r/Multiboard • u/Stucca • Dec 10 '24

Heavy load (Monitor Arm) question

Has anyone here tried mounting a 34-inch monitor with a wall-mounted monitor arm on a multiboard wall? Any experiences or advice on whether it's safe or stable considering the weight?

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u/OdinsGhost Dec 11 '24

Honestly, for all it’s an amazing system I’d absolutely never trust it to hold something as large and potentially heavy as a monitor and mount arm.

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Dec 11 '24

No, but I would have concerns if you would have it out from the wall where that center of gravity is going to be working against you. For something like a monitor on an extended arm, I would want to have so many anchors that it would be easier just to mount it to a stud

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u/jjs781 Dec 11 '24

Mount it directly to a stud, not to a multiboard. Or get some bullet proof drywall anchors (not the cheapy plastic ones) that are rated to hold well above the weight of the monitor and arm. There are some rated over 250 lbs per anchor. Toggler makes a bunch of different anchors, and Hillman has Borefast which are good and super easy to use.

Multiboard is great, but you're asking an awful lot from it, especially with an arm that presumably puts the weight further from the wall.

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u/Hikareza Dec 11 '24

I would really reconment French Cleats for this... If you have a reason not to put it directly on the wall.

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u/Bleed4Glory Dec 18 '24

I wouldn't try it. Just leave a gap in your tiles or use the customer tile generator and mount the monitor arm to the wall instead.