Garage & workshop
Shop lights by ceiling height, how many you need, and lights for cold garages and detailing.
- Best shop lights for an 8-foot ceiling
Barrina’s 8 ft BAX72 makes 10,000 lumens from 72 watts and prints its CRI. We checked five more shop lights and one tube listing to skip.
- Best shop lights for a 10-foot ceiling
The hykolity 4 ft light makes 13,000 lumens and covers 10 by 10 feet at a 10 ft ceiling, by the maker’s own rule. See four others and one to skip.
- Best shop lights for a 12-foot ceiling
Sunco says its 150W UFO high bay suits 12 to 16 foot ceilings. It makes 19,500 lumens and plugs in. We checked four other lights for this height.
- Best shop lights for high ceilings and pole barns
Sunco’s 150W UFO high bay suits 14 to 16 foot ceilings at 19,500 lumens. See what to buy for 18 feet and up, and two lights to skip.
- How many shop lights do I need?
A 2-car garage needs about 20,000 lumens, which is 2 Barrina BS84 lights by our math. Counts for 1-, 2- and 3-car garages, plus dimmer and brighter.
- What are the brightest shop lights?
The ONLYLUX 300W high bay claims 45,000 lumens, the most for one light we found. See lumens per watt side by side, and which numbers a maker backs.
- Best garage lights for cold weather
Sunco rates its 150W UFO high bay from -40 F to 113 F. We checked which garage lights publish a minimum temperature and which give a number with no unit.
- Best garage lights for car detailing
Pick 5000K and the highest CRI you can find. LZHOME’s hex kit claims CRI over 85, and none of the three Amazon hex kits we checked prints CRI 90. See what we checked.
- Best motion sensor light for a garage
The Enospk screw-in motion light lets you set a 1, 3 or 5 minute shut-off by remote. See how long each garage motion light stays on and how far it sees.
- Best light bulb for a garage door opener
Use an LED bulb the opener maker built to cut radio interference, like the Genie GLEDB2 or LiftMaster LMLED1. Both are 800 lumens. See bulbs to skip.
Last updated November 2, 2026.