Recent content by Mweston

I'd like to add a ceiling fan to my garage, there is currently a typical fluorescent light fixture within a foot or two of where I want the fan so I was wondering if I can add a new ceiling fan box and tap into the wiring from the fluorescent light? I don't care about having a switch for the...

Re: Rick's Audi Double Garage looks awesome. Still like the RaceDeck free flow? I can't decide between free flow or their TuffShield. I like the shine the tuffshield has but not sure if free flow is better for washing cars on. I also do mostly detailing in my garage but don't want a bunch of...

I'm looking to upgrade the lighting in my garage but would rather have an electrician do it so I don't burn anything down. Any ideas on how much it should cost? I'm looking to add 6 new T5 fixtures and 2 fans. The ceiling is about 11ft high and finished drywall with no attic above it. Here's a...

I really like that idea and the way that recessed cans look but I think I would need a ton of them to get the same amount of light as a fluorescent fixture and to be adequate for auto detailing. My ceiling is also drywalled with no attic above it so I have a feeling it would be much easier to...

Does anyone know the difference between Lithonias Z series and I guess regular series? These http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-Z-Series-4-Light-Tandem-Surface-or-Suspension-Mount-White-Multi-Volt-T5-High-Output-Fluorescent-Strip-Light-TZ-2-54T5HO-MVOLT-1-4-GEB10PS/202665211 and...

http://earthled.com/products/sunsun-4-foot-led-t8-replacement-tube-18-watts-360-degree-output These look pretty nice. Buying some standard T8 fixtures at homedepot and rewiring them for these bulbs might be an option. I'm not sure if its worth the added cost over normal T8 bulbs though. Do...

$500 each is a bit out of my budget.

Those look great but the color temperature is not ideal for what I'm looking for either. I'd primarily be doing auto detailing under them and want a cooler white closer to daylight. I'll have to look around to see if they make them in other color temperatures.

I'm wondering the same. Unfortunately there seems to be no actual photos of them except for the obscure promo photo on the RD site. I'll likely order a few feet when I place an order and will definitely post some pictures. I'm also curious how they get wired up, I assume they plug into a...

Indeed. Although I just moved in so don't even want to think about moving yet. RaceDeck is likely the way I'll go but I may end up ordering some cabinets first because I could really use those right now. It seems simple enough to move the cabinets out a few feet and lay RD down then move them...

I just did and they got back to me with a new price. It helps but still $500-$800 more than I was expecting. I'm looking for something with a gloss so I chose their TuffShield line and apparently that is one of the more expensive ones.

Thanks. I created a design and requested a quote on your website. Ashley got back to me with a price this morning. It was much higher than expected so I'm not sure the snaplights will be in my budget anymore :( Maybe I can add them in the future if its not too much work to add them after the...

http://www.racedeck.com/racedeck_gear.html Has anyone tried these? I'm wondering how well they work, price, install, etc... There's not much info on them and can't find any other pictures other than what is on the RaceDeck site. Sounds like a great idea and I'd like to use them to light up...

I've been doing some searching and most of the discussion I've seen on LED garage ceiling fixtures is from 2012. Has anyone come across any new LED fixtures that are worth using in a garage? I've got a 750 sq ft garage that I'm planning to have wired for more lights. Would like to future proof...