When Homeowners furnish recessed light fixtures and ceiling fans, are there any problems with rough-in of housings and boxes mounted flush with the angled ceiling? I mean does all ceiling fan work with sloped vaulted ceiling and are all recessed light fixtures made for the same vaulted ceiling?
Sloped Vaulted Ceiling
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bkludecke
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It depends on the pitch of the slope. Most ceiling fans will work fine up to about an '8in12' slope, above that you may need to get a steep slope mounting kit that will give you up to a '12in12'. Or you can get some of the Arlington slope mount products that compensate for the slope. Recessed fixtures are fine up to '12in12' or a little more and you can use ajustable "eyeball" type trims to direct the light down. You can also use sloped ceiling type housings that cover a variety of slopes (Juno makes some good ones) but the selection of trims is limited.
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We recently did a job with a sloped ceiling and Lightolier cans. I think that they make a few different models depending on the amount of slope. They worked out rather well and the finished product looked great since the lamps were facing straight down to where the light was needed.
Bob NH
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With ceiling fans, they must be mounted so the axis is vertical becuase the bearings are not made for much side load. Fans should not be solidly fixed to a sloped ceiling.
There must be enough extension of the drop pipe to put the paddles far enough from the ceiling that the fan doesn't oscillate due to uneven air flow.
When mounting lights, you can compensate for a sloped ceiling with fixed lights by locating the fixture so it is pointed where the light is wanted. Otherwise, use the adjustable eyball.
There must be enough extension of the drop pipe to put the paddles far enough from the ceiling that the fan doesn't oscillate due to uneven air flow.
When mounting lights, you can compensate for a sloped ceiling with fixed lights by locating the fixture so it is pointed where the light is wanted. Otherwise, use the adjustable eyball.
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- Simi Valley, CA
I did see one manufacturer (don't remember which one) on a condo project I was inspecting, that the rough in cans had a "this side up" sticker on it. My thought is that since heat rises that they wanted the connection end down where it was a little cooler. Other than that I see them in vaulted ceilings all the time.
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