Matt21
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| posted on 27/4/16 at 01:18 PM |
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Garage Lighting
What are your recommendations for garage lighting?
At the moment I have 2 double fluro fittings and a 12v led strip light above the work bench.
Its not too bad but need a bit more.
LED is preffered, and cheap is best as long as its decent
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mcerd1
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| posted on 27/4/16 at 01:36 PM |
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Have you got all the walls, floor and ceiling painted in light colours?
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nick205
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| posted on 27/4/16 at 02:50 PM |
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As above, painting the walls and ceiling in white emulsion really helps bounce the light around a bit more.
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hizzi
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| posted on 27/4/16 at 02:52 PM |
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my garage is painted white, i have three strip lights on the roof and then another four round the walls on a separate switch i can bring on for
painting or if i just want more light, bit more cost effective than having them all come on all the time
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mark chandler
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| posted on 27/4/16 at 05:27 PM |
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My friend purchased a handful of 12v 5m strings of LED's and attached across every rafter, althogether they draw 30w, his shed is 5m X 8m and he
recons it's like daylight, no shadows and well lit under his cars as well as above.
Total cost was around £70
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Matt21
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 07:16 AM |
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The walls are white, but need repainting, I'll be doing the ceiling too as that is just bare wood.
The floor is red, that also needs redoing, might go for grey just to lighten it up a little bit.
Having the lights on a separate switch is a good call as I'm sure I wont need full light power all the time!
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Slimy38
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 08:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
My friend purchased a handful of 12v 5m strings of LED's and attached across every rafter, althogether they draw 30w, his shed is 5m X 8m and he
recons it's like daylight, no shadows and well lit under his cars as well as above.
Total cost was around £70
By any chance do you know what power source he uses to get the 12 volts?
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 10:59 AM |
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I went for a similar setup to Hizzi.
two double strips in the roof, and one double strip vertically down each wall in line with the two in the roof to make a hoop of light as it were.
It's like daylight - way better than I struggled with before. It's one of those upgrades (like a compressor) that I'd wish I'd
made at the very beginning.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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BenB
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 12:49 PM |
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I've gone for LED strips as well. I've not got mains in my garage so I keep it at 12v and run it off a car starter battery booster thing.
Hope that makes sense- left my brain at the pub last night....
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sdh2903
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 12:53 PM |
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Just fitted out my garage with 4 5ft fluorescent fittings with cool white tubes. Lights it up brilliantly. £60 for the lot
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 02:44 PM |
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Ive gone 12v strip lights, through a 12v transformer, just 120watts total, its like day light in my garage, cheap to run and cost me about £70.
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12volt led lighting installed
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Matt21
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 02:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
Just fitted out my garage with 4 5ft fluorescent fittings with cool white tubes. Lights it up brilliantly. £60 for the lot
quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
Ive gone 12v strip lights, through a 12v transformer, just 120watts total, its like day light in my garage, cheap to run and cost me about £70.
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12volt led lighting installed
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Where did you guys get yours from?
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 03:28 PM |
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Here you go. just £21.99 for eight, Ive fitted 12 but my garage is 12ft wide x 20ft long.
Lot 50CM 36 LED 5630SMDs 9W Aluminum Shell Rigid Hard Strip Bar Light Lamp DC12V
all you need then is some wire and a transformer.
110-240v - 12v DC LED Drivers - Transformers 60w 5A 120w 10A 240w 20A 480w 40A
[Edited on 28/4/16 by PAUL FISHER]
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sdh2903
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 03:33 PM |
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http://www.toolstation.com/m/part.html?p=81794
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