Removing light switch, how?

[DavePanda]

We have an errant light switch now in the middle of our dining room wall, there was a door there when we bought the house but we've since removed and filled the opening and now in the process of decoration. Removing cables not an option as would involve taking up floor in sons bedroom, would be just a case of using Wago's before covering and filling? The light is controlled by another switch at the other end of the room

[JoshSm]

You can put a blank plate over it but you can't just bury a live cable whatever you put on the end of the wires.

If you want it gone then pull it, or maybe at least decommission it by disconnecting it at the other end. You never know, once disconnected you might manage to pull it through the clips & trunk.

[RacingStripes]

Disconnect it at the other end and either pull it out or just bury it once disconnected.

[Actual]

With the power off...

Carefully hack into the wall up at the ceiling and expose the cable(s), cut off the cables down at the switch, pull the cables back to the ceiling, cut off and terminate the wires using wagos and fit inside the smaller of the Wago maintenance free boxes, fit a tie wrap around the maintenance free box, make a hole in the ceiling just big enough to push the wago box up into the ceiling void, redecorate to make good.

[finlo]

As it's a two way switch the feed/switch wire will need to be connected to one of the strappers before you "bury" it.

[Russet Grange]

I'd just keep it.

[Sheepshanks]

Hang a picture over it, slightly offset so you don't bang a nail into the cable!

[fido]

Either do it properly (disconnect the wiring) or put a blank switch cover on it.

[DavePanda]

Thanks, i did wonder if it might be a case of having to remove it completely before covering it over. Seems SWMBO is happy with it just being blanked off so i think we'll go that route.

[Rough101]

If hiding it completely, and unless it’s properly buried in protection, it will need to be RCD protected to guard against someone drilling a hole in it in future as they will have no idea there is a cable in there.

If you’ve got all that then the Wago maintenance free box mentioned above is the way to go. Personally though, I’d use a thin metal blank plate and paint over it. A chunky plastic one won’t meet marital standards.

[Belle427]

Depending on how its been wired it could be removed easily by disconnecting at the other switch, would need a picture of the wiring to it to confirm.

[CrgT16]

Don’t bury it live! One day someone might be drilling a hole there and really hurt himself. Make sure it’s disconnected the other end. You know it’s the right thing to do. Why even ask?

[DavePanda]

It is RCD protected but i think we'll just put a blanking plate on it for now, we have other renovations planned so might look at removing it properly in the future