The first step in determining the size of down rod that you need. Is first measure your ceiling and find out how high your ceiling is. This will affect the size of down rod that you purchase, but it can also affect the ceiling fan that you purchase as well. If you have a shorter 8' ceiling, many fans might hang to low. If this is the case you might consider purchasing a hugger ceiling fan. As a rule of thumb. Most building codes require a 7' minimum height for head clearance. Many fan manufactures have solved this problem by providing flush mount adapters for ceiling fans that might run into a height restriction.
We have provided a easy down rod calculation guide below. Please do remember that this is a general reference guide on determining the height of your fan. You will need to take in to consideration the height of your ceiling fan wen using this guide. This guide is base of a 16" tall ceiling fan hanging at minimum building code height.
