Looks great so far! Any improvements to a garage where a lot of wrenching is done you'll be proud of. [been there.....done that.]
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ManSpace....20 sheets of sheetrock, 55 bats of R13 fiberglas...(!! Now with PICS !!)
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UPDATE:
I went out to the local HomeDepot and picked up a 5-gallon bucket of some "premium" KILZ paint. Hopefully, it will cover better than the other stuff I was using (KILZ-2)
The other thing I've been thinking about is lowering those flourescent lamps a few inches. Even though I painted the ceiling white, it's not really acting like the "reflector" I was hoping it would and it seems like a lot of the light is being blocked by the beams, and I'm only getting a narrow-focused output.
Dropping the fixtures a few inches should get the bulbs unshrouded, and will hopefully reduce the shadows and allow the lights to "overlap" each other more. I'm using 48" spacing between fixtures, which seemed to be a reasonable distance apart?
I'll try to sneak out there at lunchtime and do a couple quick experiments.
I went out to the local HomeDepot and picked up a 5-gallon bucket of some "premium" KILZ paint. Hopefully, it will cover better than the other stuff I was using (KILZ-2)
The other thing I've been thinking about is lowering those flourescent lamps a few inches. Even though I painted the ceiling white, it's not really acting like the "reflector" I was hoping it would and it seems like a lot of the light is being blocked by the beams, and I'm only getting a narrow-focused output.
Dropping the fixtures a few inches should get the bulbs unshrouded, and will hopefully reduce the shadows and allow the lights to "overlap" each other more. I'm using 48" spacing between fixtures, which seemed to be a reasonable distance apart?
I'll try to sneak out there at lunchtime and do a couple quick experiments.
congrats on your new man space!, your making good progress it sounds like. I would drop the lights atleast close to the bottom of the beams. you can see the light reflect off the inside of the beams their tucked up in. Oh how I wish to own my own man space some day.
I was going to suggest that you mount the lights on the bottom of the beams. Even dropping them down a few inches i don't think is going to help much. Did you mount them where they currently are because of height issues? If not then just mount them to the bottom and they will reflect tons more light.
I was trying to keep them between the beams to protect them from impacts....
I could just see myself swinging around a stick of DOM tubing and shattering the bulbs. My thought was that being between the beams might give them more of a fighting chance to survive ME.
These are only 8' ceilings, not 9' or 10' so I think collisions are a much more real possibility than in workshops of yore.
I could just see myself swinging around a stick of DOM tubing and shattering the bulbs. My thought was that being between the beams might give them more of a fighting chance to survive ME.
These are only 8' ceilings, not 9' or 10' so I think collisions are a much more real possibility than in workshops of yore.
I was trying to keep them between the beams to protect them from impacts....
OH I have never done that......
X's 2...
Another idea would be to mount the lights at an angle in the corners at the ceiling. You may not have light directly down but rather out instead.I was trying to keep them between the beams to protect them from impacts....
I could just see myself swinging around a stick of DOM tubing and shattering the bulbs. My thought was that being between the beams might give them more of a fighting chance to survive ME.
These are only 8' ceilings, not 9' or 10' so I think collisions are a much more real possibility than in workshops of yore.
Doing so would free up the ceiling space and fears of hitting the fixtures.
Randy92782
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Oh i thought it was because you were like me and had feared flying tools
That has happened a time or ten
Never had an impact that high though
j/k
Randy92782
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I want that logo whenever i get me a garage. Maybe one now for my dad
3 on the tree
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Spray adhesive, and line the light bays with alum foil. The smoother you get the foil, the better reflector it will be.
That's funny....... I just wouldn't type that URL into a browser on any machine at work (or in front of the kids) if I were you!!!
It's almost like you're telling me this thread is gay.....REALLY GAY!
LIGHTS - (Update)
I had a second look at the lighting problem, and lowered the lights a few inches to unshroud the bulbs. At this point the reflectors are even with the bottoms of the beams, which puts the bulbs low enough to be able to throw more light around. The effect is MUCH better.
Previously I had strong light directly below each compartment, but with a noticeable shadow line on either side. Even with 4' spacing of bulbs, the light would not overlap well and I had uneven light dispersal around the shop. Now the lights all seem to blend a lot better with each other.
At this point, I've got the 5 fixtures that will run across the back wall of the shop installed at 4' intervals. It looks quite good. I ordered a new Sony digicam, which should be arriving today so I'll snap some pics of the setup and any other progress I can make today..... (Having a "home office" has some great perks!)
No not at all. I just thought your term "manspace" was funny and deserving of a logo...That's funny....... I just wouldn't type that URL into a browser on any machine at work (or in front of the kids) if I were you!!!
It's almost like you're telling me this thread is gay.....REALLY GAY!
I never thought of it as one-bit gay until you posted!
Ok I'm done hijacking...
Greg...how many screws do you think it takes to keep drywall up?
Or is the OCD
Nice compressor BTW.
Or is the OCD
Nice compressor BTW.
Greg...how many screws do you think it takes to keep drywall up?
Or is the OCD
Nice compressor BTW.
It's that stupid new "GridMark" sheetrock.....there are faint little "X"s where the screws should go, so it fuels my already raging OCD tendencies..... it's not pretty.
Now that I've gotten a number of outlets wired, I can also confess that the screws that hold the cover plates are all tightened to insure that the slot in the screw is perfectly horizontal for each plate. UGH! I've got issues.....
Here's a more recent photo of the left-side bay....all the sheetrock is completed, and almost all the overhead painting is complete, and I've got plenty of duplex outlets wired up now on a nice new 20A circuit. As you can also see my new Digicam is able to take HDTV-format photos (widescreen)...pretty useful to show wide areas like this project.
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Greg, i thought i was the only one that was that anal about stuff. I think all my screw slots are vertical but still i like things to be uniform.
Pookster
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Greg, i thought i was the only one that was that anal about stuff. I think all my screw slots are vertical but still i like things to be uniform.
I really wish I read the "not work friendly" before I clicked on it.
oh yeah, words like "anal" should be further banned from this thread..
Agreed....
The update this evening is that I bought my first mega-pack of R30 insulation, and I'm hanging precariously off a ladder trying to get it into the rafters and stapled in place.
I've got 44 bats of 48" long R30.... I'll have to make at least one more trip to Home Depot for more, but only one of these packages fits in my vehicle at a time!!!!
The update this evening is that I bought my first mega-pack of R30 insulation, and I'm hanging precariously off a ladder trying to get it into the rafters and stapled in place.
I've got 44 bats of 48" long R30.... I'll have to make at least one more trip to Home Depot for more, but only one of these packages fits in my vehicle at a time!!!!
