Spacer issue for plug sockets

tizzle6560

Having just tiled the kitchen I was after some spacers to go round the edges of the plug sockets - to a, hide the cut edges of tiles and b. bring them flush against the wall again.

However the ones I have bought don't seem to be large enough to house the fascias of our existing sockets.. I would have thought that these were all universal in size?? Either way the ones i've bought do not fit and I cant seem to find any larger ones online?

Any suggestions from the forum would be much appreciated!

Norman_Castle

Are your sockets standard size?. Sockets can be very cheap. Replacing them could be easier.

tizzle6560

They looked to be standard size.. I can measure them tonight to check. Any ideas on what the standard dimensions should be?

Ta

maninthestreet

tizzle6560 wrote: »

They looked to be standard size.. I can measure them tonight to check. Any ideas on what the standard dimensions should be?

Ta

Single or double??

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-13A-Switched-Socket-2-Gang-White/p/710023

jennifernil

tizzle6560 wrote: »

Having just tiled the kitchen I was after some spacers to go round the edges of the plug sockets - to a, hide the cut edges of tiles and b. bring them flush against the wall again.

However the ones I have bought don't seem to be large enough to house the fascias of our existing sockets.. I would have thought that these were all universal in size?? Either way the ones i've bought do not fit and I cant seem to find any larger ones online?

Any suggestions from the forum would be much appreciated!

I am struggling to understand the problem, a photo would help.

Did you not remove the sockets and tile up to the edge of the backing box in the wall?

If so, the socket plates should cover the edge of the tiles. If they don't then you must have very small plates.

tizzle6560

jennifernil wrote: »

I am struggling to understand the problem, a photo would help.

Did you not remove the sockets and tile up to the edge of the backing box in the wall?

If so, the socket plates should cover the edge of the tiles. If they don't then you must have very small plates.

It's not that they spacers dont cover the edges of the tiles; the spacers themselves seem to not be large enough to fit round the actual socket fascias. I can only imagine that whoever fitted them, did not use standard size sockets..

martinthebandit

tizzle6560 wrote: »

It's not that they spacers dont cover the edges of the tiles; the spacers themselves seem to not be large enough to fit round the actual socket fascias. I can only imagine that whoever fitted them, did not use standard size sockets..

Could you not take the front part of your socket off, fit the 'spacers' and then refit the front part of your sockets over the 'spacers'?

tizzle6560

martinthebandit wrote: »

Could you not take the front part of your socket off, fit the 'spacers' and then refit he front part of your sockets over the 'spacers'?

Yes this was the plan, however the spacers I ordered are simply not large enough to actually house the front plates of the sockets. Can only imagine the sockets that were installed to do not have standard sized front plates on them..

martinthebandit

tizzle6560 wrote: »

Yes this was the plan, however the spacers I ordered are simply not large enough to actually house the front plates of the sockets. Can only imagine the sockets that were installed to do not have standard sized front plates on them..

I think you will find that they are not meant to fit around the plug socket, rather they are meant to fit under the front plate of the socket with the inner edges covered.

tizzle6560

martinthebandit wrote: »

I think you will find that they are not meant to fit around the plug socket, rather they are meant to fit under the front plate of the socket with the inner edges covered.

Yes that is the realisation I was coming to..! Can you suggest anything that could go around the borders of the socket plates to make it look a bit cleaner around the tile edges?

Thanks!

martinthebandit

tizzle6560 wrote: »

Yes that is the realisation I was coming to..! Can you suggest anything that could go around the borders of the socket plates to make it look a bit cleaner around the tile edges?

Thanks!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Asocket+surround&keywords=socket+surround&ie=UTF8&qid=1448288167