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Posted by RBM on May 6, 2006, 1:35 pm
Boy Larry, you're bringing back memories. I hated those horrible
contraptions. For the last ten years or so, there have been sort of a
screw - in - tube device with the same barbs on the ends, but incredibly
easier to use than the old ratchet type, but your point is well taken, there
is no need to have attic above
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> There is a device made for mounting ceiling fans where there is no attic
> access to properly mount a box sturdy enough for a fan. It amounts to
> two metal bars with a barbed plate on either end. These two are threaded
> into a center piece such that when the center piece is turned it pushes
> the two two outward so the barbed end plates will dig into the rafters
> on either side. Then there is a bracket on it to mount a metal box. The
> whole thing can be manuvered into place (in most cases) from below
> through a 4" hole in the ceiling. I used one a long time ago and it
> seemed to work satisfactorily. They are not cheap-- about $16 then as I
> recall, but well worth the money if needed. Larry
>
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> access to properly mount a box sturdy enough for a fan. It amounts to
> two metal bars with a barbed plate on either end. These two are threaded
> into a center piece such that when the center piece is turned it pushes
> the two two outward so the barbed end plates will dig into the rafters
> on either side. Then there is a bracket on it to mount a metal box. The
> whole thing can be manuvered into place (in most cases) from below
> through a 4" hole in the ceiling. I used one a long time ago and it
> seemed to work satisfactorily. They are not cheap-- about $16 then as I
> recall, but well worth the money if needed. Larry
>