All,
My dad has a 26x48 garage. It has 10ft walls with 7/12 pitch vaulted ceilings. He has never had any acceptable lighting in it and I'd like to help him with that.
The building was build using the "Socket-Set" system who is now out of business. They claimed it was a clear span structure with vaulted ceilings but we had serious issues with the building spreading over time at the tops of the walls. We have since corrected that issue with steel cables and turn buckles but it is not longer a clear span.
The best way I can describe the structure is that there are 6x6 exposed beams running from the top of the walls to the top of the peak that are attached to steel pockets at each end. These beams are the entire structure of the garage.
I'd like to mount 8‘ T8 fixtures along each beam in the garage. The beams are roughly 10ft apart and I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are on a few items.
1 - How will the output of the lights be affected once they are mounted along the beams at a significant angle to the floor?
2- Are the fixtures designed to handle the strange orientation of forces that will be exerted on them due to their mounting angle?
3 - Are T8 strip fixtures the best option here? I just put up 14 4' T8 Strip lights in my 24x24 with 8' ceilings and couldn't be happier. I am wondering if that translates to this application.
4 - Will 8 8' fixtures in this layout provide a decent amount of space lighting? Am I way under what I need to be for such a large volume of space?
I look forward to hearing everyone's input!
My dad has a 26x48 garage. It has 10ft walls with 7/12 pitch vaulted ceilings. He has never had any acceptable lighting in it and I'd like to help him with that.
The building was build using the "Socket-Set" system who is now out of business. They claimed it was a clear span structure with vaulted ceilings but we had serious issues with the building spreading over time at the tops of the walls. We have since corrected that issue with steel cables and turn buckles but it is not longer a clear span.
The best way I can describe the structure is that there are 6x6 exposed beams running from the top of the walls to the top of the peak that are attached to steel pockets at each end. These beams are the entire structure of the garage.
I'd like to mount 8‘ T8 fixtures along each beam in the garage. The beams are roughly 10ft apart and I'm curious what everyone's thoughts are on a few items.
1 - How will the output of the lights be affected once they are mounted along the beams at a significant angle to the floor?
2- Are the fixtures designed to handle the strange orientation of forces that will be exerted on them due to their mounting angle?
3 - Are T8 strip fixtures the best option here? I just put up 14 4' T8 Strip lights in my 24x24 with 8' ceilings and couldn't be happier. I am wondering if that translates to this application.
4 - Will 8 8' fixtures in this layout provide a decent amount of space lighting? Am I way under what I need to be for such a large volume of space?
I look forward to hearing everyone's input!
