Licensed & insured · NC electrical contractor
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Licensed & insured · NC electrical contractor
Mon–Fri 8AM–5PM · Emergency 24/7
Fitted on a proper fan-rated box, braced to structure, wired and balanced — because the box already in your ceiling probably was not made to hold a fan. Replacements, repairs, attic and exhaust fans too.
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A light fixture hangs there and does nothing. A fan pulls sideways on that same box every hour it runs.
That is the whole difference. A standard ceiling box is rated to support a static load — a fixture hanging still. A ceiling fan adds lateral force and constant vibration, and a box that was never listed for that is being asked to do a job it was not built for.
A proper fan-rated box is listed for the load and fixed to structure. Where there is no joist directly above the spot you want the fan, that means an expandable brace run between the joists and the box mounted to it — not screwed into drywall and hoped for.
The practical problem: you usually cannot tell from below whether the existing box is rated. That is why a licensed electrician checks before quoting what looks like a straight swap, rather than finding out with the old fan already down.
Not always, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
That is a genuinely straightforward job, and plenty of people do it themselves or use a handyperson.
The reason people call us anyway on the simple ones: a licensed electrician arrives with the fan-rated box and the brace already on the van. The job does not stop halfway through with the old fan down, a hole in the ceiling and somebody driving to the store.
Four different jobs get called the same thing, and they are not close in price. Here is the ladder.
Published 2026 figures for this region: a like-for-like replacement runs $75–$150; a fan-rated box upgrade $150–$250; new wiring from the panel $250–$500; remote or smart switching $150–$300.
Fayetteville cost directories put a complete job at an average of $469–$576, and outdoor or pergola fans anywhere from $250 to $3,000, with new cable runs adding $500–$1,500.
Those are third-party averages, not ours. Ours come in writing once we know which of the four scenarios you are in.
Most people buy the fan before they call anyone. These are the three things worth getting right first.
As a working guide: 29 to 36 inches for a small bedroom or bathroom, 42 to 48 inches for a typical bedroom, and 52 inches or more for a living room or great room. In a long room, two smaller fans usually move air better than one large one stuck in the middle.
Retail, restaurant, office and clinic build-outs from rough-in to trim-out, coordinated with your general contractor and with whatever the landlord’s specification requires. We hit the dates the rest of the trades are working to.
Damp-rated for a covered porch, wet-rated for anywhere that takes blown rain. An indoor fan on a covered porch here does not last — the humidity and wind-driven rain here get into the motor and the bearings within a couple of seasons.
Tell us the room size and the ceiling height when you call and we will tell you what to buy before you buy it. It takes us a minute and saves you a return trip to the store.
Same visit, same skills. Worth adding to the list while somebody is already there.
Usually blade balance, a loose mount, or a box that was never right in the first place. Worth fixing rather than living with, because a fan working loose eventually works something else loose too.
Commonly a failed receiver, a capacitor or the pull chain switch. We will be honest with you: on a budget fan, a replacement often works out cheaper than the repair, and we will say so rather than quote the repair anyway.
Remotes that have stopped pairing, adding a wall control, or splitting fan and light onto separate switches. That last one usually needs a wire that is not there yet.
Swapped out, plus thermostat and humidistat control. In this climate an attic fan earns its keep through the summer, and a failed one goes unnoticed for months because nobody looks up there.
Swapped out, CFM sized to the room, and ducted to outside rather than into the attic. Venting into the attic is the single most common mistake we find, and it puts your bathroom humidity into your insulation.
If fans are part of a bigger job — recessed lights, under-cabinet, dimmers — see lighting installation. Doing it all in one visit is always cheaper.
We handle ceiling fan installation in Fayetteville, NC and in fifteen more cities across Cumberland, Harnett, Lee, Wake, Sampson, Bladen and Hoke counties.
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Yes, and most of our commercial work happens that way. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all available. After-hours carries a premium, stated separately in the quote, and it is almost always cheaper than closing for a day.
Yes, and most of our commercial work happens that way. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all available. After-hours carries a premium, stated separately in the quote, and it is almost always cheaper than closing for a day.
Yes, and most of our commercial work happens that way. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all available. After-hours carries a premium, stated separately in the quote, and it is almost always cheaper than closing for a day.
Yes, and most of our commercial work happens that way. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all available. After-hours carries a premium, stated separately in the quote, and it is almost always cheaper than closing for a day.
Yes, and most of our commercial work happens that way. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all available. After-hours carries a premium, stated separately in the quote, and it is almost always cheaper than closing for a day.
Yes, and most of our commercial work happens that way. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all available. After-hours carries a premium, stated separately in the quote, and it is almost always cheaper than closing for a day.
Call 910.850.1762 for ceiling fan installation in Fayetteville, NC. Tell us how many fans and which rooms. We bring the fan-rated boxes and braces with us, price it in writing, and do the lot in one visit.