Ceiling Fan On Wood Beam

The steps are laid out below to teach you the basics.

Ceiling fan on wood beam.

How much overhang if any is acceptable for the fan base to hang past the width of the beam. 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. 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. American pro decor 5 1 8 in.

With basic electrical knowledge and simple tools you can tackle this diy project. Get free shipping on qualified ceiling beams faux wood beams mouldings or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. This means somehow mounting the ceiling fan junction box in the center of the beam and attaching the light to it. It s not an impossible task.

We had wanted a wider beam wrap but somehow this is what we got. So it will hang out past the beam wrap by 0 5 on each side. 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. Long dark walnut hand hewn faux wood beam sample.