Basic simple lighting guidance

[motormitch]

I have read a lot of threads on the subject of lighting and I am not an arm chair electrician or EE and so would just like a seasoned shop vet just give me some simple basic "if it was my shop build" advice on picking the lighting system. My shop has an interior dimension of 50'x56' with 16ft outside walls and a roof pitch of 5-12 so the peak of the open air roof will be ~27ft high. I am 51 years old and this is my first (and last I think) shop and want the shop well lighted. Money is becoming a problem as everything has crept up beyond my expectations, but I am not wanting to do the cheapest possible solution just for that reason. I have a $2500 allowance for inside lighting and 2 outside lights. There will be a finished bathroom and lounge room taking up 400 sqft, of floor space with 10ft. ceilings, but the top of the rooms will be used for climb up storage. Power is single phase 200amp 220V.

High bay? Type? number of fixtures, spacing and mounting suggestions would be most welcome. The plans to bid show 15 2x4 T8 fixtures.

 

[lowell66dart]

Re: Basic simple lighting guidence

Do a search here on Veno and then read the thread called Lighting and CFL. It's the way I'm going in about a month. I'm 55 and I don't want to be on a ladder changing T-8 bulbs 14 feet off the ground. Plus I think the whole concept is neat. In the future if LED stuff become affordable it would be an easy swap.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Are you installing this yourself? or does the $2500 budget include both the cost of electrical labor and parts?

Installation cost is going to be higher than a basic garage, if you have to pay someone as they have to provide a scissor lift to work off of. If you do it, you have to rent a lift, but you have other options such as scaffolding .

Charles

 

[motormitch]

The $2500 is the fixture allowance. Installation is covered in the bid elsewhere. Right now I am leaning toward 20 4 light T8 hanging florescent fixtures. Each fixture is around $45. My concern is that enough and can this work as high bay which I guess I need?