Quick & Easy DIY LED Fixtures // Basement, Garage, or Attic!

[@ShopNation]

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[@bmlkohs]

Just added these to my garage that is also my workshop about a month ago and the difference is amazing! They have been on for sometimes 12-13 hours a day with no issues.

[@garyburnett7378]

I saw these in your other video and immediately bought them for my garage/workshop. I love them. I didn’t realize how much the previous poor lighting made me not want to go out there. I’m currently moving to a new home and, when I settle in, I’m doing it all over again. Cheap, easy and awesome.

[@ArtByCater]

The technology in led’s are so much more efficient. Great video. Thanks Chuck

[@kars2010]

Audio sounds great Travis!

[@bunnyluvdesigns9476]

Replaced my fluorescent fixture with a set of these my third bay garage shop. Perfect lighting. Easy install. I used the wiring for the fluorescents to install an outlet box, which kept the lights on the light switch.

[@joshholt2877]

One additional tip I would make is that the bare led can give a bit of a glare (was really annoying on short ceiling where my eye would catch it even when not looking up). To combat this I got some diffusion film and it really helped.

[@OpusX2010X]

Based upon your shop video where you added them to your garage, i did the same thing and have loved every day since. The small two car garage was only being lit by ONE tiny light bulb and now has SIX 4' LED lights. The install was simple and was a fraction of the cost of buying them from a big box store. Thanks again for the recommendation and keep perusing Shop Greatness!

[@michaelgrimes8828]

I used these lights in my garage/ workshop and they are great. Best Buy for the money. Easy to install. Love them.

[@jimwiskus8862]

Always the best content for the at home DIY’er!

[@tomlindalewis2146]

Last weekend I replaced three old flickering fluorescent lights with four 4ft LED lights! Great improvement! But the brand you used look better with the two rows of lights. Still for under $50 I am very happy. And I can daisy chain some more later for those far corners. Thank you for your channel! Tom Back in Texas

[@CraigKell]

What a great lighting makeover!

[@jbb5470]

Great video and presentation of the lights. Really made a big difference in your space, impressive!

[@Sobek2W1]

I actually purchased the same lights after watching your last video and I absolutely love them. Super simple to install and way more light than what I originally had.

[@DrewToner]

do you get any kind of hum generated now? I cant use the radio any more when the lights are on! Any ideas?

[@Sobek2W1]

@@DrewToner I personally haven't had that issue. I typically use bluetooth devices to listen to music and that has work well to this point.

[@tonytownsend7973]

Nice GIANT road bike in the background. The hot pink bar tape is precious! Ha! ;) Seriously, good job. Really like your channel.

[@makernova8160]

These lights are awesome! After I saw your first video about them I immediately bought some for my basement workshop. It has made a night and day difference! Especially important for filming so I made sure to do that as soon as I could. Thanks for the tip and the motivational videos!

[@gatorcris]

I used this exact setup for my basement, which is also my shop. These lights are really good.

[@weekendhomeprojects]

I've had these for a couple years. Love them.

[@PaulChandler1951]

I got the 8ft lights for my shop and it makes a HUGE difference. Plus easy and cost effective! 👍

[@NutmegThumper]

This was helpful! I was also looking for design layout planning - there must be a method to how many needed per sq Ft., whether to run all parallel or not etc.

[@clickster1883]

Yo, that basement is lit!

[@LanceCustomWoodcraft]

I purchased and installed eight, eight footers for my two car garage a couple months back (10 and a half foot ceilings), and am very pleased with them. No issues. No dead lights on arrival. I approve this product.

[@nopromo3753]

Do you still approve now, after 2 years?

[@LanceCustomWoodcraft]

​@@nopromo3753sure do. They're working as fine today as day one.

[@CBCITALY]

These are awesome lights! I put 16 of them in my 3 car garage and there aren’t any shadows anywhere except when the garage doors are up. Well worth the investment. I also went with the cable channel and it looks so clean. I wished I would’ve taken the time make sure everything was lined up. On well. I’m looking down when working so it doesn’t bother me much.

[@rolandgdean]

I put a set of those lights in my shop...WOW! Thanks for the tip.

[@moldingourmonkeys2619]

Perfectly timed video for me. I was just talking to my wife this weekend about how we could get more light fixtures in our storage room in the basement. I’m now jumping over to Amazon to order those lights and I think that will be my Saturday project this week. Thanks for another great video!

[@DIYDREW]

Good stuff man, I love the accessibility of these, they're VERY affordable!

[@fixitwithzim]

Nice lights man, looks great

[@FatPickle4]

Just put up 6 of these exact lights in my 2 car garage. Perfect amount of light!

[@aomade6439]

Love these! The exact same ones I have in my shop. The brightness you get is insane. And the ease of installing multiple different ways is a nice option, too.

[@greggiono8789]

No loss of headspace,priceless.

[@davekueper60]

I put them up in my shop. Very impressed with the lighting!

[@1packatak]

For a smaller space, or even faster install, get one of the adjustable LED sets that just screw into the socket. You usually see them in garages. They come in nice bright (5000K) color. And various amounts of lumens.

[@ar15gator]

Nicely Done!

[@apackwestbound5946]

Thank you. With the link you provided for the product I was able to determine the amount of amps drawn by each light. I am looking to illuminate a large crawl space under a home and was curious on how many of these I can put up. Did the product instruction happen to mention a total number of lights that could be strung together using the wires provided? My guess would be the provided wire rather than the power supplying wire would be the limiting factor.

[@itsporkroll3401]

Diggin that Giant tri bike!

[@michaelt7191991]

I used these same lights and they are super easy to install and are amazing!!

[@hladik2142]

I put up the Barrina 4' LED Fixtures (6-pack) & what a difference from 4 florescent fixtures. I only installed 5 in my shop, but what a difference. The 6th one was put up in the garage. They all work great & the light is so much better now...

[@VampireOnline]

Got my lights in my basement upgraded! Thanks for the video!

[@woodworksbygrampies1284]

Great video, I'm researching now for an upgrade to my garage - future site of my workshop. I know you do tons of research so your endorsement carries a lot of weight. Since you've already used this product before and you are going back to it today says a lot to me. Keep up the GREAT work. Hopefully we get a Subscriber update on the next one due to growth. Wishing you continued success!

[@MarkTheCreator]

You just lit up my day :)

[@LonelyRavenProductio]

I used the 8' version of these lights in my garage workshop I'm building. Daylight color and 8' lights everywhere has been a major improvement for my (future) shop.

[@PeteSudlow]

Convinced and purchased! Thanks for the instructions and inspiration! I think that was a perfect illustration of the basement - everyone has experienced a basement that is just not bright enough. The before and after was fantastic. I can't wait to get these mounted in my garage!

[@videogame1291]

you should def do a video/series on finishing the basement, it could be super fun

[@aaronalquiza9680]

your previous barrina video back in texas made me buy 2 8packs of these. theyre basically perfect.

[@DrewToner]

Me too, except now I get a bad hum through the radio. I cant listen to the radio while the lights are on. Got any ideas for a fix for that?

[@mikemurphy9274]

Thanks Travis. I just added 2 led lights in my garage. I have a 24 × 24 garage. I am going to add 2 more and after that, I can perform open heart surgery in my garage. Lol. Thanks. Love your channel. Your reviews are awesome. You actually use TV them for a year or to. I dont need some moron unboxing the item and tell me about the package and Shipping. I'm still pursuing SHOP GREATNESS

[@mark_loveless]

I added Barrina lights in my shop, and it turned out so good I replaced the lights in the garage as well. Love those things!

[@DrewToner]

I too put them in my shop, but now I get major static generated on the radio, How to eliminate the noise?

[@larrylapinsky7541]

I bought these lights for every room in my basement and garage and they are awesome! The only difference is the i purchased the 8' version, not the 4' like the video. Regardless its like night and day. Huge difference and very bright.

[@swissfreek]

Aziz, light! Ah, much better. Thank you, Aziz.

[@buckkidd2736]

Great vid...did lights in my basement and now I can see!

[@dpmeyer4867]

thanks

[@MattEngebregtsen]

Bought the lights in our garage from your first video and we love them! Our basement needs them too, how did you arrange the lights around where you are going to put your bench press?

[@shellderp]

nice exactly what I needed

[@FixItFrench]

I’m building a home gym in the garage, and I’ve been searching for cheap, but great lights!!

[@hammockmonk]

I just moved into a new house and the crawlspace is horrible and restricted. I have a lot of work to do down there but the first thing I want is some light. Thanks for the ideas!

[@shawnpaulsen9590]

I have these in my new building. 72x48 space. I have 20-8' and 4-4' lights up.

[@jamescampbell1242]

I put 10-8 foot Barrina T8 lights in my two car garage and it turned out awesome. It was slightly overkill but I’m glad I did it

[@VampireOnline]

I didn't think about just using an outlet bulb adapter... that saves me from having to deal with the mess of wires in my one light in the laundry room.

[@murphymmc]

The trend of commercials for sponsors that go 2 minutes is annoying. I realize that you are compelled to peddle the products and I'm also very thankful for the jump ahead option. Good DIY video.

[@_andrewpeacock]

In my space I have LED tri-lights that screw into an existing bulb spot... they’re $19/each on Amazon right now.. they’re awesome!!

[@Bigs1989]

I bought these after your last video. Have 24 of these hooked up and daisy chained in the shop. All I can say is "Let There Be Light!"

[@jan-agedeboer]

You mean "LED there be light"?

[@Bigs1989]

@@jan-agedeboer touché

[@michaelwilwand8036]

No problems with that many hooked together? Website says no more than 6 in a row

[@Bigs1989]

@@michaelwilwand8036 I should've made clear I only have 6 daisy chained and plugged into outlets. For a total of 24 altogether.

[@briansegall1084]

My house had 2 light bulbs in the back corners of a 400+ sf garage, and it was... dark. I replaced them with 4 of this style LED light and man, what a difference!! For the next week, I would pop into the garage, turn the lights on and just stare at how good the lighting was. It's not only much brighter, but the coverage is so much better.

[@guardianali]

Only issue you should mention is that these are NOT UL listed. So their quality could be shoty long term. Id recommend if you get them to at least plug them into a GFCI outlet.

[@BriBo24x7]

Hey Travis. Back when I first saw your video of installing lights in your Texas garage, I installed the 8' version of them in my garage. That was January of 2020. Since that time, every light strip has MANY LEDs burned out. I'm talking 15-20 per. These things are dying at an alarming rate, and if you look at the reviews on Amazon, you'll see that this is happening to lots of other people. I've contacted the seller, and they have agreed to send me replacements under the 3 year warranty, but I'm sure those lights will fail in 2 years time as well. Replacing these lights every few years is basically renting them, which I'm not on board with. I think it's time to find another, better option. Just letting you know.

[@ShopNation]

Wow! First I’ve heard of that, I can’t say I’ve seen anything like that in mine or from others who have put them in

[@PopPopJoe]

I have the same lights. (they were given to me) I want to install a plug. There are three wires on supplied pig tail that came with lights. What wire goes where on plug to be installed. I had no instructions with lights.

[@billtownsend7613]

Just purchased them on Amazon and they are offering a 10% coupon-Thanks Travis, great idea for my starter shop/ Storage room

[@eschrader]

My basement is 6' to the bottom of the 2x6 floor joists with 4x6 beams perpendicular below them. Any tips on mounting them between the joists vs below the joists? I am 6' 4" and don't like anything below the 2x6's if possible.

[@tomhostetter8516]

I added these to my list for my new shop, is there an option to hang from a chain? Steel building dont have a standard truss system?

[@frankmthompson]

I thought the shadow under your hat was for effect until after the reveal (to show how dark it was down there). I was wrong :p You need some portable lighting for situations like these :) Not complaining. Great video and I used similar lights in my attic and was a night and day difference....almost quite literally!

[@davidsanders5788]

Are the round things speakers? Wish I had used these they are lower profile than mine.

[@redmudpei]

I was amazingly lucky and grabbed a few led fixtures from the canadian tire store here for $10, same idea but without the different plug options. Looking back, I should of bought the pallet of lights they had lol

[@Aaldaen]

I've put Barrina lights up in my basement and garage and they are great, but I do use my own screws for the clips, the included ones are garbage.

[@70122riley]

How many do you have connected in one run? The amazon page says to only connect 5 but they sell a 6 pack. Curious if that only affects longevity or it's an actual concern

[@Harryhippie]

several people said they did not last ..are happy with these lights now that they have been installed for a while ..?

[@wingsley]

This is great. One major question: let's say the LEDs in one of these fixtures burn out. How easy is it to buy single replacements?

[@CBCITALY]

I believe they sell a single pack or at least a double pack. I’ve been using mine for 9 months now and they are fantastic! By far my favorite shop lights.

[@karenmitchell6814]

Just ordered and lights also had an Amazon 10% coupon I was able to clip for these. 👏

[@c.m.cunningham1175]

You didn't mention it, but I liked how the lights are two rows of leds and at a 45 degree angle.

[@Golfexpertbelieveme]

Ohhhh when is the full basement finishing videos going to come out?

[@dl1662]

For some reason most of the bulb outlet adapters are only two prong. The barrina plug in is three prong. FYI if anyone is looking to go that route to check for this.

[@ShopNation]

Yes, I also linked a grounded adapter for that reason

[@WoodUCreate]

Only problem with the Barrina LEDs are they're not dimmable. I want to put them in my basement office, which doesn't have an especially high ceiling, and I don't want to blast the area with too much light unless that is what I need for the moment. I really need those dimmable ones, anyone have a good source or idea for this?

[@ingentingbra]

Nice instructions, short and infopacked! Could you please put up a video of your home gym build also? Or start another channel - Gainz nation.

[@kellyl593]

Travis how do these compare to the screw in fixtures you have in the garage? Once you are settled in your shop space will you be considering different lighting?

[@ShopNation]

I think I may like these just a tad more only because you get more consistent light coverage when spread out. The screw in fixtures in my garage are pretty dang awesome though too

[@kellyl593]

@@ShopNation great info. Thank you.

[@hdwoodshop]

I would’ve stapled paper or white sheets to ceiling to brighten it up a little. Looks great though.

[@scottmuench6855]

Would be interesting know total output / total square footage , then spot check light levels

[@smitty2jones]

How do you think these would light up a garage with a 10' ceiling?

[@ShopNation]

Very well

[@joshweaver8806]

I literally just finished putting up 10 8’ fixtures of these in my shop. My shop looks high noon at 3:00 am now lol

[@ericdavenport32]

I put 8 of the 8 foot ones in my workshop. The light is bright and clean. With the “V” shape I virtually have no shadows.

[@feldmanjared]

How many did you connect in series?

[@ShopNation]

You can connect up to 6 in series I believe, my longest run here was 5

[@rdjohnson206]

The Barrina lights are easy and cheap but mine began to fail one-by-one in about 1 year. Might be OK if it was just one or two but they are all failing. Just my comment on the product.

[@Samcraftcom]

Bob you're not alone! I have gone through this in my on workshop. Good part: barrina honors their warranty. However, even the replacements are failing me. I just bought my new lights (different brand, won't crash Travis' video though). Hope they last better.

[@ShopNation]

Wow interesting! Thanks for sharing, I’ve had very positive experience with these

[@allent555]

@@Samcraftcom What brand are you trying? It maybe good to compare.

[@K-politic]

are these lights UL or CSA rated?

[@LordPadriac]

So by "basement" you really mean a king's cavern.

[@allent555]

Really enjoy the video and remember the ones you did in your previous location too. Question: Do you do a lot of post processing or use auxiliary lighting on your videos for the CRI with these lights? I have just been trying to figure out the real world difference between >80 and > 90 CRI when it comes to video recordings?

[@dadlife8289]

Hey Travis, can you give me an affiliate link on your lav mic?

[@ShopNation]

Best bet is my website! It’s linked there

[@BriBo24x7]

I bought the 8’ versions of these lights and plugged two together using the little hard connector that comes with them for 16’ span down the length of my garage. I have five of these strips in the two car portion of my garage and bump out area. The color temp of these lights are great at 6000k, which is daylight, but the are so bright, it’s difficult to look at them. I decided to cover each bulb with white, semitransparent shelf paper that you can get at HD. Shelf paper has a light adhesive and works great for this because it’s slightly stretchy, so you can lay it over the curved bulbs easily. Now I can have all the light I wanted, and keep from damaging my vision. I’m only partially kidding about that, these bulbs are BRIGHT! One issue I ran into and still haven’t resolved is that the bulbs pull apart from each other every so often. I’m guessing the ceiling moves with temperature changes and causes the separation. It’s annoying, but easy to push them back into the connector.

[@coloradomountainman8659]

I would have opted to use a reflective ceiling product before hanging the lights.

[@danliutikas]

These are great until they’re not…had two pop and die so far. By pop, I mean there was a bright flash with popping sound and some black residue on the inside of the light. This happened within the first three months of owning them and they were just plugged into a ceiling outlet.

[@jewdd1989]

I wished you’d have shown the electrical part of it

[@theclassicalcraftsman]

I did this in my garage and plugged them into an Amazon smart plug, so I don't even have to flip the switch anymore. Yes, I'm that lazy.

[@GeoffWhittaker]

I wish these came in a warmer temp and with a UL listing. Otherwise, it's a perfect product for the task.

[@wayngoodman5889]

So do I... my wife is a huge fan of 2700K, and I’m OK with up to 4000K, but the 5000K non-dimmable makes them a tough choice for me... Can’t argue w/the price, though!!

[@danvisser5921]

Anyone find it funny how he spent 4 minutes longer talking about screwing in a lightbulb in a previous video 😂

[@billcunningham8485]

I have had these in my garage shop and basement for a few years now. I love them. I switched to the 8 ft version for the garage. I have had a few lights go bad over time however Barrina customer service stands behind the warranty and sent me out new ones promptly. One tip for going into drywall - the supplied mounting brackets are okay. What I found works well is using a inch and a half conduit strap. These make it easier to mount the lights without worry of the clips not lining up exactly. like this one: www.amazon.com/Gardner-Bender-GCC-510-Conduit-Plastic/dp/B000VL83MA/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=conduit+strap+plastic&qid=1616001844&sr=8-12