Weight of Household & Building: From Lightest to Heaviest

Bricks, appliances, pianos and gadgets around the house. Appliances have no "standard" weight — entries cite a specific model or a source that gives an average or range.

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Using a log scale so small objects stay visible — the numbers stay real.

Preset: lightest (an iPhone 16) vs heaviest (a bag of cement) in this category.

Household & Building weight table (6)

WeightCondition
an iPhone 16170 g (5.997 oz)ExactiPhone 16, Apple technical specifications
a 13-inch MacBook Air1.23 kg (2.712 lb)Exact13-inch MacBook Air with Apple M5 chip, Apple technical specifications
a brick2 kg (4.41 lb)Typicalstandard 3-5/8 x 2-1/4 x 8 in clay face brick (nominal 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 x 8 in), manufacturer's approximate weight
a ream of paper2.5 kg (5.51 lb)TypicalA4, 80 g/m2, 500 sheets per ream; area 1/16 m2 as stated on the Cambridge ISO 216 page (exactly 5 g per sheet)
a cinder block18.1 kg (40 lb)Typicalstandard 8x8x16 in hollow concrete block (actual 7-5/8 x 7-5/8 x 15-5/8 in), Basalite medium weight, example product Basalite 8x8x16 Standard
a bag of cement94 lb (42.64 kg)Exactstandard US 94-lb Portland cement bag (ASTM C150)

Sorted lightest → heaviest; click “Name” or “Confidence” to re-sort.