Step 2: Run the cable behind the drywall

Running the cable behind the drywall
Photo: Matthew Benson
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Bore a 3/8-inch-diameter hole through the wall directly below the jack and just above the baseboard.

Cut and straighten a wire clothes hanger with pliers, then bend a narrow hook on one end.

Feed a length of quad-wire telephone cable down through the hole in the jack box.

Push the hooked end of the wire through the hole in the wall, grab the cable, and pull it into the room.

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    Tools List

    • Phillips screwdriver
      Straight tip and Phillips screwdrivers
    • staple gun
      Cable stapler with 9/16-in. staples,
      for attaching cable to baseboard
    • lineman's pliers
      Linesman pliers,
      to cut wire hanger
    • wire strippers
      Wire strippers
    • spade bit
      1/2-in.-dia. spade bit,
      for drilling access hole in jack box
    • 3/16 masonry bit
      3/8-in.-dia. phone installer’s bit,
      for drilling through the wall
    • drill
      Cordless drill/driver
    • caulk gun
      Caulking gun and adhesive caulk,
      for sealing holes drilled in walls

    Shopping List

    1. TELEPHONE

    2. QUAD-WIRE TELEPHONE CABLE

    3. WIRE CLOTHES HANGER

    straightened and used as fish tape



    4. SELF-STRIPPING BUTT-TYPE WIRE CONNECTORS

    5. SURFACE-MOUNTED PHONE JACK