Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Attic Fan

And one other thing I found, too....

Attic Fan

Some electrical work - a new thermostat on the fan, wired through a junction box.

Attic Fan

The original vent was probably enough for the new fan, but I plan to install 18x24 vents to be sure I have the right amount of area - which requires a little restructuring - and the siding on the other side covers that vent, too....

Attic Fan

The house originally had the cement/asbestos tiles over this crummy "exterior grade" drywall - cheap for the '60s, and so I will re-side it with OSB when the fan is installed.

Attic Fan

This client has an A/C unit in the attic, and felt that it was over-working, and that the attic itself may need more ventilation.  Well - I knew it needed a power vent, but look what I found - the siding was done by another company, five + years ago....
This might have to do with the excessive heat, no ????

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Ceiling Fans



Final Ceiling Fan

And here's the finished installation - helps to circulate the A/C air - more on this project to follow....

New Ceiling Fans

Here's the box for the fan - this new style does not require hanging the fan from this box - it gets screwed to the structure directly, which I feel is a better, safer install.

New Ceiling Fan

This installation required going into the attic (in June) to find an electrical source, then properly splice it into junction boxes.

New Ceiling Fans

The bedroom previously had no fan -

New Ceiling Fans, cont'd

This was a simple replacement of one 36" fan with another of the same size

New Ceiling Fans

Here's the old fan, which stopped spinning, even though the light still worked