Is there any reason why I shouldn't remove/ dry wall over a phone jack?

[Anonymous]

I would look into your state's code to see if that is allowed, I don't know if a phone jack is considered a live wire, but you are not allowed to dry wall over a live wire. You'd have to figure out how to kill the connection and cap it off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would look into your state's code to see if that is allowed, I don't know if a phone jack is considered a live wire, but you are not allowed to dry wall over a live wire. You'd have to figure out how to kill the connection and cap it off.

It's low voltage, plaster away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just replace the cover. A kitchen jack is important to anyone who wants a landline. I still have one, kept it when kids were too little for phones and my not wanting to depend on babysitters having a charged phone. I think people with kids should have landlines for safety reasons.

This is true. My sister's kid had a seizure and her cell phone was across the house at the time. So she had to leave him to go to another floor.

(Turned out ok.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you weren't selling the house, I'd say drywall over it. But if you're selling within a year, there is no reason not to just go buy a new cover for a few bucks.

This. For yourself, it’s fine to drywall over it. But if you’re selling anyway, I don’t see why you’d take the option away from the next owner.

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can buy a new cover for a couple bucks at Home Depot.

It will be more work to patch the hole well.

Some people have VOIP phones...they use jacks.

Don't make work for yourself.

We have a VOIP phone and it does not use a jack. Maybe some do?

Most VoIP phones have a cord which connects to a wall jack. No doubt exceptions exist.

[Anonymous]

My mother is a retired real estate agent, she warned me about patching over the phone jacks. But then a few years later she did the same thing.

[Anonymous]

If either of us need help, our little kid can pick up the phone and dial 911 using the sticker on the telephone.

With a mobile phone, 911 will not know where to send help. With a landline they know where to send help even if kid is unclear or forgets the address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If either of us need help, our little kid can pick up the phone and dial 911 using the sticker on the telephone.

With a mobile phone, 911 will not know where to send help. With a landline they know where to send help even if kid is unclear or forgets the address.

You couldn't be more wrong. They have your exact GPS location anytime you call 911 from a cell phone. That's been the law now for about 20 years.