Garage lighting recs?

Oct 26, 2010 4 Replies

I'm wiring up my garage as part of my assessment to be self-certified.



I'm on the lookout for 2(or more) lights for my garage. Must be IP44 rated (or greater). I currently have a 4 foot flourescent in there which is only just adequate.



Looking through Screwfix/Toolstation, nothing springs out as suitable for a garage - some bathroom lights look good, but a bit ott for garage use. Can anyone recommend a light that is suitable?



Thanks Alan.


How about a couple of the IP rated fluorescent fittings?

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How about a couple of 1500mm (5ft) IP65 Fluorescent's like these?

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the really need to be IP44, is your garage wet?

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perfect, as in the other post, IP rated flourescents had evaded me.

It isnt wet all the time, but does get damp - it has a corrugated concrete/asbestos roof which is 40 years or so old, and has got a few cracks in it in paces, so can get damp on the roof in places. Being as this is for an assessment, I need to do it right (even though a really old basic flourescent is in there at the moment), so I can foresee that moisture may be a problem in the future, hence the water resistance of IPx4 fittings.

Ta alan.

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