Do you have room that might use a ceiling fan Its certainly not hard to install a ceiling fan yourself if you are preparing to replace a light fixture. Most of the cabling will already be there, therefore the only obstacle will be replacing the existing workbox with one that is accepted for the weight of a ceiling fan. If you dont adjust the established workbox to something that can cope with the weight could spell disaster. Right before you perform anything, read the instructions for your fan very thoroughly and make sure you have the necessary tools.

If you are hanging the fan on a cathedral ceiling, you may want to purchase additional parts for extending the fan down lower. Whenever you have all the stuff ready to go, the very first thing you must do is make sure that the breaker is switched off so no power goes to the light fixture. Take out the light fixture, and verify if the workbox that is already there can handle the additional weight woodworking plans. Normally they aren't created for a ceiling fan, so you will want to add more further support. Adding support to the workbox is not that tough if you have admittance to the light fixture from the attic.

To add new support, you only need to nail a 2x4 in between the ceiling rafters so it touches the top of the workbox. As soon as the 2x4 is well anchored, attach the workbox to the 2x4 woodworking plans. If you did it effectively, the body weight of the fan really should be well supported by the 2x4 wood and screws. If you never have access to the attic, you will definately have to mount metal cross bracing through the hole in your ceiling. It is more hard to do and may not be that secure but its the best option if you have no attic admission.

After you have assembled the fan correctly, you are now all set to hang your fan. The difficult part is hooking up the wiring while holding the fan. It depends on the form of fan you have, many come with a bracket with a J hook while others have a clinging frame. Many fans employ a chain to control the speed of the fan while the wall switch turns the product on or off. If you also install a light kit with the fan, each can be monitored by a wall switch or chain.

After that, just adhere to the wiring directions, usually as fundamental as connecting the two black wires, both white wires, and the two ground wires. Once you have finished putting together the fan and wiring, the last step is to secure the fan blades woodworking plans. Immediately after you install the blades, the only thing left is to change the breaker back on to see if you did it right.