Lighting Options

[jkruttlin]

Hello, I recently finished my garage on the outside and now am looking at what my options are for lighting the interior. It's a 28x38 garage with 10' sidewalls on one row of block. It is not completely finished on the inside but I am thinking of doing that down the road. With that being said, I'm looking at the most resonably price lighting configuration inside. I don't use it as a shop, but mainly for storage and tinkering in the Spring, Summer, and Fall. I'll be storing my fishing boat and maybe a tractor and will have a small workbench in the back corner.

Are my only two options standard screw in bulbs or fluorescent T-8 blubs? What other options do I have? Thanks,

Jon

 

[383 240z]

Paint the walls white, You won't need anywhere near as much lighting as you would with the grey walls.

My dad (cheap old man) put these cheap bulb sockets

put these splitters in,

And a pair of CFL's in each one. Not super expensive, good amount of light. Simple to wire. Keith

 

[Oldbear]

Remember - you may not do much in it now - but that can change. Always plan for more lighting then you think you need right now.

That said, screw-in bulbs are good for now - you can always add more and different lighting as you need.

 

[Angelfire]

And if you're worried about code, check to make sure those $1.29 porcelain fixtures posted above pass muster. They don't here unless they have a cover over them.

Personally in your situation, I'd run wire as though I wanted the place lit like the sun then put in a few 8' 4 bulb T8's. Add to them until you get what you want. At least that way, if you do decide to add more later, you've got the utilities in place.

 

[NUTTSGT]

You could put in the porcelain fixtures throught out the shop and hang a couple of flourescents ove rthe bench area. Switch them seperately and you should be fine. If you put in the porcelian fixtures, leave a little slack inthe wiring above the trusses to use incase you swap them out inthe future with flourescent fixtures.

 

[bullnerd]

Good info here,

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181365