How to Remove a Phone Jack

Phone jacks can be found in almost every room of a house. Sometimes these phone jacks are unsightly, or you may not even use them. Using a few simple hand tools, you can remove an unwanted phone jack in a matter of minutes. You can remove phone jacks that are sunk into the wall in the same way that you remove a protruding phone jack, but you may need a wall repair kit to cover the remaining hole.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Screwdriver Spackle Trowel Wire cutters Sandpaper Paint

1. Unscrew the housing of the phone jack with a screwdriver. Remove the plastic housing.

2. Us the screw driver to remove the screws that hold the phone jack to the wall. If there are drywall anchors present, pull them out so that the holes can be filled.

3. Pull the base of the phone jack away from the wall. The wires should still be connected at this point.

4. Use wire cutters to cut the wire that runs to the phone jack. Shove the wire back into the wall.

5. Use a trowel to fill in the wall holes with spackle. Spread the spackle uniformly and so that is even with the face of the wall. When the spackle is dry, sand it down with sandpaper so that it matches the wall surface. Paint the wall with your desired color.