MRI
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I looked at a small job yesterday at a small hair salon. The owner has four rooms in which they cut/shampoo hair and do nails. The rooms each have one 2X4 drop in 4 lamp fluorescent fixture with 1/2"X1/2" parabolic lenses. These small openings seem to really be restricting the light. The walls are a dark gray so that doesn't help with reflecting light. The owner wants more light but wants to start with just changing the lenses out to egg crates with larger openings like 6"X6". Do you think this lens change will make enough of a difference or should I push additional fixtures, maybe another 2X4 or some recessed lighting, although she said she didn't like the idea of recessed because of the heat.