Ceiling Fan in Nursery

KateBee

Are any of you installing a ceiling fan for the nursery? We currently have an overhead light fixture that probably wouldn't be too hard to replace with one, but wondering if it's worth it to go through the hassle of buying and having someone install since my husband and I are not handy people. 

ThereBeDragons

All bedrooms in our house have a ceiling fan. I can't imagine trying to live with the summer heat here without the ability to turn on a ceiling fan in whatever room we are in. And I just sleep better in a room with good air circulation.

So if our nursery didn't have one already- I'd be putting one in. They're not the prettiest option, but comfort is important

ho11yday

Neither DH nor I are that handy but honestly ceiling fan installation is about as easy as it gets. Green wire to green wire, white to white, black to black. The only time I get confused is when there is a color I didn't think would be there...like blue or red. WTF. But normally a call to my dad or a search of the internet solves that.

Totally worth it, especially once baby gets bigger and it's no longer used as a nursery but as a bedroom.

Soupy84

We had a central air conditioner installed last summer, but still love the circulation that a fan provides. We will likely have to keep the nursery door closed to keep the cats out of the room, we plan to install a ceiling fan to improve air circulation during those times.

Xath

Depends on where you live?  Our top floor ceilings are angled and there's no overhead lighting or power above the outlet level on the 2nd floor, so it would be a giant PITA to install anything like that.  DS1 has a small table-top fan on his bookshelf that seems to work for him. It's mostly for noise and to circulate air though; we don't really rely on it as a cooling device.  

spacepotatoes

We've got central air so we weren't planning on putting in a ceiling fan.

danabsd

If we had the preexisting electrical to do it I would.  We actually looked into how much it would cost to run the wiring and do it in all our upstairs bedrooms.  Yea, not gonna happen in this house.  

jenb_99

Yep. I love ceiling fans.

MrsT2008

We have central air and our ceilings upstairs are too low for ceiling fans, so no, we won't.  We have floor fans that we have for the summer months.

ksyknelvr73

We are going to install one. We did the same for DS1, I just prefer how it circulates the air (we have central air but it still gets stuffy).

Dellaramsey

We have central air but we still installed a ceiling fan in our nursery. Hubby isn't the handiest but he was able to do it on his own.

kuvande

We have central air but we have ceiling fans in all the rooms. Helps the room not get stuffy.

SweetTea420

We have ceiling fans in all of the bedrooms at our house. Can't live without them in Florida! They are super easy to install too if there was previously a light fixture on the ceiling.

awc1986

I only came into this thread because it made me think of "ceiling fan in my spoon" by the lemonheads.

Bootsie327

ThereBeDragons said:

All bedrooms in our house have a ceiling fan. I can't imagine trying to live with the summer heat here without the ability to turn on a ceiling fan in whatever room we are in. And I just sleep better in a room with good air circulation.

So if our nursery didn't have one already- I'd be putting one in. They're not the prettiest option, but comfort is important

This exactly! We already have one in there, but would put one if we didn't. I love them.

Crazijewel

Both of our children's rooms did not originally have fans, but we ran them. I am so glad we did! If you already have power there it won't be hard.

Oh and we also have central air, but I like the air to circulate, even in the winter.

lauralou3x3

We are installing one. I live in Washington so it doesn't get hot enough to have AC but I have to have air circulating. I think it's a good idea.

talkthewholetime

SS: I don't like the way it feels when my hair blows on my face at night. We have ceiling fans in our bedroom and kitchen but hardly ever turn them on. (we have central air anyway) You can totally replace it yourself. If we can do it, you can do it!

lauralou3x3

We are installing one. I live in Washington so it doesn't get hot enough to have AC but I have to have air circulating. I think it's a good idea.

lauralou3x3

We are installing one. I live in Washington so it doesn't get hot enough to have AC but I have to have air circulating. I think it's a good idea.

talkthewholetime

SS: I don't like the way it feels when my hair blows on my face at night. We have ceiling fans in our bedroom and kitchen but hardly ever turn them on. (we have central air anyway) You can totally replace it yourself. If we can do it, you can do it!

NonnyM

Babies love ceiling fans. Best entertainment ever!

daisyemerson

Also: I read that having a ceiling fan in the nursery reduces the risk of SIDS... Not sure how true that is, but if you're on the fence about it, that's another point to consider.

hatrats

We have ceiling fans in all of our bedrooms.  I can't sleep without a fan on, even in the winter (switched to 'winter mode' where it just circulates air), and plan to run the fan in the baby's room when she starts sleeping in there.

AugustGlass

We're installing one. We have central air but in the south you really need both in some rooms. Or I do anyway.

ErikaLynn75

OK ladies, back me up here. If I want a ceiling fan in the nursery, which currently has no overhead light of every kind, I should hire an electrician, correct? Like that's not the type of job for DH and FIL to try on their own? 

Xath

ErikaLynn75 said:

OK ladies, back me up here. If I want a ceiling fan in the nursery, which currently has no overhead light of every kind, I should hire an electrician, correct? Like that's not the type of job for DH and FIL to try on their own? 

Yes.  If you have no wiring in your ceiling at all, new wiring will need to be run.  You'll also need to make sure that there's enough support in the ceiling to support whatever light/fan fixture you want to install.  Electric wiring is not something for a non-professional to mess around with.  It can be a huge safety and fire hazard when not done correctly (both during the installation process and after).  

If you have a DIY family, you can do some of the demo yourself (drywall removal) and just bring in the electrician to run the wires/do the installation.  Then once it's inspected, you can DIY the patch-work and painting yourself to save on labor costs.  

lauralou3x3

Wow sorry for the triple posts! My phone doesn't like TB this week!

laurblum

We are definitely installing one. We installed one in our master bedroom this summer and we love it. I also heard that the circulation from the ceiling fan help reduce SIDS risk. Don't know if this is true or not, but it can't hurt. DH and FIL are handy enough to do the job.

Mr. & Mrs. Woodtick

We have central air, but all of our bedrooms still have ceiling fans. If we didn't have one in the nursery we would have had one installed.

Helmink0804

We have one in our nursery. We rent and it came with the house. It's a small one and Ohio weather can get hot at times in the summer where it could be uncomfortable without one.

gutsysneakers

Yes, we installed a ceiling fan in the nursery last month. Our upstairs gets pretty toasty even with central ac in the summer. My husband installed it - he's handy, but not like he does it for a living. I also read somewhere that the use of ceiling fans (or any fan) may reduce the rate of SIDS - not sure how true that is...https://www.parents.com/baby/health/sids/fans-reduce-sids-risk/ 

MrsT2008

ErikaLynn75 said:

OK ladies, back me up here. If I want a ceiling fan in the nursery, which currently has no overhead light of every kind, I should hire an electrician, correct? Like that's not the type of job for DH and FIL to try on their own? 

Unless either of them actually know what they're doing, yes, you'll need an electrician. 
MH can do electrical work so he'd have no issues doing it himself and it would save us the money, but if they don't know how to run new electrical, I wouldn't let them do it.

cchild101010

In every home we have ever lived in I have always installed ceiling fans in all the bedrooms so the nursery has one. I think it will provide air flow/circulation and a little white noise. Also, I think there are some really pretty options these days. I've always spent more for the decorative ones that are shaped like Palm leaves or something; they cost more than the basic $59 but...

Mittens14

 

spacepotatoes said:

We've got central air so we weren't planning on putting in a ceiling fan.

This.  Plus I don't like ceiling fans.

cbrewer27

I know this might sound crazy, but we actually just paid to have ceiling fan removed from our nursery. Last fall, our two year old was watching cartoons and our living room ceiling fan just ripped out of the ceiling and fell on her. It broke nose and cut up her face. It was awful. After a contractor came out to inspect it, it was properly installed. (it had been there for several years) It never wobbled before it fell. He said sometimes they can get loose because of the fact it involves movement which can loosen the screws. After it happened two us, two other friends shared similar stories. I had ZERO clue it was even a possibility. So, just wanted to share my story and suggestion to maybe just keep the light.

FunSizeGrl

If you google something like "air circulation SIDS" there are many things that come up that show there is some correlation. We're in FL so we have a ton of ceiling fans in our house. I actually prefer the little ones you can plug in and sit around but both do the job.