Wallpaper distribution / junction boxes

Hello,

for our renovation, we used existing distribution boxes. In the ground floor, they were plastered, sanded, and then painted. The boxes were closed with spring covers. It doesn't look nice, but it also doesn't stand out much if you don't look closely.

In the upper floor, wallpaper will be put everywhere now. Non-woven wallpaper that can be easily removed and reapplied. Do the distribution boxes need to be additionally closed with covers? Or can you simply wallpaper over them?

If I insert a cover first, the whole thing will probably bulge about 1 cm out of the wall and show through the wallpaper, since the spring doesn't latch properly.

At one wall, I removed the springs, glued the cover, and then wallpapered.
Would it be okay to just wallpaper, or are there any risks because of this?

What other options are there?

I now also know that it might have been wiser to use deeper switch boxes, but now it is like this and I have to live with it?

Best regards, Jan

What other options are there?

Switch frames and blank covers from your electrical series would also be possible.

That would be an option for the removed walls and for the bathroom. Thank you

But unfortunately, I cannot wallpaper over that.

Yes, junction boxes must be closed with a cover.

So 1 cm will definitely not bulge. If it does, the cover will also stick out that far. If you want it a bit smoother, scrape off the plaster around the junction box to the thickness of the cover. This way, you can more or less recess the cover and the wall will be even.

That the springs of the cover do not grip can have several reasons. Either the junction box is so full that the springs simply have no more space. Try to make some room. Furthermore, it could be that you simply have the wrong cover.

At the end, you suddenly write something about switch boxes. Since switch boxes and junction boxes are two different things, I wonder what you actually installed there in the end. Or was that just a typo from you?

I have already noticed myself that my lids were simply too large; I had 80mm and now the smaller ones. The spring fits better and the curvature is almost gone. I will remove the wallpaper where there are no lids underneath and put the lid on it.