Garage lighting
Discussion
Not quite at that stage yet but my minds thinking ahead.
I dont really know what to do with it, simple battens, light panels, honeycomb (seems to be popular at the minute which puts me off).
My other thought is LED battens but having them come on in sequence from the single switch. Ive seen it done but no idea how.
I dont really know what to do with it, simple battens, light panels, honeycomb (seems to be popular at the minute which puts me off).
My other thought is LED battens but having them come on in sequence from the single switch. Ive seen it done but no idea how.
Honeycomb looks nice if you are a credentialed or an instagram " influencer ".
If you have an up and over door the electric mechanism may also get in the way unless one's butler does the opening.
I have the led equivalent of the old fluorescent tubes. What you do get is a good even light to work on cars.
Have lots of wall shelving and power sockets. A tap is also useful and I have a workbench
If you have an up and over door the electric mechanism may also get in the way unless one's butler does the opening.
I have the led equivalent of the old fluorescent tubes. What you do get is a good even light to work on cars.
Have lots of wall shelving and power sockets. A tap is also useful and I have a workbench
These sort of things are fab
https://www.toolstation.com/v-tac-backlit-led-pane...
I have x4 of them in a double garage - 2 per "garage" - hanging from their supplied cables. The even light coverage is exceptional for their wattage.
Ive not got those specific ones - similar ones, same size and wattage. I just used whoever would give a 5 year warranty.
There are a lot of threads on here re. garage lighting.
https://www.toolstation.com/v-tac-backlit-led-pane...
I have x4 of them in a double garage - 2 per "garage" - hanging from their supplied cables. The even light coverage is exceptional for their wattage.
Ive not got those specific ones - similar ones, same size and wattage. I just used whoever would give a 5 year warranty.
There are a lot of threads on here re. garage lighting.
About two years ago I replaced four ancient fluorescent strip lights in our 7m x 7m garage with LED battens. They’ve been a huge improvement, but recently one’s started flashing intermittently. AFAIK they’re not repairable, only replaceable, so I’ll have to check connections etc before replacing it.
Just consider having a several lower powered lights rather than just one or two bright ones.
If you have one on each side then a car in place it's likely you or the car will cast a shadow right where you want to see.
Having multiple lights will shine lights from multiple directions and prevent this from happening.
If you have one on each side then a car in place it's likely you or the car will cast a shadow right where you want to see.
Having multiple lights will shine lights from multiple directions and prevent this from happening.
Belle427 said:
Led battens are fine, switch individually if you want but I see little point if the garage is fairly small. Keeps the wiring simpler too although that`s not such a problem if everything is accessible to run cables.
Its a 9m x 6m garage so wouldn't fit that many battens in, maybe 6 or 8. I saw a clip of someone's garage where they turned them on and the first 2 lit, then the next 2 and next 2 etc. A bit of a gimmick but unsure how they did that.Jeremy-75qq8 said:
Honeycomb looks nice if you are a credentialed or an instagram " influencer ".
If you have an up and over door the electric mechanism may also get in the way unless one's butler does the opening.
I have the led equivalent of the old fluorescent tubes. What you do get is a good even light to work on cars.
Have lots of wall shelving and power sockets. A tap is also useful and I have a workbench
Its a 4.9m wide electric rollerdoor, although at the minute its sat on a trailer next to the garage until the floors cemented and I can fit it.If you have an up and over door the electric mechanism may also get in the way unless one's butler does the opening.
I have the led equivalent of the old fluorescent tubes. What you do get is a good even light to work on cars.
Have lots of wall shelving and power sockets. A tap is also useful and I have a workbench
The last garage i just fitted some LED battens and they were great and bright, im just wondering if theres anything different I can do this time.
Do you have a ceiling in there? I’ve just had another garage built and have two circuits of LED downlighters going in.
One set will trigger in one go using standalone microwave sensors, the others off a switch if I want more light (I can of course join them together if I wish).
Otherwise LED batons are great. I have some with built in microwave sensors in outbuildings/workshop, the only drawback is that each sensor only controls the fitting it is placed in.
One set will trigger in one go using standalone microwave sensors, the others off a switch if I want more light (I can of course join them together if I wish).
Otherwise LED batons are great. I have some with built in microwave sensors in outbuildings/workshop, the only drawback is that each sensor only controls the fitting it is placed in.
It'll be plasterboarded and painted white.
Ive spoken to the guy on the Facebook group and he used these https://amzn.eu/d/0aVIXWKv to set up the required delay on each bank of lights. Seems reasonably cheap solution although ill need a longer distribution box (or I could just put a little distribution box above the ceiling just for them)
Ive spoken to the guy on the Facebook group and he used these https://amzn.eu/d/0aVIXWKv to set up the required delay on each bank of lights. Seems reasonably cheap solution although ill need a longer distribution box (or I could just put a little distribution box above the ceiling just for them)
The obvious thing to consider is what you’ll be doing in there.
I wanted light when I drive in/out but with the option to have it brighter (much brighter) if needed, but diffused across the space. The downlighters I’ve gone for are colour temp/intensity switchable (as are lots of LED batons these days) so I can fine tune it if I want.
Garage door arrangement also plays a part, especially if it’s an up and over/sectional.
I wanted light when I drive in/out but with the option to have it brighter (much brighter) if needed, but diffused across the space. The downlighters I’ve gone for are colour temp/intensity switchable (as are lots of LED batons these days) so I can fine tune it if I want.
Garage door arrangement also plays a part, especially if it’s an up and over/sectional.
Griffith4ever said:
These sort of things are fab
https://www.toolstation.com/v-tac-backlit-led-pane...
I have x4 of them in a double garage - 2 per "garage" - hanging from their supplied cables. The even light coverage is exceptional for their wattage.
Ive not got those specific ones - similar ones, same size and wattage. I just used whoever would give a 5 year warranty.
There are a lot of threads on here re. garage lighting.
Panels yes, but v-tac is utter shttps://www.toolstation.com/v-tac-backlit-led-pane...
I have x4 of them in a double garage - 2 per "garage" - hanging from their supplied cables. The even light coverage is exceptional for their wattage.
Ive not got those specific ones - similar ones, same size and wattage. I just used whoever would give a 5 year warranty.
There are a lot of threads on here re. garage lighting.
te. Something I did was indirect lighting by putting the lights down the sides and bouncing them off the ceiling. Obviously this requires a bright white ceiling!
In my case I had cupboards down the sides which gave somewhere to mount the lights and a reflective surface to sit them against to boost the effect.
For general illumination it works pretty well. For a bench you'd likely want dedicated lighting too.
In my case I had cupboards down the sides which gave somewhere to mount the lights and a reflective surface to sit them against to boost the effect.
For general illumination it works pretty well. For a bench you'd likely want dedicated lighting too.
I fitted 10 of these battens in my shed - 9.6m x 4.8m and it's properly bright with no noticeable shadows.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLBATSCW6.ht...
I also put a couple under an shelf with a lip over my workbench and I've never bothered with the anglepois lamp since even for very detailed work.
Photos never do the amount of light justice but walking up to this always makes me smile.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLBATSCW6.ht...
I also put a couple under an shelf with a lip over my workbench and I've never bothered with the anglepois lamp since even for very detailed work.
Photos never do the amount of light justice but walking up to this always makes me smile.
If you get LED battens then some can be frustrating for installation.
The JCC ToughLED has so many little features that you never think about until you are hanging off a step ladder with both hands full.
JCC ToughLED Pro 6ft LED Weatherproof Batten 72W Twin IP65 #
https://www.electricpoint.com/jcc-toughled-pro-6ft...
The JCC ToughLED has so many little features that you never think about until you are hanging off a step ladder with both hands full.
JCC ToughLED Pro 6ft LED Weatherproof Batten 72W Twin IP65 #
https://www.electricpoint.com/jcc-toughled-pro-6ft...
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