dry lining boxes

[Hotwire]

Is my memory playing tricks or is it correct, i seem to remember that when dry lining boxes were fitted and when the socket was offered up to them it sat on the wall and the lip of the dry lining box fitted in the socket.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Depends on the socket. Some now just butt up to the box lip and leave a gap between it and the wall. That doesn't look so nice.

 

[Hotwire]

I have had a good root round in the shed and have found an old dry lining box and it does fit inside the socket. You say it depends on the socket ( i had that in mind two) but when i went to have a look, admittedly only to B&Q and Screwfix all the sockets they had on display at B&Q done the butting up thing. As you say the gap left does not look pretty.