OK, garage lighting 101 please..

[ramairthree]

I had a small two car garage at my old house.

After retiring from the military I get paid a lot more now.

I moved into a home with an attached "2 1/2 car" garage for the daily drivers.

I finally have saved up to build my detached garage/shop.

Right now I have 32x30 for the garage section with a 9 ft door, and a 16 foot door. They are 12 feet high with 14 foot ceilings.

I had much larger aspirations, but had a fixed budget.
4 bays long enough to double up and hold 8 cars was out of the budget.

I am interested in what would be good overhead lighting.

It is to store three at a time, or work on up to two cars at a time.

What is my best bang for the buck lighting?

I am pushing 50, now need reading glasses, and am much more affected by poor lighting than I used to be.

Thank you.

 

[cg81]

https://www.prolighting.com/commerc...-industrial-strips/t844ssubcxx00p0-18w5k.html

I like these. I am currently installing 12 in a 30x40 shop with 10' ceilings. The fixture is made in USA, the bulbs come with them are not, but seem to be of good quality. They have a 6 bulb fixture too. Space them properly and you should be set.

The 6 bulb fixture below.

www.prolighting.com/commercial-ligh...-industrial-strips/t846ssubcxx00p0-18w5k.html

 

[ramairthree]

Thanks.

I have read a lot here,
But unclear of some things.

I think I want to do bright LED.

I think I want unwrapped, mounted to the ceiling, non frosted.

I think I want three 8 foot lights x 3 rows.


Hard to find an exact layout.

 

[Jo Diesel]

I have these at home and are as bright as my 8' ho florescent in my shop
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/2pk-le...shoplight/prod20051839.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1

 

[cybrdyke]

I'd recommend you get frosted. Bare LED's are blindingly glarey. Each time your eye gets a view of them, you'll see tracers and then spots. Not good for detail work. Plus, any fixture that still has bare diodes is old technology. It's a red flag indicator to you that they are using weak diodes.
good luck,
CD

 

[revamped]

Go Frosted!!! Here is my Hi-Bay link of all the research I went through. I am not installed yet, but I settled on James HB putting out over 20K lumens at 4000K color. 5000K seemed too harsh. Also research CRI and Lumens per Dollar to make sure you are getting efficient lighting and can see the right colors.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337137