pres589 (djronnebaum)
pres589 (djronnebaum) UltimaDork
10/8/24 12:12 p.m.

What is the preferred method of getting lights under a roll up door in a garage?  I have a two-car wide garage door with a walk-thru door next to it, something like 26 feet wide total from wall to wall, and I would like some light under the thing so I can work with the door up as well as down.  Anyone have a solution they want to show off?  In a narrow garage I've used wire rope but that was a temporary solution.

I was reminded of this by the Barina LED light thread and didn't want to thread jack and I don't think this topic has been brought in a while.

No Time
No Time UberDork
10/8/24 12:43 p.m.

Probably not what your looking to do, but loading dock lights could be an option:


Dock lights


 

iansane
iansane SuperDork
10/8/24 2:23 p.m.

In my old house I mounted a bunch of those Barrina lights to the door itself. Grabbed an extension cord on a reel to mount at the end of the track on one side. I just disabled the locking mechanism. I could power them with the door up or down.

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/8/24 2:34 p.m.

John Paige (RIP) aka Rad_Capz aka NOT A TA attached light fixtures to his garage door tracks:

Brilliant

The light brackets he fabbed are on page 6. Do yourself a favor, read the whole thread. Dude was seriously inspirationally clever.

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane UltraDork
10/8/24 3:34 p.m.

My solution wasn't anywhere near as elegant as Rad_Capz..

I just drilled holes in the rails and used those really shallow/wide head bolts to screw into the light housing:

AWSX1686 (Forum Supporter)
AWSX1686 (Forum Supporter) UberDork
10/24/24 11:51 a.m.

This is relevant to my needs as well. I had considered both mounting on the door, or tracks. I am leaning towards the tracks. Need to order another pack of barrina LEDs...

ekauppi7
ekauppi7 Reader
12/3/24 10:42 p.m.

I hung a set of shop lights on a piece of conduit that I put just under the garage door tracks.  Hanging from ropes IIRC.  Simple and easy.

In another garage I hung the lights higher, over the door, positioned to shine through the garage door windows when the door is up.   This worked surprisingly well when combined with other lights further into the garage.  It was very easy and did not reduce headroom.  This  would not work at all if the door was midway but on an ordinary residential garage who stops the door partway?  Not me. 

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