3 car garage lighting question!

[PedroEvo]

Hey guys.

I literally just finishing painting my 3 car garage.

It has 12 foot ceilings (floor to finish drywall) and it is about 28wide by 22 deep.

I have roughed in 10 electrical ceiling octagons for lighting.

I have acouple questions!

Ceiling octagon fixtures, do those 2 lamp LED fixtures you guys recommend cover the entire octagon box?

If so, which ones are dimmable?

I might just go with 6 fixtures and cap the others for now. Or purchase all 10 and make them dimmable.

I’m not a mechanic but I plan on having a 4 post hoist on the “right” side of the picture sometime this coming year with a little detailing side gig.

 

[PedroEvo]

Possibly looking into these at my local Costco. Just not too keen on the 4000k and only 3000 lumens. Thoughts?


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[Platonic Solid]

3300 Lumens at 12' is fine for parking, but that's about it. Fixture placement matters - especially with a lift. Defining fixtures and locations should have been done before placing junction boxes - though too many don't.

 

[PedroEvo]

3300 Lumens at 12' is fine for parking, but that's about it. Fixture placement matters - especially with a lift. Defining fixtures and locations should have been done before placing junction boxes - though too many don't.

Yeah, Honestly being an electrician everything was done by laser and everything is center so to that extent it’s fine. I just want something probably 5-6000k which seems to be the norm and I would like them to cover the octagon box and be surface mounted as opposed to chained down.


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[Platonic Solid]

22x28x12

10 3000 Lumen fixtures = 29fc @ 30" workplane
10 4000 Lumen fixtures = 39fc @ 30" workplane
10 5000 Lumen fixtures = 49fc @ 30" workplane

93fc @ 30" workplane recommended for detailed mechanical work.

Actual Maxlite 2-lamp strip light housing dimensions of can be found here (link).

 

[PedroEvo]

22x28x12

10 3000 Lumen fixtures = 29fc @ 30" workplane
10 4000 Lumen fixtures = 39fc @ 30" workplane
10 5000 Lumen fixtures = 49fc @ 30" workplane

93fc @ 30" workplane recommended for detailed mechanical work.

Actual Maxlite 2-lamp strip light housing dimensions of can be found



Perfect I will definitely look into them right now. Thank you


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[sarman47]

Just built a 35 X 45 with 12’ ceilings. I plan on installing 4 rows of 3 of these lights from Home-Depot.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commerc...-000-Lumens-5000K-Daylight-50232161/302456569

 

[PedroEvo]

Just built a 35 X 45 with 12’ ceilings. I plan on installing 4 rows of 3 of these lights from Home-Depot.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commerc...-000-Lumens-5000K-Daylight-50232161/302456569

Wow that’s serious lol. I don’t think I’ll need something like that but please take some pictures after for sure!

Personally I just want it to be flush to the ceiling. Garage will sort of be a hang out spot / family events etc in my case anyway


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