A ceiling fan needs a fan-rated box, not a light box — that's the part most people find out the hard way. OSB installs and replaces fans throughout Great Barrington, including rooms that have never had a ceiling fixture at all.
“Breaker had been tripping for months and two other companies just replaced parts. OSB traced it to a backstabbed outlet behind a bookcase in twenty minutes.”
“Lost a furnace board and a TV in one storm. They put a surge device on the panel and explained exactly what it does and doesn't cover.”
“Garage had one outlet and a light on the house circuit. Now it has a sub-panel and I can actually use my tools.”
Replacing a fan where a fan-rated box already exists is a quick flat-rate job. Adding a fan to a room with no fixture costs more because it needs a box, a switch leg and a cable run.
Yes. Sloped-ceiling adapters and the right downrod length keep the blades level and clear.
You do — a fan-rated box that carries the moving weight. A standard light box isn't built for it and is the most common thing we replace.
Yes, with a three-wire run or a remote/smart control if fishing a new cable isn't practical in your Great Barrington home.
We do, using damp or wet-rated fans on GFCI-protected exterior circuits.
Knob-and-tube and aluminium replacement
See serviceCKT 15ARecessed, outdoor, LED retrofit
See serviceCKT 3PHOffices, retail, restaurants, warehouse
See serviceCKT 24/7No power, sparks, burning smell
See serviceCKT 60ALevel 2 and Tesla Wall Connector
See serviceCKT 20AGFCI, USB, dedicated circuits
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
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