still tryin to figure this out..

[RAMBIN]

gave up on finding a solution to this so heres the simple question to all you who have a garage 24 by 28 or there abouts...how many 4' double flourescants does it take to light it nicely? now that should be a simple question? just let me know how many fixtures u have and if thats enough or u would add more then what u have?

 

[bmwpower]

gave up on finding a solution to this so heres the simple question to all you who have a garage 24 by 28 or there abouts...how many 4' double flourescants does it take to light it nicely? now that should be a simple question? just let me know how many fixtures u have and if thats enough or u would add more then what u have?

Ceiling height is going to play a part. Do you have sheetrocked/painted walls/ceiling?

 

[jarhead]

I have one 8 foot with two 110 watt bulbs in the corner you are looking at. It lights up that 8X12 area nicely. I figure I would need at least 6 total for the whole garage, maybe 8.

Mine is 24X28X10.


The bench with the yellow tool box under it is 8 feet long.

 

[toolfreak]

My garage is 26x26x10 and it has 12 four foot light fixtures. Each light has 4 bulbs and they really light up the garage. The only time I feel like there isn't enough light is when I have the garage door open and blocking several lights. I cleaned the lights just the other day and about half the lights are burnt out but they still light up the garage well enough to do body work on my mustang. btw my walls and ceiling are painted a high gloss white which helped out alot.

 

[RAMBIN]

i was thinking 3 rows, the 2 outside rows having 3 4footers (2bulbs per) and the center row having 2 4footers(2bulbs) with maybe some hanging over the benches...guess im under what i need..its 10ft ceiling going to be all sheetrocked..

 

[boiler7904]

Sheetrock and white paint are your two best friends if you're trying to reduce the number of fixtures in the garage.

Acuity Brands (makers of Lithonia and several other brands of light fixtures has a free lighting design software download on their website to help plan number and type of fixtures.

Acuity Lighting Design Software

I would also think about how you wire the fixtures. If you installed four lamp fixtures, you could put 2 lamps in each fixture on one switch leg and the other two on another switch leg. Allows you to really cut down on the amount of lights burning if they aren't needed without affecting the light distribution pattern like you would if you split entire fixtures into groups (say the left half and right half).

 

[Runum]

In my 28 x 32 shop I have 7 8 foot lights and 12 4 foot lights. I also have white semi gloss ceiling and walls. I like not having any shadows in the shop.

 

[BowtieNut]

Mine is 28x34x10, all sheetrocked and painted white, and I have 10 fixtures, each with 2 bulbs 4 foot 32 watt (T8). Everyone that comes in my garage says "wow, it's bright", but most are not garage junkies like us. I would say it is adaquate for me. I will probably never add more light, but some garagaholics would say it's not bright enough for them. Mine are in 3 rows kinda like you said. Two outside rows have 3 fixtures each, but the center row has 4. And I also have 4 regular incandescent fixtures with 75 watt bulbs that I just use when I come in to grab something real quick but don't plan on working. Oh, and I'll add another 4' fixture under the cabinets when I get them.

 

[OzCop]

Mine is 24x34, with a 20x24 extention, separated by a 12ft. wall, with 12ft. opening to new extention. Ceiling in original section is 9ft., ceiling in extention is only 8ft., all white ceilings. I have 10 3ft. 2 tube lights in the original section and it seems to be plenty, except over a couple of workbenches, which I am in the process of adding other lights. The new section has 6 4ft. dual tubes, and lighting in there seems to be sufficient, although I am adding a couple of can lights over the sink and 8ft. counter tops on one wall...

 

[Randall Edge]

Man all this talk has me jonesing to get the power hooked up in my garage. The original plan was for a 24' x 24' space with two 4' two-bulb lights. That seemed insufficient so I upgraded to two 4' four-bulb lights. I also lost 4' of floor to the house somewhere along the way, so I ended up with a 20' x 24' space. I guess I can add more lights later if I need it.

 

[JCJ]

Mine is 24 X 32, 8' ceiling and everything painted semi-gloss white. I have 12 4' 2 bulb fixtures arranged in 3 rows of 4. I would say it's adequate. I paint my race car in there without problems. There are times I would like more light but that's pretty rare. I have additional lighting over my bench but it is only 2' and I will change it to 4'. I will probably change some of them to 4 bulb fixtures but 12 total will be enough. Maybe half 2 bulb and half 4 bulb.