Handyman At Your Command handles ceiling fan installation in Odenton, Maryland. We hang new fans, replace old ones, and put a fan where a light fixture hangs now. We balance fans that wobble and quiet fans that rattle. Bathroom exhaust fan installation and replacement is on this page too. Switches, outlets, light fixtures and smoke detectors live on our handyman electrical repair page.
Every job starts with a free estimate at the house. A technician checks the ceiling box, measures the drop to the floor, and looks at the wall switch. Nothing comes down until you have the price. On the install we set the bracket, wire the fan, seat the canopy and run it on every speed. We cover Odenton, Crofton and the rest of Anne Arundel County.
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Ceiling fan installation starts at the box in the ceiling. A fan moves and a light fixture does not, so the box has to carry that load. The National Electrical Code covers it in 314.27(C). A box used as the only support for a fan must be listed and marked for the job. It tops out at 70 pounds, and boxes rated over 35 pounds print the weight on the marking. Most light-fixture boxes are not fan rated. Putting a fan where a light hangs now means a fan-rated box or a brace kit set through the opening.
Published guides put a 29 to 36 inch fan in a room up to 75 square feet. A bedroom of 75 to 175 square feet takes 42 to 48 inches. A family room up to 350 square feet takes 52 to 56 inches. An 8 foot ceiling takes a standard mount, a 9 foot ceiling a 12 inch downrod. Sloped and taller ceilings take a longer downrod, at 8 to 9 feet off the floor. Remotes and light kits get tested. A spot with no box and no wiring needs a new switch leg. That is licensed electrician work, and we say so at the estimate. If the box work opens the ceiling, drywall patching closes it up.
Maryland summers are humid, and townhouses are 35 percent of Odenton's housing. A hall bath in that stock usually sits inside the floor plan with no window. The fan is the only way the moisture leaves. When the fan quits, the finishes tell you. Paint peels above the shower. Mildew spots the grout. The mirror stays fogged long after the water is off. HVI sizes a bathroom up to 100 square feet at 1 CFM per square foot. That is about eight air changes an hour. A 50 CFM fan is the recommended minimum for bathrooms of 50 square feet and under. Fan work rides along with a full bathroom remodel.
Most bathroom fan calls are a swap. The old unit comes out and a quieter fan goes back in the same opening. Bathroom exhaust air has to be discharged directly outdoors. It cannot discharge into an attic, a crawl space or another space inside the building. We work within the duct and vent route the house already has. A bathroom that never had a fan is a bigger job, and we scope it at the estimate. A new cap cut into the roof goes to a roofer, because we do not work on roofs. When the opening has to grow, we leave the ceiling patched and painted.
Two things move the price on ceiling fan installation. The first is the box. A fan hung on a box that is already fan rated is the short version of the job. A box that needs a brace kit adds time above the ceiling. Ceiling height and fan weight add ladder time. Batching helps more than anything. Three fans, a hallway light and a bath fan in one visit cost less than four service calls. James Beauvais left a five-star Google review after a visit like that: "Jose and the team did an excellent job replacing sink/faucet, garbage disposal, sensor lights."
Published guides put ceiling fan installation at $146 to $360, with a national average of $253. A basic install on wiring and a switch that are already there is published at $100 to $500. Homewyse estimated $669 to $1,118 per fan in May 2026, and that figure includes the fan itself. Bathroom fan replacement is published at $191 to $411 in the same May 2026 data. Angi puts a full bathroom fan installation at $241 to $563, with labor alone at $200 to $800 when ductwork and venting are part of the job. Those are published market ranges, not our price. In plain words, existing wiring is handyman work and new wiring is licensed electrician work. See what a handyman costs in Maryland. Call (877) 349-4632 to set up a free estimate.
From the first call to the final walkthrough, here is exactly how it goes.
The phone is answered 24/7. Tell us what needs fixing. For small repairs a photo is often enough to get you a price fast.
For bigger jobs, we come out, look at the work with you and write a free estimate with a real number. There is no obligation.
Our own technicians show up on time with the right materials, protect your floors and furniture, and do the job the way the estimate described it.
We clean up, walk the finished work with you, and make sure you are happy before we leave. Most customers keep our number for the next list.
Common questions about ceiling fans across Odenton & the DMV. Not seeing yours? Call and ask. A person picks up.
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Dead outlets, flickering lights, doorbells that quit. We handle handyman electrical repair: light fixture installation, switch and outlet replacement, smoke detector installation and sensor lights. Free estimates and a 5.0 Google rating.
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One small crew handles the schedule, the estimates and the work. You see the same faces on every visit, and they have already fixed a problem like yours.
Small repairs get priced fast, often from a photo. Bigger projects get a written estimate after we look at the job. The price you approve is the price you pay.
The line is open 24/7 and a person picks up. Customers mention it in reviews: an after-hours call about a storm-damaged fence had a tech out the next morning.
Real reviews from real home repair projects on Google.
Great customer service as well as great work quality. I had my fence bent down completely because of a storm and I called handyman at your command immediately. Even though it was after hours I still able to set up a time for someone to fix the fence first thing in the morning. The handyman was prompt and very nice.
I was finally able to get my master bath updated after 20 years of purchasing my home. Jose the owner of the company came out and held our hand from beginning to end. From demo to completion of the project, they always kept our home sparkling and clean which was a big deal for us as our child has respiratory issues.
I've been hiring Handyman At Your Command and working with Tracy for about 8 years now, and have always been completely satisfied and happy with their work. Recently we have had Hugo and Jose come out and they helped to find the source of a roof leak- then they repaired the ceiling drywall, painted, and also did other jobs around the house.
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Read more →A repair list that keeps growing, a door that will not close, a bathroom that is overdue? Call or send the form. The office picks up, we come out to look at the job, and you get a free estimate with a real number on it. We have worked this area since 2008.
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