CarCrazyRDM
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So my building has been up since early April of last year and I probably finished up electrical 3 months ago but just a couple of weeks ago finally got lights up. I did my best to be disciplined and wait until drywall and paint was all done but man it was tough. But SOOO happy to finally have lights and easily usable power out there!
This forum and this "Lighting" section in particular were very helpful in my decision making process of what lights to go with and how to lay them out, so I thought I would post up with what I went with and the results. And I specifically want to thank Platonic Solid for his summary threads/info because both were very helpful.
But as stated in my title, my garage is 24x36 with 12' ceilings. I put up 15 4ft dual bulb Maxlite fixtures and used these LEDXPERT bulbs. I also plan to add one more fixture beneath the stairs on the back wall but want to get some wall mounted cabinets and my work bench installed first to help with placement.
I may add a couple more fixtures running perpendicular to the long rows in the middle of the garage later on but for now there is plenty of light. Honestly, it's not quite as bright as I had hoped for but I think I may have had my expectations set too high, lol. I did bring home a light meter from my office and at waste high (3 - 4 feet) most of the garage is measuring between 550 - 650 lux. I swore in my original calcs I had planned on enough light to have closer to 900 lux but I can't find those notes right now. But I likely either left something out of the equation or maybe the bulbs just aren't putting out the advertised lumens. Either way below are the pics of the results and like I said, overall I'm very pleased.
This forum and this "Lighting" section in particular were very helpful in my decision making process of what lights to go with and how to lay them out, so I thought I would post up with what I went with and the results. And I specifically want to thank Platonic Solid for his summary threads/info because both were very helpful.
But as stated in my title, my garage is 24x36 with 12' ceilings. I put up 15 4ft dual bulb Maxlite fixtures and used these LEDXPERT bulbs. I also plan to add one more fixture beneath the stairs on the back wall but want to get some wall mounted cabinets and my work bench installed first to help with placement.
I may add a couple more fixtures running perpendicular to the long rows in the middle of the garage later on but for now there is plenty of light. Honestly, it's not quite as bright as I had hoped for but I think I may have had my expectations set too high, lol. I did bring home a light meter from my office and at waste high (3 - 4 feet) most of the garage is measuring between 550 - 650 lux. I swore in my original calcs I had planned on enough light to have closer to 900 lux but I can't find those notes right now. But I likely either left something out of the equation or maybe the bulbs just aren't putting out the advertised lumens. Either way below are the pics of the results and like I said, overall I'm very pleased.
