Thanks, I have used that in the past but I have been overruled on that so it is on all-or-nothing solution.

Thanks for replying. The ceiling is flat and my concern was that the cord not show at all from the ceiling fan to the wall receptacle. My mother insists that her fan was put in where there was no overhead electrical light and no cord shows at all. Considering there was no damage to the ceiling "...

Has anyone installed a ceiling fan in the ceiling and hidden the cords in the ceiling and down the inside to a receptacle without damaging the ceiling or wall panels? The ceiling is the soft tile stuff that extends from wall to wall with plastic strips on the seams :? :? and the wall is paneling. Th...