How Do You Install An Extra Phone Jack?
• Find where you want the phone jack. Clear it out and make sure you have room. • Decide your endpoint. The best choice is a “home run” straight to the phone company’s box, because any wire problems will only affect the one jack. However, if this will be difficult, you can run wire from the closest/easiest phone jack. • Decide on wire placement. You can run the wire along the walls or baseboard, but this can be messy. You can fish the wire through the walls, but this can range from time-consuming to nearly impossible. Or you can run the wire through an exterior wall and out along the roof. This is a decision for you to make. When you’ve figured it out, measure how much wire you need. • Decide what type of box you want. The easiest is simply a surface-mount type, no drilling required. Most allow you to use screws, or even just stick it there with an included piece of double-sided tape. If you want something a little more professional looking, you can open up the wall a bit and install a
