Shop lights ???

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sundowner

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Greetings all,

I got a question that I'm not sure belongs here, but I'll ask anyway... A friend of mine has a shop at rough in stage ( 40' x 80', heated, phone, intercom, cable, fancy Iridium glazed windows, stereo to rival a rock band) and He's wondering about lighting at this point, what I had for ideas. I have been away from resi for a few years and am wondering what I have available for new and energy effiecient (read energy star ) lighting. Not wanting to sound like a D.A. I recommended something flush mount in the drywalled ceiling, in an inboard/outboard fixture for different light levels, for several areas in the shop.


My pal is a high end canoe/ custom cabinet/ art / sculpture maker, so he won't be very concerned with the price of this. But I said expensive lighting is'nt always the best, just the most expensive. (my words of wisdom thus far).



A few years back when I was in the game of resi, it was mostly seber sockets and 100 watt bulbs in an unattached garage/shop. Now after googleing for a while, I find everything from LED to compact flourescents.


I am just wondering what I could tell this guy to keep in tune with the level of installation so far.


Thanks guys


Steve
 
Shop lights

Shop lights

You say you have a drywall ceiling. I am going to assume it is in the 8 to 10 foot height area. I am also going to assume that the carpenter is going to add 2x4 nailers for the drywall. It seems to me that lithonia used to make a rough in kit so you could put a 2x4 lay in flourescent light in a drywall ceiling. We were going to use this at a fire dept in a meeting room is the only reason I know about it. It looked like it would work great but we didn't end up doing the job. Also be aware that Focus on Energy will pay a pretty good rebate per fixture if you go with T8 or T5 lighting. Also, be aware of the commercial lighting code, your idea of inboard/outboard lighting may be required if this has state approved plans and you have to meet their watts/ft rating. We have also had good luck with those new 6 or 8 lamp 2x4 T8 flourescent fixtures, but I don't know if you can get them in a lay in frame. :smile:
 
I would consider 1' x 4' recessed fluorescents each with four F32-T8 lamps. If you want they can be ordered with two ballasts so you could have half lighting.

As this is a shop I would pick a enclosed fixture with a smooth lenses to keep dust of the lamps.

You could also go with high output T-5 lamps but they are still up there in price.

Oh I assumed the ceiling height was fairly low....is it?
 
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