Question on duplex receptacle wall plate

[65ranchero]

After living in this house for over 10 years I finally got around to looking at the last 2 receptacles in the basement in the finished portion.
I took the wall plates off and inspected the wiring of the outlets just to make sure wiring was correct and terminals tight.
As I suspected wiring to the outlet was poor ( not wrapped around the terminal correctly and not stripped back enough so insulation was under the screw)

I wrapped that up and putting the cover plate back on I noticed that the plastic box was not square to the sheet rock and one end protrudes about 1/16 or so proud of the wall and the wall plate will not sit flush to the wall.
I know that there are deep plate for purchase but they seem to be pretty costly for what they are.
Question to all of you and your minds. will a mid size plate or a jumbo plate work for me?
Meaning are they any deeper that a standard plate.

 

[geneg]

Not deeper, but they contact the wall farther away from the crooked box. Therefore, blend better into the plane of the wall. Just make certain that all of the coverplate screw slots are either horizontal or vertical, nothing in between!

 

[alien]

Which side of the box is sitting proud of the sheet rock? if it is the side attached to the stud, you can sand, file, grind, nibble the excess plastic away, so the plate will fit normally. If it is a bakelight box Careful they can shatter.

If the part of the box that is sitting out of the wall is opposite the attachment to the stud, you can use a box support, also known as Madison strap to pull the box back flush with the wall. Both of those ways will allow you to use any plate you want.

 

[Bert_]

Plastic box? Just grind it down flush with the wall. Takes 30 seconds

 

[chinboys]

Be careful and use a big screwdriver to leverage the box square and a rubber mallet or hammer with a block of wood to level the box to the sheetrock.

 

[65ranchero]

Which side of the box is sitting proud of the sheet rock? if it is the side attached to the stud, you can sand, file, grind, nibble the excess plastic away, so the plate will fit normally. If it is a bakelight box Careful they can shatter.

If the part of the box that is sitting out of the wall is opposite the attachment to the stud, you can use a box support, also known as Madison strap to pull the box back flush with the wall. Both of those ways will allow you to use any plate you want.

Plastic box? Just grind it down flush with the wall. Takes 30 seconds

Duh! never thought of that. Grinding it shall be.
Blue plastic box
It is proud of the wall on the stud side I tried to knock it back toward the wall but was afraid it would either break it or crack the dry wall.