Recent content by timgradywy

Absolutely. That was one of my thoughts- to reduce the number of lights that were hidden by the cars, increase the number around them, and try to focus lighting on the work areas. The attached files show an example of that idea. These probably have the most consistent lighting in the work...

Thanks for the recommendations. Makes it sound like 20-22x of the Energetic LED strips (or something similar) may be the way to go on the ceiling. The spreadsheet I put together just helped eliminate non-competitive light fixtures and guide me towards a few to try modeling in Dialux...

After doing a lot of research on here, I downloaded Dialux Evo and put together a giant spreadsheet of lighting options (lumens/ft, cost/ft, lumens/watt, total cost, etc.). I've come up with two options I think will work, but wanted some input on it before spending the $$ and time buying and...

I went with the Friedrich Breeze 24k btu unit. Installed myself, total cost including wiring and wood for mounting was well under $2k. Super easy to do, the inverter really keeps power consumption down, and the unit is more than enough in the middle of winter or summer. The install was...

I have had three local contractors come out to do quotes. Still waiting on the quote from the third, but so far I am not convinced that paying someone to install a mini-split is in my best interest. Currently looking at two (possibly three) separate mini-splits. The Friedrich Breeze BR1224W3A...

Insulation is step 2. The ceiling/roof has room for significant insulation. The walls have some room, but they're not thick enough for anything too significant. Tim

I agree that it's high. Those units go for ~$2300 online, so that would be $3200 in installation costs! I can't imagine that installation takes more than a day or material costs are that much. I have debated doing it myself, especially since I have an AC manifold and vacuum pump set. This is...

So far, it was $5,525 for the MUZ/MSZ-GE24NA and $4,420 for the MUZ/MSZ-GE15NA. This includes running wiring. It seems that there are few dealers around us that still carry anything other than Mitsubishi. Most have tried and eventually dropped other brands. Tim

We have a 24' x 38' garage (912 sq. ft.) that is attached to our house. It has three solid wood garage doors, one solid wood normal door, and no insulation (except for ~30' that is connected to the house). I plan to insulate the ceiling and walls where possible after installing the mini-split...