On 28 Jun 2006 18:15:09 GMT, "badgolferman"
wrote:

Bob Brown, 6/28/2006, 10:29:01 AM,
wrote:

Been wanting to install one of those ceiling fan/light combos in my
small bedroom for a while but have some question.

1. Will the wires that currently go to the light fixture be all I need
to connect the fan/light assembly?
2. What is going to hold all that weight?
3. In the summer, if you want to make the room cooler, should the fan
suck up or blow down the air?

thanks people,

Along with what everyone else said I will add that instead of using one
of those expandable braces you can get a 2X4 and cut it to fit between
the joists. Attach the electrical box to the middle of the wide side
with screws and cut out the ceiling to fit the shape of the box. Then
you can screw the 2X4 to the joists at the proper level you need to
have the box level with the surface of the ceiling. This will have to
be done from the attic of course.


Thanks to everyone who replied, great ideas/help.