Dick in Wisconsin
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In the final stages of finishing the 1000sf race shop.
Half the garage is scissor trussed (future possible lift) and the other half is flat, 10' off the floor.
We put Menards Dura-Panel (0.0145") on the ceiling (there are two variations that are thicker, but I think they are overkill for a garage ceiling ... awfully heavy to put up, more expensive, etc.). A fellow GJF member mapped out a lighting plan for T8 4' (2) and 8' (16) fixtures (Lithonia Lighting C and TC 2 32 TANDEM GENERAL PURPOSE STRIPs). Our contractor and his #1 man finished putting up the fixtures this morning.
With two guys who know what they're doing, two 12' ladders, and scaffolding (not shown) it went up pretty fast and easy.
Its structured in two zones, separate 20amp breaker and circuit for each zone, (east side and west side) with two 3-way switches on each side of the shop next to the man doors. I had done the rough wiring from "near the panel" (electrical contractor won't let me go in the panel) to the switches and into the attic. When the guys put up the steel panels and insulation they "remembered" where the wires terminated. Some of the wiring was done through fixtures.
For the non-pros and those who have never done this before, notice the black protective grommets through the fixtures (there are similar grommets through the steel panels) everywhere the Romex and unsheathed wires passed through the steel.
Much to our (especially mine) amazement, when we flipped the breakers and the switches on all the lights lit up!!!!!!!! The 3-way swtiches worked correctly as expected and all the grounds must be good as there wasn't any more AM radio frequency interference with the lights on than I had before the lights were put in.
Half the garage is scissor trussed (future possible lift) and the other half is flat, 10' off the floor.
We put Menards Dura-Panel (0.0145") on the ceiling (there are two variations that are thicker, but I think they are overkill for a garage ceiling ... awfully heavy to put up, more expensive, etc.). A fellow GJF member mapped out a lighting plan for T8 4' (2) and 8' (16) fixtures (Lithonia Lighting C and TC 2 32 TANDEM GENERAL PURPOSE STRIPs). Our contractor and his #1 man finished putting up the fixtures this morning.
With two guys who know what they're doing, two 12' ladders, and scaffolding (not shown) it went up pretty fast and easy.
Its structured in two zones, separate 20amp breaker and circuit for each zone, (east side and west side) with two 3-way switches on each side of the shop next to the man doors. I had done the rough wiring from "near the panel" (electrical contractor won't let me go in the panel) to the switches and into the attic. When the guys put up the steel panels and insulation they "remembered" where the wires terminated. Some of the wiring was done through fixtures.
For the non-pros and those who have never done this before, notice the black protective grommets through the fixtures (there are similar grommets through the steel panels) everywhere the Romex and unsheathed wires passed through the steel.
Much to our (especially mine) amazement, when we flipped the breakers and the switches on all the lights lit up!!!!!!!! The 3-way swtiches worked correctly as expected and all the grounds must be good as there wasn't any more AM radio frequency interference with the lights on than I had before the lights were put in.
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