Best Screws for VESA Monitor Mount

MatteRB26 · 3 Oct 2020 at 11:35

Not sure if this belongs more in Monitors or General Hardware... But I've managed to pick up a couple of VESA monitor mounts from a friend but I need to grab some screws. I'll get some Rawl plugs and decent size screws for the wall fixtures, but I'm not sure which screws to get to fix the monitor?

I've done some googling and some places say M4 screws while others say M6 or M8... I'm also a little unsure on the length to go for? Any help will be greatly appreciated - planning on heading over to B&Q later to pick them up.

Mr Evil · 3 Oct 2020 at 13:19

It depends on the size of the mount. A quick search suggest that M4 x 10mm is the most likely size for a monitor. M6 and M8 are only for the really huge mounts.

Quartz · 3 Oct 2020 at 13:22

MatteRB26 said:
but I'm not sure which screws to get to fix the monitor?

Check the manual for your monitor. The screws are specific to the monitor, not the mount. And err on the side of shortness - don't get screws that are too long.

MatteRB26 · 3 Oct 2020 at 14:02

It's not big at all. I'll do some googling on the monitors - one manual is in the work office (haven't been there for months.. :rolleyes:

). Could probably dig out my other monitor manual.

Thanks!

MatteRB26 · 3 Oct 2020 at 14:19

Quartz said:
Check the manual for your monitor. The screws are specific to the monitor, not the mount. And err on the side of shortness - don't get screws that are too long.

So I've looked at the manuals online, and both say M4x10mm screws. Looks like I'm sorted on that front.

Not sure what sort of screws to get the wall side though. Presumably quite strong/long screws with rawlplugs?

Quartz · 3 Oct 2020 at 14:40

MatteRB26 said:
Not sure what sort of screws to get the wall side though. Presumably quite strong/long screws with rawlplugs?

You'll need rawlplugs if you have a brick wall. If your wall is plasterboard then be sure to fit the arms to the wood frame.

MatteRB26 · 3 Oct 2020 at 14:41

Quartz said:
You'll need rawlplugs if you have a brick wall. If your wall is plasterboard then be sure to fit the arms to the wood frame.

Pretty sure they'll be brick. It's an outside wall and not an extension.

Mr Evil · 3 Oct 2020 at 17:04

MatteRB26 said:
Not sure what sort of screws to get the wall side though. Presumably quite strong/long screws with rawlplugs?

It depends on the weight of the monitor, and how far away from the wall it is mounted. The mount should specify what it needs to hold the heaviest monitor it can.

m4rmite · 3 Oct 2020 at 17:10

If in doubt get the parabolts out.

If the house falls down the monitor will still be hanging in there

MatteRB26 · 3 Oct 2020 at 17:55

Mr Evil said:
It depends on the weight of the monitor, and how far away from the wall it is mounted. The mount should specify what it needs to hold the heaviest monitor it can.

Problem is I don't have any docs, just got the mounts. I guess get the strongest hardware I can find

m4rmite said:
If in doubt get the parabolts out.

If the house falls down the monitor will still be hanging in there

To be honest, sounds like a good idea.. one of the monitors is a work monitor so it can't fall xD

Mr Evil · 3 Oct 2020 at 18:32

You could look at the specs of a similar sized mount to get an idea of what size screws to use.

Slinky69 · 4 Oct 2020 at 10:44

If it's brick, normal plastic rawl plugs are prolly okay, or for real over-kill, something like this:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-shield-anchors-m8-x-70mm-5-pack/9650G