Does floor color effect lighting in garage?

[marsh1]

Moving into a new house with nice 3 car garage. I have already installed 26 7000 lumen LED fixtures in the proper configuration, so plenty of light. Walls and ceiling will be white. I am going to redo the floors and was thinking about black epoxy. Would I regret that?

 

[b-boy]

My biggest issue with black would be that you'll see every imperfection in the concrete, and every tiny speck of dirt in your garage.

I'm sure your lighting will be impacted as well. Anything black ***** up a lot of light.

 

[ttpete]

My biggest issue with black would be that you'll see every imperfection in the concrete, and every tiny speck of dirt in your garage.

I'm sure your lighting will be impacted as well. Anything black ***** up a lot of light.

It's more lack of reflectivity. Light gray would be a lot better. Black would just make it dark and dank and require more lighting.

 

[American Locomotive]

Floor and ceiling color make a huge difference. I worked in a manufacturing facility that had modern LED lighting. The floor was raw concrete with no coating. After decades of oil and whatever being spilled on it, the concrete was very dark. The floor just seemed to absorb the light. That place was like a dungeon despite the LED lighting. It was noticeably brighter in low-traffic areas where the floor was shinier and lighter in color.

 

[BigGarage]

Moving into a new house with nice 3 car garage. I have already installed 26 7000 lumen LED fixtures in the proper configuration, so plenty of light. Walls and ceiling will be white. I am going to redo the floors and was thinking about black epoxy. Would I regret that?

It's more lack of reflectivity. Light gray would be a lot better. Black would just make it dark and dank and require more lighting.

The color of anything your lights will reflect off of will affect the lighting. I'm no expert but here's a pic of one of my walls with a Slate Grey (I think) paint. With dual 4' fluorescent tubes hung they reflect pretty good light. The blue floor doesn't seem to reflect much light. I think black would **** up a lot of light and grey would suit your needs.

Dennis

 

[larry_g]

Ever been in a theater, store, or restaurant where they have painted everything up high black? It's so you can't see things up there.

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no neat sig line

 

[b-boy]

A lot of designers will black out ceilings in basements, restaurants, etc... It allows them to leave all the pipes and wires there, but the black pretty much hides everything. They essentially become invisible.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Any time you work under your vehicle, or want to look at something under it, you'll regret it. It will look cool, but it will be a royal PITA working on anything. Add to that - it will show every time someone walks on it, rolls a creeper across it, etc...