MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Help hanging a ceiling fan in my crazy house?

Agreed, nail plates or simpson hangers are the way to go if you have them.

I'd just tie them with 2"x6" if your joists are odd dimension and you don't want to shave down a 2"x8". I'm in that same boat, my house was put up in 1921. There isn't a standard sized ANYTHING in that house.

Currently window shopping to replace the original sash. I have 24 windows. TWO are within 1" of the same size. The remaining 22 windows are a hodgepodge of shapes that make even the most patient of window salesmen cry.

> > OK, makes sense. One thing that's a little worrisome... the joists up there appear
> to
> > be 1x7? They're solid boards, not I-beams, and I assume they date to 1900 when the
> > house was built.
>
> Sounds like they are '2x8' I put that in quotes as that is the raw lumber size before
> they do anything to it (dry it, sand, plane, etc). Its interesting they actually
> finished it that much for roof joist work. Probably just what they had for the rest
> of the house and just kept using it. The standard sizes have changed around a few
> times so it would depend on how old the house is and where it was built.
>
> http://jwlumber.info/page_display.php?id=41
>
> Just follow italies diagram. I would suggest using something like a nail plates to
> keep it all in place. Should help with any wobble that may form from the fan.
> http://www.lowes.com/pd_2186-166-JA1-TZ_...&facetInfo=
>
> Does not have to be that one just something that makes sense and fits. Does not have
> to be pretty you can even go all the way thru the board if you feel like it