The steps are laid out below to teach you the basics.
Ceiling fan on wood beam.
With basic electrical knowledge and simple tools you can tackle this diy project.
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This means somehow mounting the ceiling fan junction box in the center of the beam and attaching the light to it.
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It s not an impossible task.
It is not difficult to learn how to install a ceiling fan on a beam.
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.
How much overhang if any is acceptable for the fan base to hang past the width of the beam.
We have a ceiling beam wrap that is 5 5 wide and our fan base is 6 5 wide.
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.
So it will hang out past the beam wrap by 0 5 on each side.