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ilslan
Mar 14, 2008, 04:20 PM
My contractor has installed what he claims is a ceiling fan rated mount in the bedroom of my addition. I went into the attic and it is mounted to a rafter. It seems to be well mounted.

My problem is that it did not come with any screws to mount the ceiling fan to it. I do not know what screws to use in it or if this is a good box to actually have.

The box is plastic. Many other forums say to never use plastic. There is a metal bracket that mounts the plastic box to the rafter.

It appears that a #8 or #10 screw would do. Anyone seen this type of mount before?

stanfortyman
Mar 14, 2008, 06:00 PM
The only plastic fan boxes I have seen have had studs sticking down they supplied lock nuts.

ceilingfanrepair
Mar 15, 2008, 10:53 PM
The screws from the fan bracket bypass the plastic box and screw into threads in the metal bracket. Metal to metal. Never mount a fan to plastic.