noran01
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I finally finished my 35x24 3-car garage. Above the center bay i have a reverse valley while the two outer bays have a 9' 6" ceiling height (with small loft above).
In the picture attached i temporarily placed a 1'x4' T8 (2-4' lights) to see the light output. There are two things I am concerned about; one being the light output/coverage when the doors are open vs. closed, and two, being the lighting in the valley.
In the picture below, the width of the ceiling where the light is is around 12' and 24' deep with a 9'6" ceiling height. I was thinking 2 rows of these lights with 4 fixtures per row (want it like an operating room). I would then segment the 2 lights closest to the doors (4 lights in total if you could the 2 rows) to be on a separate switch (to be controlled when the doors are closed).
Thoughts? Any other lights i could be considering? I liked the 1x4's as they sit nicely flushed in the ceiling. My only issue is what type of fixtures to put in the valley itself......
In the picture attached i temporarily placed a 1'x4' T8 (2-4' lights) to see the light output. There are two things I am concerned about; one being the light output/coverage when the doors are open vs. closed, and two, being the lighting in the valley.
In the picture below, the width of the ceiling where the light is is around 12' and 24' deep with a 9'6" ceiling height. I was thinking 2 rows of these lights with 4 fixtures per row (want it like an operating room). I would then segment the 2 lights closest to the doors (4 lights in total if you could the 2 rows) to be on a separate switch (to be controlled when the doors are closed).
Thoughts? Any other lights i could be considering? I liked the 1x4's as they sit nicely flushed in the ceiling. My only issue is what type of fixtures to put in the valley itself......
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