Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

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Now that I’ve finally found an electrician that will do job hourly projects my ceiling fan job can move forward . It’s was suggested to buy a DC motor fan , quiet , run longer on less power. Seems they also start at about twelve hundred bucks for sixty inch in nice styling.


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crankcall said:
Now that I’ve finally found an electrician that will do job hourly projects my ceiling fan job can move forward . It’s was suggested to buy a DC motor fan , quiet , run longer on less power. Seems they also start at about twelve hundred bucks for sixty inch in nice styling.


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You will never ever save $1000 on power. Holy crap. I haven't found most fans to be annoying on low.
 
Tip: if it’s not a hugger, USE A CEILING FAN BOX. There are heavier , deeper, have safety wire connection and heavy fasteners.

Not all electricians will bother - there boxes are worth the extra $6 over a regular JB.

Your fan I’ll vibrate less and it’s safer
 
crankcall said:
Now that I’ve finally found an electrician that will do job hourly projects my ceiling fan job can move forward . It’s was suggested to buy a DC motor fan , quiet , run longer on less power. Seems they also start at about twelve hundred bucks for sixty inch in nice styling.


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Ours is DC. All I hear is the sound of the blades hitting the air. Think I paid about $600 pre covid. 3 blade, looks like a propeller. Think it's 48". I'd have to check
 
Don’t discount these things https://www.amazon.ca/VOLISUN-3000K-6500K-Dimmable-Bladeless-Fandelier/dp/B0BXWLSXX1

I initially bought one for a room with a chronically low ceiling as these are about the lowest profile ceiling fans you can get. Ended up buying two more for other rooms. They are light so super easy to mount and quiet too. Yes, they look a bit funky but there’s a few different styles. Costco sells some versions as well. I'm going to buy a few more to move air in some walk in closets as there are smaller diameter versions too. They move some decent air but are probably best for smaller rooms.
 
I suspect I’ll never save enough electricity to justify a fourteen hundred dollar DC fan , but if it’s super quiet as they claim that’s close enough . It’s sixty two inches and will be twelve ft off the floor so living a long happy life up there is my hope . It’s just a fan , no light fixture in it and actual wood blades like an airplane propeller. Not sure how it will ever get dusted .


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crankcall said:
I suspect I’ll never save enough electricity to justify a fourteen hundred dollar DC fan , but if it’s super quiet as they claim that’s close enough . It’s sixty two inches and will be twelve ft off the floor so living a long happy life up there is my hope . It’s just a fan , no light fixture in it and actual wood blades like an airplane propeller. Not sure how it will ever get dusted .


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Learn to juggle hamsters.
 
Engineers drawings for the peak roof addition will be $1400. Still waiting for the overall quote. In the meantime there are 4 industrial fans and the largest dehumidifier I've ever seen drying out the ceiling in the room. For spray foam application the wood humidity has to be 10% or lower and we have patches of wood at 30%. Plan is to dry the ceiling, add the spray foam drywall and paint etc then address the peak roof from outside. Builder doesn’t think inside access will be needed. There's a few very soft wood patches in a rim joist which he said he can see to from outside when they put the peak roof on (assuming that’s affordable) I wonder if that can be epoxied? I saw a carpenter ant last night in one place so used a shop vac to remove it and any others and put some borax down.

If the peak roof is an outrageous cost we will probably have a new epdm membrane put on and add some more slope to the flat roof instead. I'd rather just get rid of the flat roof right now as it’s a nightmare. Stripping off the modified asphalt roof to get to the deck to put a membrane on probably won’t be that cheap anyway

As this can't be done immediately I've put a new layer of bitumen patch across all seams and edges and the low point of the roof and sealed any nail holes and gaps I could find with silicone caulk. Used backer rod from inside for any gaps we could find. Trying to make sure there's no further leaks.

It's a pain in the ass to find this kind of damage hidden above the ceiling when it wasn’t expected but I'm kind of glad we did it now so it can be addressed once and for all. It's really only a couple of square feet that are an issue, everything else is nice and dry and solid.
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