Beam me up

[Rennie Heuer]

A couple of months ago Jan noticed that the ceiling fan in the living room looked as though it was ready to give way. Sure enough on closer inspection it revealed that the previous owner was as good at putting up ceiling fans as he was with everything thing else electrical.

Since the fan had to come down, and the plastic bos t was hanging from was not securely attached it seemed like a good time to build the box beam we had been thinking about. Just a few lengths of 12’ hickory and some 2x4 ripped to match the 14 degree slope. What a bear getting this in place! My scaffold was not high enough so everything had to be done with two ladders. Quite the challenge.

 

[glenn bradley]

It may have been a bear but the end result is great!

 

[Don Baer]

very nice and I am sure your better half is happy and we all know what that means.

 

[Rennie Heuer]

It may have been a bear but the end result is great!

Thanks! Jan is happy and we both feel a little safer. I still need to add a little trim to cover some gaps.

 

[Leo Voisine]

Awesome. I did a very similar project a few years ago.

 

[Tom Niemi]

Nice work Rennie! The hickory really looks good up there and the fan looks nice and secure

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Wow that boxed beam really dresses that space up! Fan looks great with it as well

 

[fred hargis]

Excellent!

 

[Brent Dowell]

A huge improvement. That looks great.

 

[larry merlau]

good fix

 

[David Johnson]

Excellent way to fix the problem. Looks very good.
David

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

Now you stay below the fan without risking your heads. Good job!