Plugs and plaster

[Mr Blobby]

What's the best way to fix this?

 

 

Time machine?

 

A dozen or so sockets are like this.  😕

 

 

Edited yesterday at 11:40 by Mr Blobby

[-rick-]

My parents would probably have used plastic surrounds (used to be common to stop grubby fingerprints on walls/expensive wallpaper)

 

First hit (not recommending) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390878577772

 

Having said that, I think our standards have moved on and you probably want to unscrew the sockets, fill and paint. But that's a lot more work.

[ProDave]

This is down to detail.

 

Is this "plaster on the hard" or plasterboard?

 

If plaster to brick or block the back boxes need to be well fitted and deep enough to reach almost the finished level of the plaster.  If too deep the spread has to do his best forming an edge in free space.  One of the reasons I hate plaster direct to brick or block.

 

If you don't want surrounds as suggested above, you need to build up the gaps and form a corner with a good quality ready mixed plaster.

[-rick-]

If you haven't decorated yet and it's something you plan to sub out then I expect many decorators will be used to doing this work and it might not be a huge deal just to get them to do the filling.

[FuerteStu]

 

For future reference, these are a fantastic way of getting around bad edges. Several on the market, but these 'skim over' ones are loved by the plasterers I've fitted them with. As they can just go straight over. They even make downlighters ones

[Nickfromwales]

7 hours ago, Mr Blobby said:

What's the best way to fix this?

 

 

Time machine?

 

A dozen or so sockets are like this.  😕

 

 

Lift the 5a one as much as possible, then same for the socket to see if you can hide this.

 

Plasterer was shite, decorator equally as guilty. Just unbelievable that this incredibly low standard of work could have escaped the 80’s and still be so prevalent today in 2026.

 

I bet neither of those two tossers houses look like this. 
 

Utterly embarrassingly low standards from these people.

 

The ‘fix’ is to remove the outlets, PVA the openings, apply EasiFill and allow to dry fully, then sand and paint, then, repeat if necessary, and paint.

 

If you have a PM then send the bill to them. 

[Spinny]

12 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

I bet neither of those two tossers houses look like this. 

Spot on, and ditto on whether a small accurate spirit level was used to make sure they are horizontal. Without some care you can get them where even the adjustable lugs won't get them level. It is surprising how sensative the eye can be to whether 6 inch things are level/upright. (shhh pocster)