Depending on your type of roof and what it is used for it may be required to hold more weight.
Roof weight limit.
Having said that as a quick overview i have put together this table for you have a glance at what you can expect.
There s a roof rack weight limit for every single rack and set of bars sold along with a set of conditions.
Per those guidelines an ordinary roof on a home needs to hold 20 pounds per square foot at absolute minimum.
Most roof top tents will fit on a car that has at least 165lbs 75kg roof load capacity.
Can anyone tell me what the roof weight limit specs out at.
Load limits on the roof of a building dead loads.
For example a flat roof intended to hold a home garden needs to hold 100 pounds per square foot.
So if you have a roof mounted cargo box that has a weight capacity of 150 lbs roof rack crossbars that are rated at 200 lbs and these are on a roof rated at 100 lbs then you cannot load more than 100 lbs.
Not very good when its mounted to a 4wd.
The live load on a roof is the weight of any temporary objects on the roof.
I m checking on the weight capacity for the roofs per unit.
Typically your vehicle will be the limiting factor.
The safety factor is 1 5 to 2 depending on the roof rack and fixture style you can find the safety factor in the roof rack instructions.
But think hard when adding roof top tents or other heavy bulky loads.
Roof rack load limits are generally reflected in the way they mount to the roof and distribute the load.
Where snow isn t a problem the.
The dead load on a roof is the weight of the roof structure itself along with any permanently attached.
I was looking at a medium roof 148 one but have come to find out it may not carry what i want on top.
When parked the additional weight of humans and gear.
The 165 pound weight limit is very common and applies to a moving load.
To calculate the off road load rating divide the load rating by the safety factor then subtract the weight of the racks this will tell you the safe off road cargo rating for your vehicle.
I ve seen roof racks designed to carry 60kg but it clearly says not suitable for offroad use.
We have since also learned that with the correct roof rack installation which utilizes the support framework from inside the cabin actually allows the wrangler to safely carry a maximum dynamic weight of up 150 pounds 70kg on its roof.
Howson if your unit comes with a ladder from gdrv the weight limit is 300 lbs.
