Moving a phone jack
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Electrical outlets, phone/cable(jacks)outlets.....
Comments (16)I'm in the planning stages but have put tons of thought into this. Hopefully I won't have to tweak it too much when I do the framing walkthrough. (You really should walk though the framed house before finalizing the locations.) No Christmas package (don't decorate for holidays) or intercom. Outlets at a few locations specifically for nighlights (in bathrooms and in hallways) so we don't have to flip on the overhead lights in order to use the facilities in the middle of the night. Switch for the bathroom fan between the toilet and the vanity (instead of with the other switches near the door) so that it is accessible from the toilet and standing in front of the vanity. Duplex outlets near the TV area. Duplex outlet mounted higher on the wall than normal for the main phone area which will be a nich in the wall. Duplex outlets to either side of all potential bed headboards. Oulets dedicated for cell phone charging in an elevated nich. Duplex outlet, tv cable (for internet) and phone (for fax) anywhere that I plan to (or even might) have a computer. Outlet immediately beside the loft railing in case we ever want to put lights across the railing we can plug them in without a tripping hazzard. Although we probably won't need them, I am putting one oulet just inside each WIC. In my workshop, I'll put an outlet 5' high so that I can put a shelf under it to hold a small radio and clock but still be able to put tables or work space under it. Outlets closer together than Code requires so that it's more convenient. Switches for a room at EVERY entrance into that room. (Our current house doesn't have switches at every entrance and it's a pain.) We will have a small vestibule (for guest entry) and small mudroom for our entry from the garden that are beside each other. Their lights will be on the same switch so that when we walk from outside, into the mudroom, into the entry (from interior access) and then finially into the main house we don't have to flip lights on and off every few steps. Just once when we enter the mudroom and again when we enter the main house. Don't forget electrical service for any undercabinet lights. There are past threads about outlets that are mounted so that they are accessible from inside cabinet drawers so that clothing irons or hairdryers can be left plugged in all of the time and stored in the drawers. I'm considering that, too. In a similar manner, outlet inside of mixer lifter kitchen cabinet for mixer. Outlets and switch for pendant lights on the kitchen island. Outlet for microwave that will be raised above countertop height. Exterior grade outlets at multiple places outside that are easily accessible from the porch and patio areas (not for Christmas lights). Outlet at attic access incase I need to plug in a light there since we will have minimal lighting there....See MoreWhere is your kitchen phone jack?
Comments (16)I have to tell you--our landlines do not work when the power is out. Not just mine, but whole neighborhood (and then some). There is no good explanation for this. At least we have dial tones now, when we moved in 10 years ago, there was a chance that you might pick up your phone and there would be nothing.....thanks to a neighbor's lawsuit (has a child who had cancer and couldn't take a chance of not having a phone line in case of emergency) we now have one all the time. At least our cell phones work here now--this was not the case always either. Yes, I do feel I live right at the edge of the Earth sometimes....See MoreNo more phone jacks for land lines?
Comments (42)As an add on to this conversation regarding emergencies. Make sure your cell has reverse 911 (if available) for city/county emergencies. We lost many in fires who did not have this and got caught in fire storms and mud slides/flash floods. In these situations the danger was known, news reports gave information that the location was far enough away to give them some time for getting out, albeit a very short time. Emergency personnel going to so many homes was burdening the ability to get to all and in some cases not possible to do so. You need to sign up for reverse 911, registration should be for each phone. The use is for more than just natural devastations. Once the call/message is answered it won't repeat the information. Our city just started this last year due to the floods and fires. Most land lines already had the option. Check to see if you have this available, many cities are still working on activation. Also, somewhere in the last few years I remember having mobile phones connected to a main unit inhouse. Nothing worked when electric went out, so yes to the battery backup or the wonderful phone you found. I also took out the kitchen unit for tiling and it shut down the other connections. So make sure you don't mess with the main line, perhaps just cover it up with something that matches the backsplash and can be removed. Landlines are not available in my neighborhood area either, connections are strictly for electronic use. I never considered this until mentioned here. And now remember when my kids told me it was time to just go cell and get rid of the landline. But I'm not good at knowing where the cell is most of the time and unless it rings couldn't tell you on a moments notice. Doesn't bear well for emergencies either way since I'm the only one here. Tethered is not going to happen, out of reach does me little good if there were an emergency. How do others handle this one?...See MorePhone location?
Comments (29)I like having a phone in the kitchen because I can listen to messages when I get home -- while putting away groceries, fixing the kids a snack, or getting dinner started. We spend so much time in the kitchen that I couldn't imagine not having one in there. But I love the idea of hiding the jack and outlet inside a cabinet and will design that in to the new kitchen. As for dumping the land line...I don't mind carrying my cell phone with me because it almost never rings. If our main family phone number was on my cell, it would ring all day and that would annoy me. The important people have my cell #, and they rarely use it, which suits me. We don't have long distance on our land line, though -- we use our cells for that, or a prepaid phone card (we have the number and PIN on speed dial). OT and maybe TMI for some...Re: generators...We have a corded phone in our laundry room, really great for power outages. Only once in the last 15 years have we had an outage that lasted more than a few hours, so we have never bothered w/ a generator. That one time, when the power was out for a few days and I absolutely needed electricity (to power a breastpump every 2 hours during/after tropical storm Isabel -- 4 days post-partum!), we ran an extension cord out to my husband's car and used an inverter. Worked fine....See Morebeekeeperswife
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