Ceiling fans

[Oakey]

Just looking for some opinions here. I get a lot of requests for ceiling fan installations with the customers supplying the fans. If there was an existing bar box that was sturdy would you hang the fan or replace the box with a fan rated one? Lets say 1st floor no access above .

 

[220/221]

I am a hack and use my best judgement based on the individual situation.

I have hung fans on boxes that were not fan rated.


There ...I've said it.

Let the beatdown commence

 

[stickboy1375]

Change it out to a fan rated box, lets face it, if it falls you will be sued...

 

[iwire]

As always you are not currently required to use a fan box.

If you can support the fan to the structure.

A threaded rod screwed into the sub floor above using this is one suggestion.

 

[stickboy1375]

As always you are not currently required to use a fan box.

If you can support the fan to the structure.

A threaded rod screwed into the sub floor above using this is one suggestion.

Looks like that might hurt walking on it from the floor above... :grin:

 

[stickboy1375]

I would use the item above before anything else... if no access from above...

 

[iwire]

Looks like that might hurt walking on it from the floor above... :grin:

It could. :grin:

I had kind of assumed that good judgment would be used while installing them.

 

[stickboy1375]

It could. :grin:

I had kind of assumed that good judgment would be used while installing them.

I don't think I would be to satisfied securing a fan from a 3/4" subfloor...

 

[iwire]

I don't think I would be to satisfied securing a fan from a 3/4" subfloor...

I would not have a problem using a 1/4" lag that had 3/4" of wood to hold onto.

What size fans are you hanging?

The fan box hanger is cool as well, I have one holding up a dinning room light fixture. It just happens I do not stock those on the truck, I do stock hanger mates and rod.

If your clever you can drive a hanger mate into the floor above with the box in place....well metal boxes that have KOs in back.

 

[stickboy1375]

I would not have a problem using a 1/4" lag that had 3/4" of wood to hold onto.

What size fans are you hanging?

The fan box hanger is cool as well, I have one holding up a dinning room light fixture. It just happens I do not stock those on the truck, I do stock hanger mates and rod.

If your clever you can drive a hanger mate into the floor above with the box in place....well metal boxes that have KOs in back.

I'm not an engineer so I have no idea what type of load 3/4" plywood can handle...