This article was written by Ryan Podnar, furniture expert at La-Z-Boy South Texas
Finding the right recliner can make or break your room. If you find the right recliner chair for you, your new brown leather recliner can become your new best friend.
Sometimes finding the best reclining chair for you requires more attention to detail. If you have a smaller space or are in an apartment, how much a recliner weighs is important information to know.
Different recliners weigh differently depending on the functionality and size of the recliner. To understand the weight classification of recliners at La-Z-Boy South Texas, this article will walk you through how much a recliner weighs.
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- How Much Does a Recliner Weigh?
- What Factors Affect the Weight of a Recliner?
- Ready to Find the Right Recliner For You?
Key Takeaways
- Power lift recliners tend to be the heaviest recliners
- High leg recliners are the lightest type of recliners because they do not require a base
- Factors such as bases and power upgrades affect the weight of a recliner
How Much Does a Recliner Weigh?
As noted above, different types of recliners vary largely in weight. To help simplify how much recliners weigh, let’s break down each type of recliner’s weight by functionality of the chair.
Rocking Recliners
Rocking recliners possess a rocking base and springs that add weight to a traditional recliner chair. Depending on the overall size and dimensions of the chair, rocker recliners weigh anywhere from 65 pounds to 115 pounds.
It is important to note that one rocker recliner chair at La-Z-Boy South Texas is particularly heavier than the rest: the Redwood Rocking Recliner. This is considered an oversized recliner, and the next heaviest rocker recliner at La-Z-Boy South Texas is 95 pounds.
Wall Recliner
Wall recliners include space-saving technologies in the chair that typically increase the weight of a traditional recliner by nearly 10 pounds. Wall hugging recliners typically weigh between 75 to 125 pounds.
Much like rocking recliners, the Redwood Wall Recliner skews the high end weight total by about 20 pounds. The next heaviest recliner, the Mateo Wall Recliner, weighs 104 pounds.
Gliding Recliners
Gliding recliners possess a gliding base that is much heavier than a rocking base. The base needs to be much heavier and sturdier since the gliding motion offers more range of motion.
A glider recliner at La-Z-Boy South Texas weighs between 105 to 115 pounds.
High Leg Recliners
High leg recliners are typically some of the lightest recliners because they do not have any sort of base that is required to control a motion chair. These recliners are held up by taller, aesthetically pleasing wooden legs.
A high leg recliner weighs between 65 and 85 pounds, depending on the height and width of the chair.
Power Lift Recliners
Power lift recliners are the heaviest types of recliners available. These power recliners are meant to help those with disabilities or chronic pain in and out of their chair, so they possess heavier bases that control every motion of the chair.
A power lift recliner weighs between 100 to 145 pounds.
What Factors Affect the Weight of a Recliner?
Multiple factors can affect the weight of a recliner chair. Depending on if you have a power rocker recliner or a high leg reclining chair, the weight of your recliner can be dramatically different.
Rocking/Gliding Base
The rocking base of a rocker recliner typically increases the weight of a recliner by 10 pounds, while the gliding base of a gliding recliner increases the weight of a traditional recliner by about 40 pounds.
Power Upgrade
While a power rocking recliner takes the comfort of a rocker recliner to the next level, the power upgrade does increase the weight of a recliner between 20 to 25 pounds.
The reason the weight of a power recliner is more than a traditional recliner is because it includes multiple pieces inside the recliner not previously needed to recline and perform additional functions, such as an adjustable headrest and extra lumbar support.
These pieces include a battery pack, a heavier headrest, and extra lumbar support.
Power Lift Upgrade
As noted earlier, a power lift recliner is the heaviest type of recliner. These recliners require full power features to control every motion of the recliner.
Additionally, these chairs also can lean forward and backward to make it easier for the user to get in and out of the chair. Typically, these chairs have a higher weight capacity than normal recliners as well.
It is important to note that these recliners are meant for those with chronic pain or disabilities. If you are able-bodied and just looking for ultra comfort, a power recliner will be the better choice for you instead of a power lift chair.
Height/Width of Chair
Not every recliner is built the same, and meant to fit the same size of people. At La-Z-Boy South Texas, we recognize that recliners are not one-size-fits-all.
Certain chairs are made taller, while others are made shorter. Some chairs are made wider, while others are made more narrow. These factors will ultimately affect the weight of the recliner, as some will have a higher weight capacity than others.
Ready to Find the Right Recliner For You?
As you can see, not all recliners are built the same. Each recliner at La-Z-Boy South Texas has different functionality, and their weight is affected by factors such as bases, power upgrades, and other dimensions.
What matters most is to take your personal situation into consideration. For example, if you have a smaller space or live in an apartment on the 4th floor, you may want to consider a lighter recliner such as a rocking or high leg recliner.
Even with all of this information, the only way you’ll know what recliner is best for you is to sit on the chair yourself. If you’re ready to take this step, come into your nearest La-Z-Boy South Texas store.
