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whole house fan in new construction
My father wants me to haul the massive 42" whole house fan into the
attic just before drywall goes up in my home under construction. We are dealing with a non-custom builder who isn't very flexible on most things. My dad says that if I hang the fan onto the roof rafters where it is out of the way, nobody should care (it'll be out of the way of the insulation guys) and it will save us the hassle of getting this monster into the attic after drywall down the road. Would anyone care to chime in on whether this should be acceptable to the builder and is there any significant risk of theft ? I am worried that the builder would discover this and not approve of it, or it could potentially get stolen. I am wieghing that against the advantage of getting into the attic when its easy to do so. I am leaning towards not asking the builder, because the answer almost certainly would be NO. The fan weighs 91 lbs and I was thinking of hanging it off the rafters in a temporary sling or something. I believe we could install it after drywall goes up, but the different between the opening we need to make for the shutters (47") and the unit itself (46" square) is only ~ 1". My dad is probably thinking that the unit is so large (46" square) that it might be difficult to move it into that hole without damaging the drywall with the slightly sway or jiggle. Any comments appreciated. |
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