Ceiling Fan On Wood Beam

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Ceiling fan on wood beam.

The steps are laid out below to teach you the basics. How much overhang if any is acceptable for the fan base to hang past the width of the beam. It s not an impossible task. American pro decor 5 1 8 in.

If you have a solid wooden beam running along the ceiling in your room onto which you want to install a ceiling fan take heart. Get free shipping on qualified ceiling beams faux wood beams mouldings or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. So it will hang out past the beam wrap by 0 5 on each side. You can mount a ceiling fan directly onto the beam using the ceiling fan s canopy the canopy houses the electrical wiring as easily as an electrical box can.

We have a ceiling beam wrap that is 5 5 wide and our fan base is 6 5 wide. Problem is since the junction box will be face mounted to the bottom of the beam the light and its shroud will be offset and no longer be flush with the beam itself. We had wanted a wider beam wrap but somehow this is what we got. Step 1 measure the ceiling to floor distance for blade clearance and precautions.