LIGHTING A WORKSHOP with LED Panels and Strips

[@Vixinaful]

Dude at 3:41 when you hold the panel it really looks as though you're standing beneath a ceiling window, its *that* bright. This seems like THE coolest idea ever!

[@stun9771]

Hope your LED strip lights stay up...I found they tend to unstick and fall down over a few days unless you really prepare the surfaces well....the answer of you have problems is good old double-sided carpet tape...sticks like s*** to anything...then stick your LED strips onto the double-sided tape...works a treat....and they stay put...👍🏻

[@mysterygardener3619]

Your so lucky, I just asked my wife for some money to put some lights in my shed after showing your clip. she turned around and walked in the kitchen I thought to make us a cupper, she came back out with a pen torch and said try this and make a stand for it, I said Thank you Love. Andy

[@Off-Grid]

LEDs sure have made lighting more interesting. The things you can do with them is great.

[@nathanpowell1500]

Once they get step ladders in the UK, you're in for a real treat.

[@sygad1]

I''ve done pretty much the same thing with slightly smaller panels. Major difference I did was to add a Sonoff D1 Mini in the circuit so I could control the lights via Google Home or Alexa. Got sick and tired of locking the workshop and forgetting to switch the lights off. Now it's voice/app controlled as well as manual push button.

[@StrawbyteWorkshop]

I've taken the same approach with Ceiling mounted LED panels and supplemented them, in my case, with LED batten strips under cupboards. It's a great task lighting setup. My approach was to follow as a minimum the HSE advice for lighting a workplace and double the amount of light. It helps greatly with filming.

[@normanboyes4983]

Nice job Tim, I understand the reason for not fitting the diffuser but not fitting the LED tape into an aluminium base does shorten their life - no heat conduction.

[@MichaelPickles]

Love the work you do. Tip you should power your LED strip every 5 meters or the power will drop off after that. just add another power line at each 5 meter join.

[@trevordarby467]

Have to say Tim you have done a fantastic job and lightings would have not known where to begin have a better idea now great video great information as always

[@rhyswilliams1998]

Absolutely love this project. Want to do same thing for a gym in my garden.

[@ryobiuktoolsunofficial879]

I want a garden big enough 😢

[@theengineersbuild]

I’m looking at buying these lights for my garage too, don’t look too difficult after watching this! I’ve started uploading my renovation project progress and hoping I can get plenty of help from the KZbin community!!

[@freddieleethompson3536]

I love these panels. At my home I’ve got 4 600 x 600 in my office, 2 1200 x 300 in a converted loft space, 6 600 x 600 in my garage and I’ve just made a spray booth and put 1 x 1200 x 600 in there.

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

Brilliant stuff - those LED panels are fantastic! I have a frame up for a "workshop" its a glorified shed as the space iv got to work with isnt massive.. 8x8ft at the moment but it might well end up being 12x8ft if i can get my old concrete shed torn down and disposed! one of those panels would be great for mine hanging right in the middle!

[@craiglarkins6688]

I so want this workshop...it has so much potential.

[@CaptainofmyShed]

Mega workshop, love it. Question to anyone who knows, can these SIPs be self supporting like the OSB type can? Or do they need a frame of some sort.

[@okcantbelieveit294]

Reckon Dads workshop will be turned into a disco space by the kiddie winkles! 😁👍

[@Terrythemaker]

It looks really great Tim, I’m looking forward to seeing you kitting it out with benches etc .

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Looking super cool Tim. That floor is great. Andy UK

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Thanks 👍

[@coffeefortwosolly]

Continue to impress even with the non slip footwear 😂 and just soaking up how clean the floor is for a little longer 😂😂😉 ...looking forward to the move in day! 🙋🏻‍♀️🇬🇧💕jane

[@elanman608]

Amazing job re your double door I would be inclined to keep it for ocasional access for materials or machines. You could make doors out of those pannels framed with the same timber as you used for the cloaking boards.

[@wtfraducu]

Hi Tim, On the description, you left a link for the LED panels but they are not the same as you have ? Could you please uptade the link or replay with the link in here ? Also will be helpful to get a link for the screws which u use on the roof insulated panels. Thank you !

[@matthewburns5053]

Wow came out perfect looks like a great space, can’t wait to see y’all get set up and working out of it.

[@simonlunt353]

Very nice mr it’s looking to good for a workshop l am looking at leds for my workshop but it’s no way as nice as yours mr stay safe can’t wait for your next video 👏👏👍

[@fasilbd8]

Hi mate I am going to convertmy cellar into a sitting room. Which is the best way to damp proof the floor?

[@clivewilliams1406]

What lighting level have you design the lighting to, I would have expected 350 - 500 lux at 1m above the floor? I would have also expected full light fittings at the perimeter to illuminate any workbenches without the shadow that you will cast from the central ceiling lighting.

[@alexlyons12]

What a treat on a Sunday evening! Looks fantastic and I absolutely love the LED strips in the corners making a feature of the timber frame. Great to have it highlighted as so much effort went in. I was curious as to what temp you went for but waiting til the end paid off 🙃

[@NorthernGuyRob]

AHHH! LED lights! I've been thinking you had a really bad light leak round the roof edge for the last few vids

[@MaverickandStuff]

I have been thinking about getting some of these type of lights for my basement shop, but I only have 2.1m from the floor to the rafters. I don't know if these would be too bright.

[@AndrewMillar001]

Brilliant video! Can I just check, you link through to 45w lights, but I thought I noticed something on the packaging that said 72w? Are those the right ones?

[@TheRestorationCouple]

The second link is the panels with brackets, those are the same 72w 6000k units.

[@AndrewMillar001]

@@TheRestorationCouple Ah! Thank you!

[@willep1988]

The jealousy levels just creep up after every episode of this workshop series...!! Looks so good! 👍🏻

[@Cablesmith]

I wouldn’t worry too much about the up/down lights not being GU10, Because you also fitted LED flood lights, LED strip and LED panel lights 😀 neither of which you can replace bulbs 😉 Only on the wind up mate, nice work as always

[@TheRestorationCouple]

True. It was more the fact that they are constantly exposed to extreme highs and low temps but perhaps they will be just fine. Like you say the floor light is just the same. 😀

[@chrispayne1029]

Great Video Tim 👍

[@vaalrus]

Nice job for a drywall lift. :) or a 2x4 onnna stick. :)

[@vivaldi1236]

Brilliant.

[@garvielloken3929]

NOOICE!

[@huggy1huggy191]

how many watts will the lighting burn if they were on all at once tim

[@TheRestorationCouple]

400w ish but not really needed all at once unless filming in several places at once.

[@ryobiuktoolsunofficial879]

I’m confused you are screwing into the metal roof, won’t it leak

[@TheRestorationCouple]

There is 100m of insulation and another sheet of steel on top. (Sandwich panels)

[@gczutor]

@@TheRestorationCouple 100m wow! 😉

[@graemebrown1191]

Nice mate👏

[@megazeus7972]

The aluminium profile also acts as a heat sink which prolongs the life of the led strip

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Yeah I guess going on to the steel wall panel might have achieved a similar thing too. Hopefully it will be ok bearing in mind it’s not constant use.

[@megazeus7972]

@@TheRestorationCouple yeah, if it was constant use like a shop display etc then it’d be more of a concern

[@ridgmont61]

Why not throw a laser level along the ceiling for alignment? I do like the detail in the corner - proper craftsmanship.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

I did, probably just not showing on camera. 👍

[@MARTINA-gc3tq]

Workshop ? more like an operation theatre ..... looks great.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

I did think that. Wood surgery... or butchery!

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

Again, I'm interested to see how you'll like this lighting once you get to work in that shop. I have my doubts about the amount of shadow this is gonna throw.

[@richarddalton7085]

Hello, do you mean as in they are either too bright or too many of them or not enough? I only ask as I’ve just poured a base for my workshop and will be going through the same dilemmas choosing lighting so I’m just looking for advice 👍🏼

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

@@richarddalton7085 The problem with lighting is usually that it's too directed and thus harsh. When you're working in sunlight, the sun is so far away that it bathes your whole area in light and that light reflects off of everything. So when you're outside, unless you're looking in the sun's direction, you usually can work pretty well even when you're in the shadow because the lighting is uniform and comes from all sides, all angles etc. In a room, you usually have major issues with that. Lighting either is too directional, throwing a lot of contrasting shadows or it's too harsh making your eyes squint and/or tire easily. I have installed an LED panel directly above my computer desk for whenever I want to work on something small like soldering or fixing a kid's toy. It is okay for short bursts of work but I wouldn't want to have to work like that all the time. My desk lamp otoh has very warm lighting making it good for seeing the keyboard without being too harsh but it also is atrocious for having to look at fine details. So the best lighting to work under in my home currently is in the living room. We have two tall standing lamps, like columns, that are warm white. These are for watching tv or just being in the room. When my wife does ironing or when I want to put together an IKEA piece ore some such, I have installed a chandelier with 8 sockets that have cool white (e.g. 6000K) flood light LEDs in them. The ceiling is slanted. So there is a LOT of cool white light coming off this chandelier but it then bounces off the slanted wood pannel ceiling and then off the walls etc. What you get is akin to what you get outside: The light is strong enough to bounce off of your surroundings and illuminates the room evenly from all sides. No harsh shadows, no squinting, no tiring. In the case of this workshop I'd have installed strong LED lighting along the central joist and had it shine horizontally, perhaps slightly downward to bounce off of some of the walls too (but you gotta be careful with that as to not shine directly in your eyes whenever you turn towards the joist). The ceiling is a light grey. It would have diffused the light bouncing off of it nicely I think. It could also have been painted over with a brush to give it some more texture, further diffusing the light. Another way to go is to put a fresnel lens in front of the LED panels. The light would still have come from above but it would have helped. It would have given the LED panels an effect like they were ceiling windows letting in natural daylight. Fresnel lenses that size could be found in old LED tv sets.

[@idi0tdetectioninprogress]

@@richarddalton7085 What you have to consider is the ceiling height, thats key. Then get the data for your chosen light and see what the spread and lighting levels are at a given distance. The data should also give you spacing distances for light overlap. Its better if you install them flat rather than sloped, where possible. Localised lighting over workbenches or moving machinary is the way to go. Plan your layout so introducing wall mounted lighting is an option.

[@richarddalton7085]

@@idi0tdetectioninprogress thanks very much, great advice. Will have a read up and see what the recommendations come up with. Ceiling height will be around 2.7m one side and 2.4m the other over a 3.5m ish span and length of workshop will be 5.8m ish 👍🏼

[@richarddalton7085]

@@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse thanks that’s great, will take all of that into consideration 👍🏼

[@martyletitbee1519]

Tanning salon Tim ? Only joking lol!

[@zjzozn]

6000k is a bit blue, 4000k is better I think 👍

[@pm1104]

Gosh ........slippers eh.......whatever next !

[@nicholasvoges2219]

You missed a trick not getting ones which change colour :)

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Wait for the next episode ...

[@johnmit]

Using two people for two-man jobs is overrated, and no doubt considered cheating by most DIY enthusiasts 😁 Looking good, and that is a lot of light! Did you do any lux calculations to determine what you needed or was it best educated guess? As a rough calc you're running 37800 lumens / 27sqrm which is 1400 lux? I'm assuming that is primarily to do all your filming with, as that's a very bright workshop otherwise (or are the google recommendations of 300-700lux a tad optimistic and I'm missing a coefficient fudge factor somewhere?)

[@andycrask3531]

I will put money on the LED strips falling down within six months the dst on the back is always crap even if it says 3M it will still fall off.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Yeah they may well do. Bead of hot glue if needed. 👍

[@johnmit]

You can also use a bead of construction silicone/sealant/adhesive (or similar) at right angles and on top of the tape. Surprisingly effective way of routing cables along surfaces (provided you don't mind the aesthetics).

[@peterheaven230]

Talk about ott

[@colingmaccoll]

Single use lights should be banned, more stuff into land fill after it conks out.

[@karlsklips3268]

Oh sorry but looking way to smart to be a dusty workshop!! Would make brilliant home gym instead!!

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Timber framing is pretty much a gym work out!

[@karlsklips3268]

@@TheRestorationCouple yes your right there. You put some serious lifting into that workshop. Looks brilliant great job!