Sunken outlets occur when the electrical box, the housing unit designed to hold electrical components, is recessed too far into the wall. This can happen due to several reasons, such as improper installation, shifts in the building structure, or shrinkage of wall materials over. I have an electrical box that is set about 1/8" too deep in the wall so when the switchplate is installed the receptable plugs are sunken into the plate and recessed. This misalignment can not only. This is a perfectly normal installation with a 'remodel box' - it uses the blue tabs on the surface of the wall to hold itself in place, screw bracket type arms on the back. You can look for cover plates that have more depth if necessary. Edit - I only saw the first pic. Go to big box store &. No description has been added to this video. When building the wall, the reserved hole shall be about 20mm larger than the length and width of the distribution box. Installed metal back boxes and cabling into walls of outhouse conversion - went back today and customer has increased depth of celotex on walls to 100mm (was 25mm)! All boarded and skimmed.
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