cowman
Final Approach
Currently building a 36x52' shop, mainly going to be used for working on and storing old cars/trucks.
I'm trying to figure out how I want to light it. It has 14' ceilings, an 8x28' loft along the back wall, and 2 12x20' doors on the front. I want to go LED pretty much everywhere if possible.
What I'm having trouble with is I'm not sure how many lights I really need, leaning towards t8 style LED tubes in 4' 2 bulb fixtures but again just not sure.
One thought was to put 4 standard base bulb sockets or 4' fixtures going longways right down the middle for "basic" light just to run in and grab something by, then have 4-6 of the 4' LED light fixtures in line with the 2 20' garage door openings to light up the working space.
I suppose if that's not enough I can add more, it's really hard to visualize the light level without having something comparable to look at. Anybody got any thoughts?
I'm trying to figure out how I want to light it. It has 14' ceilings, an 8x28' loft along the back wall, and 2 12x20' doors on the front. I want to go LED pretty much everywhere if possible.
What I'm having trouble with is I'm not sure how many lights I really need, leaning towards t8 style LED tubes in 4' 2 bulb fixtures but again just not sure.
One thought was to put 4 standard base bulb sockets or 4' fixtures going longways right down the middle for "basic" light just to run in and grab something by, then have 4-6 of the 4' LED light fixtures in line with the 2 20' garage door openings to light up the working space.
I suppose if that's not enough I can add more, it's really hard to visualize the light level without having something comparable to look at. Anybody got any thoughts?