How should I light my shed?

[Kelsey Cooter]

I'm about to get power into my new shed, and I'm trying to learn about lighting so I'm wondering what the best way to light my shed bays would be?

My electrician recommended led high bay lights and I see they seem to well and truely be the way to go.

1 bay will eventually have a mezzanine floor for the entire bay, with reloading room/mancave built under. So in that bay I'm just going to use a led batten light.

For the other bays would I need 2x 150w high bay lights per bay, or would one in the middle of each bay be plenty?
I want good light so I can use the shed as a workshop when needed.

The shed is 9m by 12m and 3.5meters to the eves. So the bays are 9x4m

Cheers!

[Kelsey Cooter]

https://www.lighting-wholesale.com.au/p ... c98ba2045f

These are what I've been looking at going for

[Ziege]

i used led solar powered lights with batteries that have 8+ hours of power, cant see them on sale same place on ebay anymore but they were $25 each and i put up 4 of them, work perfectly and free energy... weeeeee

[Blr243]

I usually run with sparky s opinions because they do it all the time

[Die Judicii]

How to light up your shed ??

Shift everything of value out,, and get a couple of "redheads"

Sorry,,,,,,,, could not resist.

[Kelsey Cooter]

How to light up your shed ??

Shift everything of value out,, and get a couple of "redheads"

Sorry,,,,,,,, could not resist.

Your too predictable Die Judicii !! I knew someone was going to say it! Haha

[on_one_wheel]

I find the high bay led lights very unpleasant to look at, their best suited to very tall industrial sheds and warehouses.

I love the light from frosted led batons that have 3 colour and 2 brightness settings.
My batons are set to their most yellow light on the low power setting and their still pump out loads of light.

Put a heap in to give you light from all directions it will reduce shadows.

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[Die Judicii]

Your too predictable Die Judicii !! I knew someone was going to say it! Haha

Apologies Mate,,,,, At my age ya can't be too serious all the time,,,,,,,,,,,,
However,,, having spent many, many years in the trade and in "workshops" there is one thing definite.

Ya cannot have too much lighting.

[Faedy]

I had mine wired with LED flouros
Nice and bright which is what you need in the shed

[Oldbloke]

How to light up your shed ??

Shift everything of value out,, and get a couple of "redheads"

Sorry,,,,,,,, could not resist.

I married one. So, I'm always in trouble. Lol

[eddievic]

If you are getting fluro then cool white and get dual lamps. I am not a fan of LED lights tbh, i prefer CFL. The CFL at cheap to run while led are cheaper still but they are not as bright... and when you look at it there is bees d1ck worth of saving in it

But the highbays if they are high enough are the brightest. You might be ok with 3.5m height.

[pomemax]

Anything under about 4 m we use low bay lights over 4 high bay
http://www.fuzionlighting.com.au/produc ... ay-150-eco
this type you can install all you need is a run of cable with Gpo where you wish to plug in to

[Kelsey Cooter]

Anything under about 4 m we use low bay lights over 4 high bay
http://www.fuzionlighting.com.au/produc ... ay-150-eco
this type you can install all you need is a run of cable with Gpo where you wish to plug in to

Thanks for that! I'll check out what they are worth!