Mount One for Renters: Protect Your Deposit, Still Get Your Smart Home

Swiss landlords are notorious for scrutinizing an apartment at move-out — and withholding deposits over drill holes or wall damage is one of the most common disputes between tenants and landlords in Switzerland. If you're renting and want to properly mount a WiFi router, an access point, a smart home hub, or even just a charger on the wall, you usually face this exact dilemma: drill and risk not getting your full deposit back — or leave the device sitting on a shelf or the floor.

The problem with drill holes in rental apartments

Under Swiss tenancy law, an apartment must be returned at move-out in its original condition, aside from normal wear and tear. Drill holes generally don't count as normal wear and tear, and can lead landlords to withhold part or all of the deposit to have the wall professionally repaired. With multiple drill holes for routers, cameras, or smart home devices, this can add up quickly.

The solution: Mount One uses screws that are already there

Mount One doesn't mount into the wall — it mounts onto the screws already holding your outlet or switch cover in place. Remove the cover, install the Mount One frame using the same screws — done. No new holes, no drilling dust, no adhesive residue left behind when you move out. The frame becomes a permanent yet cleanly removable anchor point for your tech.

Also ideal for homelabs and older apartments without network wiring

Many older Swiss apartments were never fitted with permanent network wiring. If you run a homelab, need multiple access points for better WiFi, or want to route fiber or Ethernet cables cleanly, you're faced with doing it all without any structural changes. Mount One was built exactly for this: cutouts in the frame let thin cables pass through cleanly and securely behind the mount without getting squeezed — ideal for anyone retrofitting their home's tech without making structural changes.

What you can mount with it

The Mount One frame is modular: one frame, different mount attachments. These include:

• WiFi routers and access points
• Smart home hubs and buttons
• Phone charging docks
• Doorbell cameras
• Fiber and Ethernet cable pass-throughs

Moving out: just as easy to remove

Move out, remove the Mount One frame, and put the original outlet or switch cover back on. No visible marks, no arguments with your landlord, no deductions from your deposit.

Mount One. No drilling. No glue. Just click it on — and just as easily removed when you move out.