Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Anding a Fixture to a bare room

Hi there, I am moving in to a 2 story house and wanted to add fan to a room that is not hooked up with a light fixture. In this room there is a light switch that controls one of the outlets. I have access to the attic/crawl space. Can any one give me some advise?

I tried the same deal, but couldn't figure it out on my own but I'm an absolute rookie at this. If your switch is like mine, it's a 3-wire cable ending at the switch. They used black as hot to the switch, & red as hot to the outlet. I think it's true that you could tap into the black & white to the switch but your fan would simply be "hard-wired" then & not be able to be on a switch. I realize this is of little help, but wanted to put this out there, maybe for confirmation that my theory is wrong. :)

I will be undertaking the small project as soon as i close on the house, which will be in the next month. But, I wanted to get a jump start on how i should go about doing the wire conf. on it. If any one else can give more advise or point me in the right direction I would be thankful.

Is there an unfinished attic above the receptacle with enough room in the attic to drill a hole in the top of the wall where the receptacle is. If so easiest (in my opinion) is to drop a cable for the fan to the switched receptacle. This can be done usually with out disturbing the Sheetrock. My definition of usable space is 15" for the drill and 18" for my belly.

The ceiling fan can also possibly be run from the switch if there are two cables coming but that is not for certain. You would need to test with an analog multimeter, test light, or solenoid, Wiggy,. tester but not a non-contact tester.

Would I be able to use the same switch or would i have to put in a 2 gang swithch for the fan?

There should be more than enough room in the attic to drill above the switch. That may be my best option. How would i wire the switch?

Would I be able to use the same switch or would i have to put in a 2 gang swithch for the fan? If you go to the switch it probably wouldn't be that hard to put in a duplex switch or expand the box to two gang for separate switches. Of course some fans with remotes only require one switch.

If you can tell the number and colors of the wires on the switch and in the switch box better guidance can be given. Sometimes the power is brought into the switch box, other times it is just a switch loop. Switch loops do not have all the wires available to extend the circuit.

If your wiring is ungrounded it should not be extended.

I will have to wait to see what exactly the switch wireing looks like when i get the keys to house in a few more weeks. I will post another thread once that happens. Thanks to every one who posted advise.