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When I ran wiring for lights, I went for "overkill". Now that I'm putting up fixtures I'm rethinking things. As drawn, I have 13 4' T8 fixtures in my 2-car garage. Is that too much light? (Is there such a thing?) The horizontal fixtures are already up. They're on the main switch and are...

We bought a new house with an unfinshed garage last summer. I had a (slightly smaller) 2-car in the old house but it had heat, water, built-in cabinets/workbench, and a nice insulated door by the time we sold the house. The new garage is slightly bigger (23x22) but only the side along the...

We bought a new house recently with a completely unfinished 2 car garage. I'm planning to insulate, sheetrock, and install a natural gas heater for the winter. It currently has an insulated metal door, which seems to get very hot in the summer as it faces west and has the sun on it all...

I'm getting ready to start wiring in the lighting for my new garage. I plan to use T8 fixtures from Home Depot/Lowes/Menards. I had them in the last garage and had good luck with them. They typically come wired with 3-pring plugs. Can I just remove the cord and wire them directly in? Can I...