Recent content by socal77

You might want to take a look at the Chamberlin laser parking aid http://www.homedepot.com/p/Chamberlain-Laser-Garage-Parking-Assist-CLLP1/100431679. I use one for parking an F-150 into a small garage. Just verify that the dot is centered on hood as you pull in. If not you know to back up & move...

I was thinking of suspending them for the following reasons: 1. uniform height above floor for more uniform illumination. 2. fixtures could be mounted end-to-end to minimize number of electrical drops & provide contiguous light strip. Not possible at purlin height due to I-beams as shown below.

Thanks Platonic Solid. Sounds like the Samsung LED is a no-go after all. Guess I am back to t5 or t8.

Thanks Platonic Solid. I was thinking of installing the LEDs at 14' height rather than following the roof slope, to provide more uniform lighting at counter height. At that height it seems that the 160 degree beam spread would provide uniform overall room lighting. Not sure how significant...

Platonic Solid, I have been researching lighting options & downloaded the DIALux evo software that you referenced in another thread. After doing multiple "what ifs", I would really like to go LED. Unfortunately, most of the turnkey LED offerings are cost prohibitive. Then I ran across this...

Thank you sir!!!

Thank you Platonic Solid! That looks great! A couple of questions to make sure I am interpreting the layout correctly: 1. Are the fixtures located on the purlin dimensions from my drawing? 2. Which fixture & bulb part numbers is this layout based on? 3. I assume that the groupings of 3, 4'...

Thank you all for the feedback. Much appreciated!!

Thank you for the optimized layout! That is a lot of lighting. I will price it out. Do you think that either one of the purlin mounted layouts in post #5 is worth pursuing? Just out of curiosity, what software package are you using for analysis? Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it!!

There are no moisture issues that I am aware of. The taped-down plastic sheet test did not show any moisture. The moisture barrier coating was being proposed as a substitute for grinding or shot blasting to enhance adhesion, similar to primer. It was my understanding that the epoxy was 100%...

The slab is a 3000 PSI mix over a 10 mil visqueen vapor barrier. It has a power steel trowel finish & was poured about three months ago. The building was recently finished & I have been shopping for an epoxy coating contractor. A contractor's recommendation was to apply a moisture barrier...

Thanks for the feedback. By "better", I was asking if the light would be more uniform & and if fewer fixtures would be needed if they were all suspended at 14' height rather than following the 2/12 roof slope. I updated the layout using posts #21 & #22 as a guide as you suggested. I also added...

Thank you Platonic Solid! I will update my layout drawing to this concept and see how it aligns with the purlin spacings. I noticed that the fixtures follow the 2:12 slope roof. Would it be better to chain mount the fixtures so they all were hanging at the 14' level? Are reflectors recommended...

My RV garage/shop is up! :rocker:It is a 44x56 steel building with 16' side walls. There are three bays, each accessed thru 14x14 roll up doors. I can now turn my attention to lighting. I was thinking about using 8', 4 tube, T8 fixtures. Each bay would be on it's own switch so it could be...