How To Add A Light Above The Garage Door

When placing your garage lighting one of the most important safety factors is ensuring that your fixture has enough clearance from any moving parts on the door.

How to add a light above the garage door.

If there is drywall on the garage walls cut a small access hole at this location. As a rule the size of the fixture should be one quarter to one third the size of the height of the garage door opening when installed on either side. Outside of the classic pear shaped bulb fluorescent and led bulbs also come as tubes to cast light over a wider area of the garage than regular bulbs. If fixtures are to be installed over the top of the garage door they should be centered across to spread even illumination along the entire width of the driveway.

If the garage is finished with insulation and drywall this can be difficult. Insert the conduit into the right angle connector. Use hangers every 12 inches. Join elbow to the conduit with a straight coupling.

Measure the area from the top of your extension box to the ceiling and subtract a 1 2 inch. Continue installing conduit across the front wall ending it over the center of the garage door. Measure both the height of the garage door and the width of your driveway to determine the size of the outdoor garage light needed. If it s longer than 12 inches install a conduit hanger.

Fixtures installed in the center should be. Choose t5 or t8 fluorescent or led tubes. Use a saw to trim your conduit to those dimensions and smooth the edges with a round file. Look behind the location where the fixtures will be mounted.