I've wanted to put a ceiling fan in our bedroom for awhile now. We received one as a gift from Luke's brother for our wedding. Papa Bear came over and the project began. We couldn't just climb in the attic through the hatch. He had to wear his Tyvek suit and a special mask since it was "fluff" insulation.
We determined where the center of the room was and he drilled a hole in the ceiling. Then he climbed into the attic and sawed a bigger hole so we could insert the mounting bracket to secure the fan. Little scary hearing him move around the attic and seeing the ceiling wiggle as he cut.
Next, we (Papa Bear mostly) had to run the electric to the fan from the outlet in the room (I selected the one that operates off the switch). This involved getting the wire through the wall and then he stapled it up the internal attic access cubby. At least that was the plan until he dropped his hammer and it went between the drywall of the stairs, lost! He plans to retrieve it with a giant magnet someday. Some pain in the neck ceiling fan installation directions later, a flip of the circuit breaker, fingers crossed, and let there be light!
I love the fan and how it lights up the room rather than needing 3 lamps. Thanks Papa Bear for another home improvement project at our house!
We determined where the center of the room was and he drilled a hole in the ceiling. Then he climbed into the attic and sawed a bigger hole so we could insert the mounting bracket to secure the fan. Little scary hearing him move around the attic and seeing the ceiling wiggle as he cut. 
Next, we (Papa Bear mostly) had to run the electric to the fan from the outlet in the room (I selected the one that operates off the switch). This involved getting the wire through the wall and then he stapled it up the internal attic access cubby. At least that was the plan until he dropped his hammer and it went between the drywall of the stairs, lost! He plans to retrieve it with a giant magnet someday. Some pain in the neck ceiling fan installation directions later, a flip of the circuit breaker, fingers crossed, and let there be light!
I love the fan and how it lights up the room rather than needing 3 lamps. Thanks Papa Bear for another home improvement project at our house!
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