Anyone any thoughts on wiring a bedroom upstairs for a phone ? A fixed line is required upstairs rather than a rechargeable phone etc. At the moment the only fixed line in the house is to a phone in the hall downstairs. Can a diy person get the bits + do it themselves , or is it best left to the professionals ?
I'd say it's a fairly straightforward DIY job, if you can avoid the need to drill through walls/floors. The phone cable itself doesn't carry a lot of current or anything, so — subject to correction! — I can't see that there's a big fire/safety issue.
I've seen devices in Argos or B&Q that enable you to get an extension through the electrical circuit by plugging a receiver into a sending and a receiving socket.