Legrand Saf-T-Brace Ceiling Fan Box - Steel, Industrial, Ceiling Brace and Box for Fan — Home & Garage Storage, Stackable Design

This was the first time I have ever had to retrofit a light fixture area into one that can hold a fan. Being that this was for my kid's room, I definitely wanted to make sure I bought something that was going to do the job. It's been up for a few days now and everything is perfect. \n\n I had a hard time seeing inside the hole because the attic is sprayed with insulation and not rolled, so quite a bit fell out. If this is your case, I would recommend putting an old sheet spread out under the installation area to catch the pieces when they fall out. Glasses and a face mask might not be the worst idea either. I watched a YouTube video that used the exact same brace and the install was pretty simple. I would advise three things. One, don't try and expand the brace more than a few turns once you get it in the hole or your arm will fall off. It's much simpler to expand it as much as possible before you put it up there. Then you just have to turn it a few times until it it becomes affixed. The second recommendation is if the light hole is cut to the edge of the stud and doesn't allow for the brace to rest on its own, use a small two or three-inch level that you can hold against the bottom of the brace before your final turns to hold it in. This helped tremendously and I was confident I had a level setting for the fan. Finally, it was important to make sure the brace/cylinder is at the proper height in order for the top of the fan to be screwed in. I had to take everything down the first time because it was two centimeters too high in the ceiling and the holes weren't accessible for the screws (top of the fan). It was my first time and these are probably rookie mistakes, but if it is your first time then hopefully these suggestions helped.