I’ve used these and holy heck are they bright. They were on sale for $35/fixture around Christmas. I had 4 up and I bought 12. Plus they were on top of the rafters 12’ tall. They have chains I can drop them a bit.
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Yup 2x6 walls 24” on center. Trying to stuff as much insulation in there as possible.
And thanks. I do a lot of custom bike builds and small engine repair. Plus I have 70 gmc truck I’m building. The extra room was due, but the wife wanted to be able to park inside and stay warm. So attached it was.
Project truck in the Christmas parade.
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I don't think you can go 'too bright' in a garage, especially if you are working on things (on a workbench or under the hood) and especially if you are aging gradually, one day at a time.
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I don't think you can go 'too bright' in a garage, especially if you are working on things (on a workbench or under the hood) and especially if you are aging gradually, one day at a time.
That’s kind of what I thought but I’m not sure. Garage building is definetly not my forte
I don't think you can go 'too bright' in a garage, especially if you are working on things (on a workbench or under the hood) and especially if you are aging gradually, one day at a time.
You can definitely go too bright. I replaced all the lights in a section of my shop (at work; not my garage at home) with LEDs 18 months ago. I ended up taking half of them out because you literally needed sunglasses to work there. It was bonkers. I had gone into the project with that exact thought that you can't have too much light. Turns out you can.
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I have my garage wired, but no fixtures yet. I want to get as much light as possible (within reason) in the workshop area (doesn't matter as much in the area where I park my vehicles). Anyway, I'm going to check out some of the fixtures that are mentioned in this thread.
You can definitely go too bright. I replaced all the lights in a section of my shop (at work; not my garage at home) with LEDs 18 months ago. I ended up taking half of them out because you literally needed sunglasses to work there. It was bonkers. I had gone into the project with that exact thought that you can't have too much light. Turns out you can.
It's OK, I'll just spray paint them black until I get the right light level if they are to bright.
Enjoyed watching the progress on the various garages here. Thought I'd plug a woodworker that I've followed over the years, maybe some of you have too. His name is Frank Howarth, and makes some beautiful woodworking videos. Several years ago he moved into a new location and was able to build his dream shop from scratch. Not a garage per se, but similar. He then made a video on its design and construction that you might enjoy.
Enjoy!
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Enjoyed watching the progress on the various garages here. Thought I'd plug a woodworker that I've followed over the years, maybe some of you have too. His name is Frank Howarth, and makes some beautiful woodworking videos. Several years ago he moved into a new location and was able to build his dream shop from scratch. Not a garage per se, but similar. He then made a video on its design and construction that you might enjoy.
Enjoy!
The only thing I don't like about this is the fact that the floor slab is 42" below the adjacent grade. If you are building a large item, you have to lift it out of the workshop. The floor slab should be at grade or near grade, so that you can "roll" heavy items out of it. I get why he put it into the ground (to maintain a view), but I think it makes this workshop much less practical. Otherwise I really like it.
