Socket beads
Single socket bead
Create a clean, reinforced opening around a standard single socket or light switch.
For housebuilders & site teams
Standardise the detail that repeatedly creates snags.
A small opening can involve several trades and several visits. Beads make the finish more repeatable across plots, supporting a cleaner handover between electrical, drylining, plastering and decorating teams.
Where it helps
Control quality at a high-frequency detail
Common frustrations
- Repetitive making good around sockets and downlights
- Programme delays when hidden cables or damaged openings are discovered late
- Variable finish quality between plots and subcontractors
- Waste from revisits, patch repairs and repainting
How the beads help
- Build the bead into the standard installation sequence
- Use trade packs for consistent rollout across plots
- Give supervisors a simple detail to inspect before plastering
- Request samples and a site demonstration before wider adoption
Recommended range
Start with the products that match your work.
Compare the opening type, finish depth and fitting details, then check current price and stock in the PC Products shop.
Socket beads
Double socket bead
A repeatable plastering edge for standard double sockets and wider switch plates.
Spotlight beads
Spotlight bead
Protect a downlight position and give the plasterer a firm circular edge to finish against.
Float & set
Single float & set bead
A single-gang bead for deeper two-coat plaster finishes and solid-wall work.
Tools & accessories
Box template
Mark repeatable socket and switch positions with a cross-line laser and no tape-measure arithmetic.
Test it on your programme
Start with a sample plot and compare the time spent protecting openings, plastering, second fixing and making good.
Results vary by build method, team and programme, but a controlled trial makes the effect on labour, snagging and handover time easy to assess.
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