Recent content by Bleu Omdurman

I couldn't get good photos of the lights but I have about 1200 watts. 36 T8 builds in 6 lamps!

Outside of garage door at night with lights on inside.

Outside of garage looking in with door open

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Another wall

Garage

Next few posts will have updated pics. The lights are in and powered. The outlets are cut and wires run, but not connected. The dimming ballast is also not installed. I'm doing the walls now which need to be patched and finished in white. Here is where things are as of tonight!

Eletrical work happens this week!! then we will be refinishing the walls. we might do new drywall depending on how much damage the electrical workers do to the existing. If I do much of the drywall then we migt add insulation since we're there. after the drywall is done, we'll be painting the...

John, thanks! That sounds very similar to my situation and I'm glad its bright. I'm going that route, thank you! Static, maybe you meant to ask how to start a thread? A forum is a big project. A forum is something like Garage Journal which I'm sure is a full time job for some moderators...

Hi, I have two questions related to an electrical/lighting solution for my garage project. For background, the vision is to have a very bright garage in which the most common color will be white, with a black floor and black highlights. 14.5 ft ceiling, garage door goes straight up and is...

Hi Apex, It 45 degrees this time of year in Seattle. My garage has zero insulation and it is 63 degrees in there this morning. Insulation is less of a factor here.

Powered by... So with that, given the dimensions noted in the OP, will these work an how many ought I have installed?

Okay as the door nears completion it is time for lighting. Would these do the trick? Forgive the multiple posts. I can only do one photo per post from my phone.

It has no insulation at all. Seattle isn't that cold but there are a couple of days each year where we get snow and temps get to freezing about 5-10 days a year. It is roughly the same R factor as my previous partial board door. Only now it is FAR more sealed up around the edges. I haven't...

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