Stacking cafe and restaurant chairs

Closing is a stacking problem. A pile of chairs in a corner lets the mop reach the whole floor, and the pile needs a corner. 86 of these 96 chairs are listed as stackable, so confirm the stacking line on the exact chair, then measure the corner.

Stack first, style second

Check the stacking line on every chair you add, because not every chair on this shelf carries it. After that the styles sort the shelf. Tolix-style frames lead with 29 chairs, upholstered backs follow with 22, banquet chairs with 20, Chiavari with four, and X-backs with two. The Tolix chairs page and the banquet chairs page have the largest groups.

Frames and seats

Metal frames are on 54 chairs and aluminum on 25, with eight in steel and five finished to look like bamboo. Fabric seats appear on 38 chairs, vinyl on 34, metal on 26. 30 chairs list upholstery options, and a swatch from samples is free. Padded backs are on 37.

The stackable aluminum dining chair is 18 3/4 inches across with a 23 inch depth and 34 3/4 inches of height, one size to start from. The stackable metal dining chair is 17.35 across, 22 deep, and 36.2 tall. Seat heights listed most often are 18 3/4 inches, with 17 3/4, 18 1/2, and 18 behind it.

Before you carry it twice a day

Look at the weight in the listing where one is given. A chair you lift at 7 AM and again at closing is a chair you notice by the second week. Arms are on ten chairs here, and arms usually make a stack bulkier, so count them separately.

Use the listed height and depth to sketch the pile in cafe plans. The corner you give it is a decision about where customers walk, not only where chairs sleep.

Indoors and out

87 chairs are listed for indoor use and 42 for patio use. A chair that stacks isn't automatically an outdoor chair: if the listing has no patio line, the chair stays in. For anything that lives on the sidewalk, start at patio chairs.

Warranty depends on the frame. A non-swivel metal chair carries seven years against defects in materials and workmanship, and a patio chair carries six months. Single chairs range from $53 to $262.