Outdoor building lights

[Refuse1]

I have searched from one end of the internet to the other looking for outside barn lights. All I could find were the old fashioned round lights with a bulb sticking out the bottom.

So I grabbed some 12 gauge steel and the welder and made my own. They are approx 2' high and 12' x 12' at the bottom.

I installed a surface mount 30W LED fixture inside the housing so that it is more of a 'downlight" and not a direct exposed light.

I am going for the rusty look so they are bare steel right now. Once they rust to the right texture/color, I think I will treat them with something to help prevent them from rusting away.

 

[Falcon67]

That certainly worked well.

 

[MrBalll]

Very nice creation.

Looks like they are working well.

 

[Shootinok]

Those look great - Nice work !!

 

[nsula_country]

Very nice! Like the wall pack functionally with a custom flair.

In the deep Southern States, it would be a paper wasp magnet.

CT

 

[ambenz]

They do look good.
Necessity is the mother of invention!
Plan on going into production in the near future?...it might be your calling...

 

[Refuse1]

Thanks for the positive comments.

I'm hoping that it's too bright for the wasps ! There are not any recessed areas or cracks for insects to hide in, so really hoping that won't be an issue. I know it looks like the top piece leaves a gap all the way around, but that area is actually blocked off by a thick piece of lexan that adds a little bling.

 

[tyme2par4]

Looks good! I can never seem to find any outdoor lights I like either.

 

[gnab2]

Nicely done.

What is the bulb/light that you used? What was the cost of each light?

 

[Refuse1]

gnab2........I used these LED fixtures from amazon. Very reasonably priced and seem to be nice quality.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EQU2ROG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[-Brent-]

I like that they're pretty large but not too large. Really nice work. It always looks odd, to me, when a big/tall building has a dinky light on it.

 

[smalltown]

Great job !

 

[ishiboo]

Love them!

Gotta say for functional lights at night for me though, I would have 3 - 1 over each door - and not two over empty walls

 

[Refuse1]

Brent......thanks for the comments. I had some "off the shelf" lights up there first but they looked wimpy. Just kinda out of scale. Hard to find any BIG exterior lights.

 

[captain14]

If you used a separate LED light fixture, you can replace that only and keep the housings you made?

Great idea and work!

 

[Toomanytools?]

I like the fact that you made them, that's great. I agree with Ishiboo, think I would have mounted 3 one on each door centered. If those are 30w, the 50's much be blinding.