is this going to be enough lights?

[manansal]

this is my first post. i recently only discovered this forum



i am in the middle or towards teh end maybe of the construction of my garage.


it is a 40 x 26 x 12 ft stick built structure. the ceiling is actually around 13 ft floor to truss.


i told the builder i want it really bright. the inside will be drywalled with white walls. for lighting he has planned:

15 total fixtures, all 8 ft T8's.

this is two along each short wall, 3 on the back wall, then 4 rows of two, along the ceiling.


do you guys think this would be enough?


thanks!

 

[Steevo]

That sounds very similar to mine (24x40 with 12' ceilings).
After much discussion here and many sketches of different layouts, my lighting plan now has 17 fixtures, each 8 feet long with 4ea. 4-foot T-8 bulbs. The three in the back corner are above a workbench area. The reason the main rows aren't closer to the right side is that there will be 3' deep pallet racking along that wall.