New shop almost finished, now thinking lighting and lift…..

Bob we need pictures please. Good luck

 

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With your ceiling heights the best options are either LED, T5, T8, or CFL High Bay‎ lights. Or a combination of those types.

 

For what it is worth, I have a BendPak four poster (which works well) with multiple fluorescent tubes above....BUT I ran a course of fluorescents on the walls at about 4 feet off the floor all around the lift so that I have light coming up from below when a car is up on the lift. This illuminates the bottom of the car on the lift. Otherwise the the car on the lift casts a shadow from the ceiling...just where you need the light.

 

I just had a client install the Big Ass fan LED lights. THey are very nice.

High Bay Lighting | Industrial LED Lighting | Big Ass Light

 

My garage is nearly complete, I decided on a Bendpak HD9 with two rolling bridge jacks, a lift master 3500 opener, and 24 recessed can dimmable led floods which the wife calls stadium lighting.
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I also installed the BigAss lights and love them! very bright, well worth the price

David

 

Any pics of the big ass lights installed? Only problem I can see is to get even lighting you would need multiple fixtures for no shadows.

I could run 16 8ft long T8 4 bulb fixtures for less than 1500.

Just 8 of the big ass lights would be 2700 and I'm not sure that would be enough for no shadows.

 

I love my 4 foot LED bulbs. super clean light

 

First you need to figure out how many footcandles of illumination you want, then work backwards from there to know how many lumens you need in total. Will this shop be for a lot of hands on work, or more a storage garage? Ceiling height is mostly what determines which fixture and reflector design is best for your case. In my recent build I wanted a moderately stupid level of illumination. Even though I only have 12 foot ceilings, I found that T5HO fixtures with a diffusing (as opposed to clear) cover have a nice, even spread. I ended up with 8 6-bulb fixtures and 6 4-bulb fixtures. I wanted the fewest number of fixtures, and as a T5HO has more lumen output than a T8 bulb, I could get by with less fixtures and still have about 200 candle-feet of illumination. (which is borderline stupid overkill, but that's how I roll. ) I also have a separate halogen track lighting system that is more for general use or decorative lighting. If I'm working though, I fire up the T5's and it is fantastic!

How many footcandles? http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84391

Here is a handy calculator: Lighting Layout Estimator | Lighting Area Calculator | GE Lighting North America

Also from WilliamH's company: http://www.hubbelllighting.com/content/solutions/retrofit/tools/files/recommended-footcandles.pdf

 

A few pics of my lighting during and after construction. Notice the difference in the brightness upstairs vs downstairs. It's not quite THAT blinding in person, but its bright. Makes work on the cars so much easier. Also, you'll note I have a flat black ceiling which absorbs a lot of light, so this is one reason it went a little overboard on total lumens.
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Where did you get them Tim?

 

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Can't really comment much as they were only installed last week, but here are my Bend-Paks in the new garage. Hoping to move all the permanent residents in the second week of December.


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Some pretty epic garages in here.

 

Backyard Buddy.

T-8's

Liftmaster

Ceilings @10.5
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