Socket boxes not flush

[ToDIYorNotToDIY1]

i recent got my walls plastered and I’m left with the socket box protruding from the wall.

Any ideas how best to fix ?

 

[gc1967]

By the looks of things you will have to remove box, and chop out some plaster to let box go into the wall further or use a thinner metal back box, but it might be that already.

 

[ToDIYorNotToDIY1]

By the looks of things you will have to remove box, and chop out some plaster to let box go into the wall further or use a thinner metal back box, but it might be that already.

Thanks. Will I need to get the pasterer back in to fix it. Is it A bit shoddy of the plasterer to leave it like that ? If so worth getting them back to fix ?

 

[Mottie]

Who put the box on and was it there before he started plastering? By the looks of it, if he had plastered to the depth of the box, your skirtings would be sunk into the wall!

 

[ToDIYorNotToDIY1]

Boxes were on and flush before plastering. Had recently just rewired ?

 

[ToDIYorNotToDIY1]

And skirting put on post plastering

 

[Iamchamps]

If it was flush before plastering how is it now sticking out ? Plastering would if anything made it deeper unless it was not fixed securely

 

[ToDIYorNotToDIY1]

If it was flush before plastering how is it now sticking out ? Plastering would if anything made it deeper unless it was not fixed securely

Fair point - I’ve no idea but would like to fix regardless.

 

[Iamchamps]

The plasterer will probably blame the person who fitted the socket. If it was me I would switch the power off take the socket off and see if you can push it back further and secure it.

 

[ToDIYorNotToDIY1]

The plasterer will probably blame the person who fitted the socket. If it was me I would switch the power off take the socket off and see if you can push it back further and secure it.

Ta I’ll give that a go.