newell house.....

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hi gang

i am the process of getting going on a shop out back of my house. it will be 70 deep and 65 wide with 18' sidewalls and either a 2/12 or 3/12 pitch roof.

i am designing it so there can be side by side 45' rigs in it if needed.

so the question at hand is two.....

1. i am planning on doing two 14x14 doors. and i will be backing into the shop. what width door do you guys have or recommend?

2. lighting. the engineer is in analysis paralasis (hey i cant spell either) in foot candles at waist etc. i do not want metal halide high bay so it is either cfl high bay (around 9k lumens per fixture) or t5 HO 4' high bay fixtures. they put out a lot more light. any suggestions for how many foot candles for a comfortable shop?

i had a camera buff friend (and fellow newell owner) go around town to measure lighting in various places in foot candles. lowes was 50, other big box stores ranged from 30 to 80. it is easy to say do 80 but it gets very expensive. ....i am retired and on a budget now ha

any thoughts or experiences that you have had would be welcomed.

happy sunday

tom

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