Dear Andy: This is an excellent idea for adding lighting and a fan to a room without access to existing wiring. Even if you did not need access to electrical wiring, adding box beams can be an ...

Dear James: My husband bought a ceiling fan last summer, and it is still in the box. I am going to have to put it up myself at a light fixture. Are there any things to pay extra close attention to? - ...

There’s really no problem in replacing an existing light fixture with a ceiling fan in terms of the electrical needs. But what you really have to be careful of is to make sure the electrical box that ...

Dear Jim: My children have finished school and left, so I want to remodel for more openness and energy efficiency. I plan to knock out some walls and add ceiling box beams. How can I install the box ...

Q: My new home is prewired for a ceiling fan, which I am finally ready to install. Are there any precautions I should take? A: You’ll be using a ladder, so I hope ...

Question: I want to add ceiling lighting and a ceiling fan to my living room, but no wiring is up there. I would like to add decorative box beams and run the wiring through them. How can I do this?