GreenmanS2000

I've found a good supplier of garage floor tiles at a reasonable price( http://mototile.com/garage-floor-tiles-shop.html - used by several other here i believe) and I am planning on painting the inside garage walls with white or light grey masonary paint this weekend. New power points are planned but what I can't decide on is whether to fit a few fluorescent tubes, some spot lights or spots on a tracking system.

I don't plan on working in the garage in the dark so I don't need "working light" but I do want adequate light to find my way around and find things in my tool box.


Thoughts?

RichUK

I have three fluorescent tubes in my garage (8m x 7m), in reality it needs a couple more to ensure there is even light everywhere, but they work well to light the whole place evenly.

GreenmanS2000

I should add my single garage is 17' by 8'6 ish with a up and over door at the front and a side door.

GreenmanS2000

Thanks

Not overly keen on flourescent tubes due to the slow start up time - unless things have improved since the 80s....


These look suspiciously cheap...

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebas...-chrome-682107

martin j

Check out the new style led? tubes, we have one in the kitchen, it's very bright/white, instant start up and apparently low power usage, as if I'd notice such a small amount on the bill.

GreenmanS2000

Thanks - I'll do some more research.

Nick Graves

Since I seem to be Stevie Fucking Wonder these days, I am considering these:

low energy Toc.H

GreenmanS2000

ooh - they look good

Nottm_S2

spots are very directional so you'd get a very uneven level of lighting from them i think.

from memory my flourescents don't take long to warm up and they are pretty efficient and obviously provide a lot of light. it also depends what you have in there, white walls (mine are white breeze block) will make life easier and a lot of garages provide lighting over benches and work areas. plus they are cheap if you go to a local electrical specialist rather than twatty B&Q type places

i would put epoxy paint on the floor if i did it again. normal floor paint is crap ime. do you glue the tiles if you go that route? i have rubber matting for my gym area but not sure it'd be ideal for cars unless bonded or anchored somehow

GreenmanS2000

I'm sure my local sparky can source some good lights at a better price and Homebase et al

I saw these tiles at the Goodwood Revival last weekend (http://mototile.com/garage-floor-tiles-shop.html) and they look good quality at a reasonable price - about £400 for my 17'*8' garage, including ramp and skirting. No glue needed (other than the in ramp) - the tiles rely on an interlocking friction fit.



Need to figure out whether I need to "prime" (undercoat) the garage walls before whitewashing - the instructions are inconsistent on the 2 brands of paint I've looked at In both cases, the paint can says the porous brick work prep using brand X primer, but the tin of primer says it isn't necessary on clean brick work. Mmmm