Ceiling fan installation without pre-existing fixture (Mart: house, price, drywall)

[texasnutmeg]

The office of our new (to us) home (Newmark, built 1995) does not have a light fixture of any kind. It is kind of strange since all the other rooms are wired for dual switches (light and fan separate). There is a switch that controls an outlet. Anyway, what is involved in installing a ceiling fan with light in a location without a pre-existing fixture? Will there be sufficient support behind the ceiling? What kind of holes will they have to cut for wires (other than the one for the fan of course)? Is this something for an electrician or a "handy-person"? Does said person repair the wire holes? And lastly, what is your best guess price estimate for this work?

Thanks!

[PedroMartinez]

Are you in a one story or two story home? This will make a huge difference.

[texasnutmeg]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

Are you in a one story or two story home? This will make a huge difference.

Good point Pedro, I should have mentioned that in my OP.

It is a two story house; the office is on the first floor and there is a bedroom, and no attic space, above the office. There is a lot of space in the wall behind the light switch. My biggest concerns are 1)attaching the fan to the ceiling and 2)getting the fan wires to the switch or the outlet it controls without having to re-drywall the entire room. But maybe this is easy, I don't know, and why I asked here. haha

[PedroMartinez]

The actual mount won't be that big of a deal. The big expense will be getting the wires up there. It can certainty be done, but it's going to require some sheetrock work. More than likely, they'll just have to make a few small holes that can be repaired without having to "re-drywall the entire room".

Edit: Make sure you get a licensed electrician to do this. The last thing you want is a house fire due to some handyman pinching some wires are doing some half-a$$ job inside your walls.