Pole Barn Lighting ??

[duramaxdoodoo]

I have A new pole barn and looking to put lights in now and not sure what to do but I want it done right the first time its a 40x48 with 14 ft. side walls. The ceiling and walls are finished with white pole barn steel and the floors are concrete. what would you do or have done??

 

[polarisrider1]

LED all the way. They turn right on are bright and sip electric. Watch for sales on the bulbs, target had a buy two get one free sale with a 50% off one item coupon that they let me use on all 37 bulbs I bought. Came to $2.75 a bulb. And 12 free bulbs.
I changed out the entire house from cfl's. Bill dropped a lot.

 

[hudson056]

I just put up a 24X24 shop with 10ft walls, white metal ceiling with metal 3' up on the side walls then wood siding the rest of the way to the ceiling, also with concrete floors.. for lighting I put up 4-(sets of 2) 4ft T5 H.0. lights.. obviously you would need a few more sets of lights but the T 5's put out a ton of light.. they are a 2 bulb light and since my ceiling is white metal I bought just the light, i didnt need the reflective shroud. I got each set for around $26, works great.. and I wired 2 TV hook-ups along with surround sound before I had the foam blown in..its a great spot to have a few beers and work on the sleds or quads

 

[ezra]

IMHO best thing U can do is slap up a bunch of cheep porcelain old school screw in bulb fixtures. then put it in led bulbs.
all the new led dedicated fixtures the diff styles of florescent the can inserts they all keep changing . the 1 constant is and for a long time to come will be the screw in light bulb. and they will always make conversion bulbs for what ever is the new tec to fit a screw in bulb.
but I also like LED and u can get 3 diff spectrums now cheep to run and u can get them relatively cheep .
what ever u do zone the shop lighting U don't need every light on to work at your work bench

 

[hudson056]

not 100% sure but, Im pretty sure that I can get LED bulbs for my T-5s or I remember seeing something to that effect at Home Depot anyway

 

[G]

In a few short years everything will be LED and they will keep getting cheaper. Cheap to run and they last. CFL's were and always will be junk. Old style bulbs inefficient - just look at the heat they give off. I just bought some 4 foot reflective back 4 light fixtures for my shop with LED's. Lots of light, instantly on and no buzzing.

 

[polarisrider1]

IMHO best thing U can do is slap up a bunch of cheep porcelain old school screw in bulb fixtures. then put it in led bulbs.
all the new led dedicated fixtures the diff styles of florescent the can inserts they all keep changing . the 1 constant is and for a long time to come will be the screw in light bulb. and they will always make conversion bulbs for what ever is the new tec to fit a screw in bulb.
but I also like LED and u can get 3 diff spectrums now cheep to run and u can get them relatively cheep .
what ever u do zone the shop lighting U don't need every light on to work at your work bench

Exactly, standing out in the man cave around the kegerator and installing lumen Export leds in our street glides as i type, buds had no clue that I am lighting the entire place with LED's. Meter barely turns.

 

[duramaxdoodoo]

I was thinking the porcelain fixtures but this LED stuff is all new to me what bulbs are you using? The spacing on the fixtures my thoughts was 8x8 basically 5 banks of 6 bulbs so 30 fixtures

 

[Builder Bob]

Are you going to follow the electrical code?

 

[ezra]

U can get bulbs just like standard. so assume u are using 100 watt standard bulbs u can get same output from a led. I would also plan a few for par 30/38 style for spot light in work bench and spot u plan on wrenching .

 

[durphee]

Ezra was definitely right on making sure you zone your lights, no need to have all of them on. Put some thought into where you need a little extra lighting and where you don't. Its easy to run and do, planning is key.

 

[two_tone]

Ezra was definitely right on making sure you zone your lights, no need to have all of them on. Put some thought into where you need a little extra lighting and where you don't. Its easy to run and do, planning is key.

I just went thru this, 36x80 14' tall I ended up using 6 bulb high bay t-5 with LED. 4 rows of two fixtures and each row has its own switch. Way over kill when all lights are on. I do painting in there once in a while so I need some extra light. As P1 Said very cheap to use.