plywood

Softwoods

  • Fir

Hardwoods

  • Walnut

  • Cherry

  • Mahogany

Heavy (700 - 750kg/m³)

Engineered Woods

  • Birch Plywood

Hardwoods

  • Oak

  • Maple

  • Beech

Resin (1100 - 1200kg/m³)

  • Epoxy resins

Composite (1500 - 1700kg/m³)

  • Corion

  • Staron

  • Formica Solid Surfaces

Stone (2400kg/m³)

  • Concrete

  • Quartz

  • Man made stones

Weight Grid

This table can be used to estimate the weight of a table top for different sizes of top and material. Each row is calculated for 1cm of thickness, so simply multiply the result by your table top thickness in cm.

L x W x H (cm)
Light
Medium
Heavy
Resin
Composite
Stone

40 x 40 x 1

0.6 kg

0.9 kg

1.1 kg

1.8 kg

2.6 kg

3.8 kg

60 x 60 x 1

1.4 kg

2.2 kg

2.6 kg

4.0 kg

5.8 kg

8.6 kg

120 x 60 x 1

2.7 kg

4.3 kg

5.2 kg

7.9 kg

11 kg

17 kg

150 x 60 x 1

3.4 kg

5.4 kg

6.6 kg

9.9 kg

14 kg

21 kg

150 x 75 x 1

4.2 kg

6.8 kg

8.2 kg

12 kg

18 kg

27 kg

180 x 80 x 1

5.4 kg

8.6 kg

11 kg

16 kg

23 kg

34 kg

200 x 90 x 1

6.8 kg

11 kg

13 kg

20 kg

29 kg

43 kg

240 x 120 x 1

11 kg

17 kg

21 kg

32 kg

46 kg

69 kg

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