Mounting A Ceiling Fan On A Sloped Ceiling

When choosing your downrod length keep in mind that your ceiling fan needs to be 30 inches away from the wall and other objects and the fan blades must be 7 feet or more from the floor.

Mounting a ceiling fan on a sloped ceiling.

Slip the downrod pin through. Insert the end of the downrod through the ceiling fan s canopy then insert the wires from the ceiling fan through the downrod and secure the downrod to the fan motor. By home decorators collection 2096 299 00. At the end of the day you ll want a ceiling fan that hangs down no lower than 7 feet and the edge of the blades are at minimum a few feet from the edges of the wall.

Many ceiling fans are designed to fit sloped ceilings with angles also known as a pitch up to 15 to sometimes 45 degrees. However if your ceiling has a pitch greater than the slope your desired ceiling fan s in box mounting kit works with you will need a sloped ceiling adapter for a proper and secure installation. Most fans that you can buy at home depot or lowes will only allow. But in general a small room with a vaulted ceiling should take a 42 44 inch fan.

You may get away with a ceiling fan as large as 60 depending on ceiling height and room layout. For a large room with a sloped ceiling there are choices all the way up to 96 inches. An extension downrod is needed when installing your ceiling fan on a sloped ceiling. 5 or more lights.

Led indoor outdoor matte black ceiling fan with light and remote control. This is for obvious safety as well as give it the best air flow. This video will show you how to install a ceiling fan on a ceiling with a 45 degree angle. For more information on choosing the appropriate downrod click here.

For not so steep angled slopes you would still need a longer downrod than what came with the fan.