kryolla Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I have a 20 foot length garage roof what lights should I use and at what spacing to install them? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflights Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 If you are going to do "whole house" effects, the denser the better. I'm currently at 10" but will be reducing that to 5" or less for next season just to ensure the whole house effects are visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Wow, uhum, like a - what controller are you planning on using? What kind of lights, elements, ect is rest of your display? Using incandescents, LEDs, pixels, strips? Leave up under eave year round for landscape/security? Oh yeah, and color? And lastly: What looks good to you and yours may not to everyone else. Edited December 19, 2017 by Mega Arch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryolla Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 just vertical light strings 30 minutes ago, iflights said: If you are going to do "whole house" effects, the denser the better. I'm currently at 10" but will be reducing that to 5" or less for next season just to ensure the whole house effects are visible. are you using regular 100 count strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryolla Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, Mega Arch said: Wow, uhum, like a - what controller are you planning on using? What kind of lights, elements, ect is rest of your display? Using incandescents, LEDs, pixels, strips? Leave up under eave year round for landscape/security? Oh yeah, and color? And lastly: What looks good to you and yours may not to everyone else. I have a pixel mini and mega tree, pixel strip arches, and CCB for the roof outline. For this season I'm only going to add white led strings then maybe next year add red and green. I'm not sure how pixel nodes would look thus why I'm asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflights Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 31 minutes ago, kryolla said: just vertical light strings are you using regular 100 count strings? C9 style pixels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, iflights said: C9 style pixels. I'm using GE Color effects bulbs on my roof peak which are slightly smaller than C9. I wanted the individual bulb look rather than something that looks like a neon tube and used 7.5 inch spacing. I am happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 hours ago, kryolla said: I have a pixel mini and mega tree, pixel strip arches, and CCB for the roof outline. For this season I'm only going to add white led strings then maybe next year add red and green. I'm not sure how pixel nodes would look thus why I'm asking. I have dumb(12V) 8mm bullets @ 4" on Plastic Plumbers Tape that I drilled 12mm holes using a metric step reamer, on my ridge. Bright, not eye searing The LEDS face (down) parallel to the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryolla Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) are you hanging them vertical from the ridge to the gutter, like the pic Edited December 20, 2017 by kryolla adding pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 59 minutes ago, kryolla said: are you hanging them vertical from the ridge to the gutter, like the pic No, I follow the ridge line. I have Gables 1 front , 1 leg toward front as it faces side /--------------------------------\ /\ \ the Inv V is 2@ 50 nodes, with 30 more to the top ridge, 100nodes, then 70 back down Also, I have 170 more nodes along the drip line (staggered entry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryolla Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 I went to lowes and they had 24 inch white led snowflakes two for 89 with 15% off. I'll get four this weekend hopefully they'll be further reduced then after Christmas I'll get 4 more and put those on the garage roof. I have two 10 watt flood that I'll add too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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