Garage lighting help

[Brian.Rheeder]

My garage is 24’x24’, with nearly 13’ ceilings. There are 4 ceiling electrical boxes on a common switch. The boxes are in a 18’x18’ square, so 6’ feet from the closest walls.

The garage is used primarily for parking a car and kids toys for now. Eventually, as kids toys (ride-ons, wagon, bicycles, etc) dwindle down, we’ll park two cars inside. I plan to do a wall of storage cabinets on the wall opposite of the garage door. Long term, maybe a car storage lift. For that reason alone, I want ceiling mounted fixtures for maximum clearance. I will use the space for cleaning/detailing our cars, so I want it well lit.

My question is how to evenly light the space with fixtures. I assume 4’ LED fixtures will be the way to go. How many, layout, and recommended fixture advice would be appreciated.

While I’m asking questions, is there such a setup where I could have 8 or more fixtures, but only have 4 of them on, when maximum light isn’t needed. I can post a layout picture if my description of the space doesn’t make sense.

 

[Platonic Solid]

Not that it really matters, assuming fixtures don't have to be right at the boxes, but your math isn't working for me:

24' - 18' = 6' / 2 = 3' from each wall
or
24' - 12' (6' x 2) = 12' square pattern

Your usage runs from one extreme (storage) to the other (detailing). To achieve both and maintain as even light distribution as possible you might want to consider 0-10V dimmable fixtures (which require you to run low voltage wires from fixtures to a dimmer).

 

[Brian.Rheeder]

My apologies. The ceiling boxes form a 12’ square, in the 24’ square ceiling.

So dimable fixtures were a thought, but I couldn’t find many, except these:

https://www.samsclub.com/p/rectangular-dim-lght/prod24000289?xid=plp_product_1_4

They seem to be a discontinued model that has good customer reviews. They have their own remote control for each fixture, so no additional wiring needed?

Would 4 of these be sufficient at their claimed 4800 lumens? I currently have 4 standard 60w equivalent bulbs lighting the garage now. Their light is barely sufficient.

 

[spudley]

Brian,

Check out the sticky on the top of the thread. Platonic has generously posted hundreds of lighting designs for dozens of garage dimensions, and 24 x 24 is common.

Good luck.

 

[ard]

Brian,

Check out the sticky on the top of the thread. Platonic has generously posted hundreds of lighting designs for dozens of garage dimensions, and 24 x 24 is common.

Good luck.

Yup. Here:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278420