Geneva Olson
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i see what you did there.
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Advice for shop expansion
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Got the yard hydrant hooked up. Lumber and trusses delivered. Contractor coming Tuesday to frame it. Still hopeful I'll be able to get this closed in and floor poured before the ground freezes.
Still need to decide on lighting. Anybody use LED shop lights, something like these, LED lights? My celling will be 20'.
Still need to decide on lighting. Anybody use LED shop lights, something like these, LED lights? My celling will be 20'.
balstestrat
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With leds you want high CRI and those are >80 which I guess is considered "good" but not "excellent".
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Thanks for the reply. Is the CRI more to do about color than brightness?
I guess I should elaborate more, this additions main use will be install bays for lettering and wraps. So I'm not concerned so much about the color of the lighting as one would be for a print room. My bigger concern is that we will have 20' celling's and also when vehicles, like a bus or 48' trailer is pulled in, they block some of the lighting.
I have a couple LED garage lights in my garage at home, nothing special picked them up at home depot. They are bright, but the light seems like it doesn't spread out as far? Is that a thing with LED?
Notarealsignguy
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I ended up going with 6 bulb high bay T5 lights. I didnt like the LED lights but the main factor was when the LED lights break, will they still have the same model available? If not, you either have a mismatched light or have to change them all. You can always get bulbs and ballasts or can swap to LED tubes down the road.
Graphic Extremes
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Check with your power company, I'm in upstate NY and my power company had a program to install HO led lighting and they financed at zero percent. Plus you may have a tax incentive to install led lighting.. I got free financing and a five year tax credit..