2 Options for lighting w/ general contractor building shop

[pgtr]

The same contractor building our house is also building my detached shop (and carport). It will be 24' deep by 27' wide with a 2 car garage door (and 22x24 carport in front of ga door for additional parking in shade). For spaces like this they've budgeted us for basic LED surface mount lights. Or their lighting supplier can offer even more basic old school porcelain screw in bulb fixtures. In the interest of keeping things simple (have more than enough complexity with new home build) and 'good enough' for now - I'm not going to pursue any particularly sophisticated custom lighting solutions for the garage thru contractor.

I'm going with either of these 2 options. If they are plenty bright after I move in and start my car projects - great. If not, I can upgrade the lighting myself down the road. Suggestions on which one? Thanks!


#1 A typical surface mount:


#2 A typical screw in bulb mount:


To which I could replace the bare (builder) bulbs with something like this: (in the ~5,000K warmth range) (below is just an example is all)




And a sketch I happened to have: (carport not shown)

 

[cybrdyke]

Ugh. Those are two terrible products to choose from. The standard surface mount is probably no brighter than a 60w lightbulb. The 12,000 lumen screw-in is horrendously bright and right-in-your-eyes blinding. If it was my space, I'd ask for a credit on my tab and go get something better.
A linear fixture, as in the "best led fixture" thread is cheap, and will outperform either of your choices.
Good luck.
CD

 

[sparky 1971]

I wouldn't want either one, but if I had to choose from the two, I would take the porcelain and put 100 watt replacement led's in. That way, when it's time to upgrade, and it will be sooner than later, you won't have as much invested in what you are taking down and probably throwing away.. You can mount a linear right over the existing box of either one when the time comes though.

 

[dcg9381]

I have two of those "pedal LED" lights in my residential garage (3-car). They are more than bright enough. Like you, the garage was "simple" (I don't work in it) - those lights are a huge improvement over standards.

Remember, you'll also get lighting with the garage door openers too.

 

[nadogail]

I replaced an inexpensive fluorescent with a "Pedal Led" from Home Depot, it works so well that I can imagine myself replacing the other three fluorescent fixtures in my garage workshop.

 

[u2slow]

For spaces like this they've budgeted us for basic LED surface mount lights. Or their lighting supplier can offer even more basic old school porcelain screw in bulb fixtures. In the interest of keeping things simple (have more than enough complexity with new home build) and 'good enough' for now - I'm not going to pursue any particularly sophisticated custom lighting solutions for the garage thru contractor.

I scabbed up my own wall lighting (T12 and T8 fluorescents) just to get by. Nothing done in/on the ceiling; left it a clean slate for whatever I eventually decide. (Current thought is about 6 UFO style LEDs.)