Hello everyone,
We have a detached double garage that is still in the shell construction phase.
The flat roof (solid concrete) extends about 30cm (12 inches) on two sides: once along the length of 8m (26 feet) and once along the width of 6m (20 feet) at the front. During the shell construction, I planned a groove here (approximately 2.5cm (1 inch) wide and 1.5cm (0.6 inches) deep) to lay a cable or an LED light strip, see sketch. Additionally, there are empty conduits with junction boxes at two corners as supply lines from the sub-distribution board.
What kind of exterior lighting would you recommend here? Would an LED light strip even make sense, or would it hardly be noticeable since the facade hardly receives any light? The entire facade and the roof overhang are not plastered yet, so I’m still considering the lighting options.
The entire electrical setup has not been planned yet because my electrician is still on vacation. However, I would like to get some preliminary ideas. The double garage is approximately 26m (85 feet) away from the main house (main distribution board). The garage should have its own sub-distribution board, possibly a wall box for electric vehicle charging, maybe two decentralized ventilation units (whether with heat recovery or not still needs to be decided), an electric garage door, about 4-5 power outlets, and lighting. Therefore, the cross-section of the supply cable will be important, and it might even be better to choose a somewhat larger cross-section. The electrician will need to advise or calculate this. But in general, which direction would the cable cross-section tend to go? 10mm², 16mm², or larger?
We have a detached double garage that is still in the shell construction phase.
The flat roof (solid concrete) extends about 30cm (12 inches) on two sides: once along the length of 8m (26 feet) and once along the width of 6m (20 feet) at the front. During the shell construction, I planned a groove here (approximately 2.5cm (1 inch) wide and 1.5cm (0.6 inches) deep) to lay a cable or an LED light strip, see sketch. Additionally, there are empty conduits with junction boxes at two corners as supply lines from the sub-distribution board.
What kind of exterior lighting would you recommend here? Would an LED light strip even make sense, or would it hardly be noticeable since the facade hardly receives any light? The entire facade and the roof overhang are not plastered yet, so I’m still considering the lighting options.
The entire electrical setup has not been planned yet because my electrician is still on vacation. However, I would like to get some preliminary ideas. The double garage is approximately 26m (85 feet) away from the main house (main distribution board). The garage should have its own sub-distribution board, possibly a wall box for electric vehicle charging, maybe two decentralized ventilation units (whether with heat recovery or not still needs to be decided), an electric garage door, about 4-5 power outlets, and lighting. Therefore, the cross-section of the supply cable will be important, and it might even be better to choose a somewhat larger cross-section. The electrician will need to advise or calculate this. But in general, which direction would the cable cross-section tend to go? 10mm², 16mm², or larger?
Hello,
well, some kind of lighting is necessary to walk home after parking the car, so I thought that indirect lighting might look smoother. It shouldn’t burn out quickly or light up the area like a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On the other side, there is the garden with a barbecue area.
well, some kind of lighting is necessary to walk home after parking the car, so I thought that indirect lighting might look smoother. It shouldn’t burn out quickly or light up the area like a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On the other side, there is the garden with a barbecue area.
netzplan schrieb:
Well, some kind of lighting is necessary to walk home after parking the car, We manage without it because our front door has lighting.
Here is a question for you that you didn’t answer.
Tolentino schrieb:
Why do you need the lighting there? Do you have a paved courtyard or something where you want to work in winter? In other words: do you need lighting, or do you want lighting?
ypg schrieb:
So, do you need lighting or do you want lighting? As far as I’m concerned, I could do without it. But my wife doesn’t want to look at a dark block when she walks in that direction. So, she prefers to have lighting in the evening because some people handle “darkness” differently 🙂
If necessary, I could install an outdoor light with a motion sensor from Siedle. We don’t want to do any complicated work there. If anything, it’s more for sitting and chatting.
When I walk from the garage towards the house, which is 26 meters (85 feet), a lit garage doesn’t help much to illuminate the path.
Or do you only want the garage to be visible?
Then combine the garage lighting (LED strip…) with the electric gate or the interior lighting. These usually stay on for 2-3 minutes afterward…
Or do you only want the garage to be visible?
Then combine the garage lighting (LED strip…) with the electric gate or the interior lighting. These usually stay on for 2-3 minutes afterward…
If an expansion joint has already been planned and the ceiling is made of reinforced concrete, then there really isn’t a practical alternative to your suggestion. You won’t be able to drill holes for recessed spotlights anymore, and the joint will need to be sealed somehow... So the question comes a bit late. This is how we solved it ourselves (of course, no permanent lighting, but motion sensors or manual switches):
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