no attic wiring

No attic, house built in the 50's. One of the bathroom has a ceiling light and am looking to replace that with an exhaust fan. The fan dimensions are around 8" square (ish). The existing electrical box is stuck to a joist (?? vertical stud) and has 3 wires into it. About 6" to the side of the...

I just bought my first house and I hand built a new kitchen island (yay me!!). Now I want to install some pendant lighting over it. I have looked at some DIY pendant light installation videos and they all involve getting into the attic. my problem is,I have no attic. I have installed new...