Garment Rack: Two IKEA Pages Publish 44 lb and 77 lb
A garment rack listing publishes a figure under the label Max. load, and on the two IKEA pages I read that figure reads 44 lb on one rack and 77 lb on the other.
44 lb on the MULIG clothes rack, 601.794.34. 77 lb on the RIGGA clothes rack, 502.316.30. Same label, same section of the page, and nearly double the figure. The height line is not the same kind of line on the two pages either: one prints a fixed height, the other prints a minimum and a maximum.
- 44 lbMULIG, under Max. load in Measurements
- 77 lbRIGGA, same label, same section
- 59 7/8 “MULIG height, one fixed figure
- 49 5/8 to 68 7/8 “RIGGA, a range instead
One rule, in plain words. Keep it inside. Both of these pages publish the same line in Good to know: Only for indoor use. That is the maker’s own sentence on both the MULIG and the RIGGA, so take it at face value before you picture the rack on a covered porch or a balcony.
Neither page turns its Max. load figure into a number of coats. What I can give you is a way to find out, and it takes a tote bag and a luggage scale. Load your winter coats into a tote, hang the tote from the scale, and read it once. Do the same for a full rail of shirts, one armful at a time, weighed the way they will hang. Guess high for what you would add later, because the published figure does not change. Then hold your total against the Max. load the listing publishes. It is your closet, not an average.
Weigh the coats before you read a load figure. Page 4 of our free Small Space Fit Planner asks for one number almost nobody has: the weight of what you mean to hang. Take it, and a published Max. load becomes a yes or a no instead of a word. Get the free planner
What the two garment rack pages publish
44 and 77
The IKEA MULIG clothes rack, 601.794.34, publishes Max. load: 44 lb in its Measurements section, with Width: 39 “, Depth: 18 1/8 ” and Height: 59 7/8 “. The IKEA RIGGA clothes rack, 502.316.30, publishes Max. load: 77 lb, with Width: 43 3/4 “, Depth: 20 1/8 “, Min. height: 49 5/8 ” and Max. height: 68 7/8 “. So when you are comparing racks, check which kind of height line you are reading before you write the number down.
What a garment rack takes from the wall and the floor
Step 1
Take a tape along the wall
A garment rack takes a run of wall and a strip of floor. Measure the run where you mean to put it, before you compare models.
Step 2
Take the depth out from the wall and stand there
18 1/8 ” on the MULIG, 20 1/8 ” on the RIGGA. That is where you will be standing every morning while you pick something to wear, so it is worth taping out.
Step 3
Check the ceiling, and read the height line in full
Especially if the rack is going under a slope. One page is handing you a number and the other a range, and they are not the same thing to plan against.
Which rack your wall allows, and what your ceiling does to it
Three of your numbers against the two published racks. It runs in your browser, and nothing leaves this page.
Wall to obstacle, at the spot where the rack would stand.
Floor to ceiling there. Under a slope, take the lowest point the rack would sit under. Optional.
Into a tote, hang the tote from a luggage scale, read it once. No sums for you to do. Optional.
The figures here are the ones the two IKEA listings print, and I name the section each one sits in. The pages are the MULIG clothes rack, 601.794.34, and the RIGGA clothes rack, 502.316.30.
The published figures as a tableeach one with the section it sits in
| The figure | Where it is published | What to do with it |
|---|---|---|
| Max. load, 44 lb | Measurements, MULIG clothes rack | Hold it against what you plan to hang |
| Max. load, 77 lb | Measurements, RIGGA clothes rack | Same figure, same label, different rack |
| Width, 39 ” and 43 3/4 “ | Measurements, both pages | Measure your wall run first |
| Min. height and Max. height | Measurements, RIGGA only | The MULIG Measurements section publishes one height |
The height line is not the same line on both pages
Here is where the two pages part ways. They do not describe height the same way. The MULIG Measurements section publishes a single figure, Height: 59 7/8 “. The RIGGA Measurements section publishes two, Min. height: 49 5/8 ” and Max. height: 68 7/8 “. One of those pages is giving you a fixed figure and the other is giving you a range.
The RIGGA page also publishes this in Good to know: Casters included. And this: Can be used with products in the SKUBB series. It carries a recycling line there as well: The material in this product may be recyclable. Please check the recycling rules in your community and if recycling facilities exist in your area.
How to turn a load figure into your own answera tote bag and a luggage scale
| What to weigh | How to do it | Why it is your number |
|---|---|---|
| Your winter coats | Load them into a tote and hang it from a luggage scale | It is your closet, not an average |
| A full rail of shirts | Same tote, one armful at a time | Weigh them the way they will hang |
| What you would add later | Guess high | The published figure does not change |
Hold your total against the Max. load the listing publishes.
What I could not verifythree gaps, and one of them is the sample size
I found no assembled weight for either rack, and no figure for how much a single rail section holds as opposed to the whole rack.
I did not find a questions and answers section on either page, so I could not see what other buyers asked about the load.
Both racks I read are sold by IKEA, which means this article covers one catalogue and not a category. What is above is a reading of two listings, and the market is a good deal wider than two.
If the rack is going in a small bedroom, our guide to under bed storage takes the space under the bed instead.
Questions people ask4 questions
How much weight can a garment rack hold?
It depends on the rack, and the two figures I read are not close. On the IKEA MULIG clothes rack, 601.794.34, the Measurements section publishes Max. load: 44 lb. On the IKEA RIGGA clothes rack, 502.316.30, the same label reads Max. load: 77 lb. Both of those are IKEA pages. Two listings are not the market. Load what you plan to hang into a tote, hang the tote from a luggage scale, and hold that total against the figure the listing publishes.
How wide is a garment rack?
On the two IKEA pages I read, the published widths are 39 ” for the MULIG clothes rack and 43 3/4 ” for the RIGGA, both in the Measurements section. Measure the run of wall where it will stand before you compare models, and take the published depth out from the wall as well, 18 1/8 ” on the MULIG and 20 1/8 ” on the RIGGA.
Can I put a garment rack on a covered porch?
Both IKEA pages I read publish the same line in Good to know: Only for indoor use. That is the maker’s own sentence on both the MULIG clothes rack and the RIGGA clothes rack, so take it at face value and keep the rack inside.
What does the height line look like on a garment rack listing?
On the two IKEA pages I read, it is not published the same way on both. The Measurements section of the IKEA MULIG clothes rack, 601.794.34, publishes a single line, Height: 59 7/8 “. The Measurements section of the IKEA RIGGA clothes rack, 502.316.30, publishes two, Min. height: 49 5/8 ” and Max. height: 68 7/8 “. Measure your own space from floor to ceiling, and read which kind of height line you are looking at before you write the number down.
Taking the tape around the bedroom?
The Small Space Fit Planner has a box for the wall run, for the depth the rack takes out of your floor, and for the weight you just worked out. Five printable pages.
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