Ceiling Fan: Hang From Marraige Line?
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:11 pm
We have an older mobile home (1970 Vardo). The ceiling panels are flimsy, but in great shape, and to properly and securely install a fan from an existing fixture would require cutting a large hole in them, that we likely couldn't repair nicely (thinking resale here).
The only secure area from which to hang things is the marraige line (like hanging plants, etc), but we hesitate to suspend anything permanent there. This home is not likely ever to move from its existing lot (though it is in really good shape, for it's age).
Is installing a ceiling fan (or any other fixture) recommended? We have read the article on installing ceiling fans on this site, with that handy expanding device. However, upon looking up into the area above the ceiling panels in one area in our home where there is a large enough hole, there is nothing close enough (from the roof to the ceiling panels) to brace it upon that would be solid enough to suspend a fan from. So, this is the solution we've come up with. We just hesitate to do anything with the marraige line, since nothing else is there.
The only secure area from which to hang things is the marraige line (like hanging plants, etc), but we hesitate to suspend anything permanent there. This home is not likely ever to move from its existing lot (though it is in really good shape, for it's age).
Is installing a ceiling fan (or any other fixture) recommended? We have read the article on installing ceiling fans on this site, with that handy expanding device. However, upon looking up into the area above the ceiling panels in one area in our home where there is a large enough hole, there is nothing close enough (from the roof to the ceiling panels) to brace it upon that would be solid enough to suspend a fan from. So, this is the solution we've come up with. We just hesitate to do anything with the marraige line, since nothing else is there.