Plastering round switches and sockets

You can neatly repair around switches and sockets to leave a perfect finish.

It's normal thing to fill around the switches and sockets. You don't need to plaster whole room.

Hi, If you are wanting to "plaster" around sockets then this is fine and perfectly possible, however the wall/area in question needs to be set back from the finished walling your wanting to blend into. Depending on the size of the wall, half the time it's just as quick and will give a cleaner finish if the wall is replastered. Plastering is all down to timings, not always the shear size of an area in relation to how long it will take to complete. Commonly people get confused between plastering and fine filling and without seeing the areas in question its a tricky one to give a definite answer too. Happy to advise further with photo evidence or alternatively if in the Wiltshire areas then I'd be more then happy to take a look first hand for you. Kind regards Malcolm

Hi You can plaster in any sockets or fresh chase work without doing the whole wall. Getting sockets and chase work flush is a skill normally first taught to any plasterer on apprentice level. Hope this helps you out. Craig

If it’s been rewired, you can plaster around sockets and switches, as long it’s flush and blended in well.

It is possible to feather out the edges of the replastered patch Also apply some fine filler that can easily be sanded If done right gives a perfect repair simples