Exterior soffit light pics

[Kangaroo ID]

I'm debating installing exterior soffit lights instead of lights on the wall over the roll up doors on my shop. I cannot find many photos of lighting done this way to help me decide. If you have yours done this way post a photo. My building has 3 roll up doors on the sides instead of the gable ends like most and 16 foot walls. So similar construction design is a plus. Thanks all in advance, there is a great deal of helpfull stuff i have seen from all here!!!

 

[yeldogt]

Are you going for a look or do you want light ?

For light -- Success depends on height and projection of the soffit. Need to get the bulb out a bit from the wall .. it can't be too high off the ground -- otherwise all the light hits the house. I have narrow 25% flood light bulbs around my pool house -- the roof overhang is almost 3' .. so the bulbs are 18" off the wall ... Still get some light on the building but enough hits the ground to make it work. Did not want the glare from wall fixtures. The bugs like them.



There is a reason you see the old school type of lights over a garage doors -- they work.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I do not yet have any soffit lighting, but I've been thinking about putting one or two small ones over my entry door on the side. Due to a low pitch roof, I can't fit a remodel housing, so I'm looking at something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ND1L263/ref=twister_B079ZC6KXW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[jkeyser14]

I do not yet have any soffit lighting, but I've been thinking about putting one or two small ones over my entry door on the side. Due to a low pitch roof, I can't fit a remodel housing, so I'm looking at something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ND1L263/ref=twister_B079ZC6KXW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I just used a bunch of those recently. They are pretty awesome.

 

[Kangaroo ID]

Are you going for a look or do you want light ?

For light -- Success depends on height and projection of the soffit. Need to get the bulb out a bit from the wall .. it can't be too high off the ground -- otherwise all the light hits the house. I have narrow 25% flood light bulbs around my pool house -- the roof overhang is almost 3' .. so the bulbs are 18" off the wall ... Still get some light on the building but enough hits the ground to make it work. Did not want the glare from wall fixtures. The bugs like them.



There is a reason you see the old school type of lights over a garage doors -- they work.

The main reason for lighting is just to brighten up the area in front of the shop. Its about 200ft from the house. And just very dark. we have no other things producing light (street lights and such). I dont need to work under them in any way. My biggest worries are that all the light would just hit the top 6feet or so of wall and not make it to the ground since its 16 foot high.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I just used a bunch of those recently. They are pretty awesome.

Good to know, thanks!

 

[hd54kh]

I got these from Lowes, under 30 bucks each 14" soffit, 30' wall. They are like 11 watt LEDs

Have not figured out the gable end with the OHDs yet.

Terry

 

[yeldogt]

The main reason for lighting is just to brighten up the area in front of the shop. Its about 200ft from the house. And just very dark. We have no other things producing light (street lights and such). I dont need to work under them in any way. My biggest worries are that all the light would just hit the top 6feet or so of wall and not make it to the ground since its 16 foot high.

Unless using a spot bulb and recessed up into the soffit -- you are going to light up the building with a big bright "V" . Not a great look IMO. A lighting architect would use a pinpoint if low enough or they place surface lights designed for that purpose at 5' 6" ... the shine down. Those flat faced LED's produce a lot of glare -- it's basically a surface fixture. Typical "coach" light can be bad if too bright as well.

Go on BEGA's web site and see how they various outdoor light work/look.