Socket Screws – Raised Head – Electrical

Raised head electrical socket screws are the finishing detail that most people only notice when it’s wrong. These 3.5mm bright nickel plated screws are purpose-made for securing electrical sockets, switches, and faceplates into pre-tapped back boxes. The raised countersunk slotted head sits proud of the faceplate in a neat dome profile, giving a smart decorative finish rather than the flat flush look you’d get from a standard countersunk screw.

They’re available in five lengths: 25mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, and 75mm. The shorter lengths handle standard back boxes day-to-day, while the longer options are useful where deeper boxes, dry lining spacers, or tiled surfaces add extra depth between the faceplate and the tapped hole. Having the right length to hand saves the usual rummaging around in the van.

Where Raised Head Electrical Socket Screws Are Used

These are the screws you reach for on every socket, switch, and faceplate installation. Domestic rewires, commercial fit-outs, first and second fix electrical work — they’re needed on practically every job. The bright nickel finish suits chrome, brushed steel, and white faceplates without looking out of place, and it won’t tarnish quickly in normal interior conditions.

The slotted drive keeps things simple. A flat-head screwdriver is all you need, and the wide slotted head gives good contact without slipping and chewing up the finish. Electricians and multi-trade installers both tend to keep a box of these in the kit at all times — running out mid-job when you’re three floors up is not a situation anyone wants to be in. At 100 per box and trade pricing from DTS, stocking up properly makes sense.