which way to mount lights on the wall?

[donbeezy]

so the right side of my garage is pretty dark when working on a vehicle. decided to pick up a light off amazon and one from SAMs. the sams light won. 35$ 5k color and 4000 lumens I think.

I was wondering which way should i mount them to the wall. horizontal or vertical? I will have one mounted at the front of the wall bracket and one at back end of the bracket

 

[Ronkh]

Is that the led one from sams?

I was gonna get some and mount em angled at the wall and ceiling.

 

[mjlinane]

One? I think horizontal. One every 8'? Vertical. JMO.

 

[Stokdgs]

The lights are always horizontal in every shop I have ever seen - And you need a lot of them all the way around if you want to see really well from about any angle..
What about Costco's light ? Did you look at that one ?
Dan F

 

[mjlinane]

I have 2 of the Costco ones. Really like them - bright & white light.

 

[Ronkh]

I believe sams and Costco are same thing

 

[donbeezy]

Is that the led one from sams?

I was gonna get some and mount em angled at the wall and ceiling.

yes LED from sams Lights of America 4-foot LED Shoplight - Sam's Club

i thought about 45 angle but couldnt figure a way to mount them like that

 

[donbeezy]

The lights are always horizontal in every shop I have ever seen - And you need a lot of them all the way around if you want to see really well from about any angle..
What about Costco's light ? Did you look at that one ?
Dan F

no local costco for me

at what height do they normally mount them horizontally?

 

[donbeezy]

I believe sams and Costco are same thing

not sure if theyre the same light

Lights of America 4-foot LED Shoplight - Sam's Club

4’ LED Shop Light with Pull Chain, 2-pack

 

[trashmanssd]

i need more lights in the garage

 

[Accumulator]

Since fluorescent tubes are for general illumination, I've always wall-mounted them horizontally so they illuminate more of the shopfloor/work areas.

transhmanssd- IMO most people can't have *too many* lights. With the switches done right, you can always turn some off in the unlikely event that they're too bright (and in that case, just wait until you're older ). I have literally *dozens* of 8' tubes and I still wish for more.

 

[donbeezy]

hung the lights today. got 1 more to hang. probably put it in the front of the garage.

hooks were hung at 3 1/2 feet. chains can be lowered for lower cars but they start to tilt towards the ground a bit.

 

[Migue]

Nice, I wish my garage had outlets on the sides .

 

[Ronkh]

And he said "Let there be light"...... And there was.

 

[Migue]

Nice, I wish my garage had outlets on the sides .

 

[Accumulator]

.. I wish my garage had outlets on the sides .

I wish the electricians (whom I eventually ended up throwing off the job/property) had wired mine the way I told 'em to! But yeah, they are handy. Gotta GFI them if you're spraying water of course.