First Ceiling Light Run Tested — Five Lights Lit
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Photo Details
- Date: June 7, 2026
- Time: 7:45 PM EDT
- Weather: Clear, ~67°F (interior shot; daylight still visible through the entry-door lite)
- Phase: DIY electrical — vehicle-bay lighting circuit rough-in / construction lighting
- Location: 309 E. 7th St., Clare, MI — interior, looking toward the stairwell and entry door
- View: One bay’s 5-fixture chain lit and tested off an extension cord
Description
The first run of five linked Barrina LED shop lights hung and lit — powered temporarily with an extension cord to confirm the chain works before the circuit is energized at the panel. They worked perfectly. This run is over Bay 3 (the east/lift bay), running front-to-back; it’s the first of the three per-bay runs (one chain of 5 per bay; see the Zone 1 layout).
These fixtures double as construction lighting for the rest of the build per the construction-phase lighting strategy — proper overhead LED light for insulation, drywall, and finish phases. Each fixture hangs from two small clips, one screw each, so the whole run comes down and goes back up quickly when it’s time to drywall the ceiling. The team judged the benefit of having real overhead light during interior work to outweigh the minor inconvenience of pulling the run for drywall and reinstalling it afterward.
Visible Elements
- Five linked LED shop lights in a single straight run down the ceiling, glowing evenly
- Loft stairs and the 200A Eaton panel at left
- Entry service door (half-lite) at right with evening daylight through the glass
- Red fiberglass step ladder staged under the run
- Unfinished shell — exposed framing, OSB, staging boxes on the slab