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The downlighting washes the wall nicely, and in general, decorative lighting effects are cooler when you can't see where the fixture is. If you're including any type of lighting with the venue, downlighting is the way to go as it can't be tripped on, moved or easily stolen. Because you have a permanent location, install it permanently (hard-wired) with the proper type of fixtures. That way you can flip a switch, dial in the color and brightness for the night and be done, with nothing to pack up at the end of the night and no recharging needed.
 
If you do decide to permanently mount, might I suggest one of these:


I had been looking at them and bought mine from Cap. Works great to dial in a fixed color (4 knobs) and can then be switched to sound active with a flip of the switch .. no computer necessary.

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Thanks guys. I think if I move about 6 feet closer the wall it should be perfect. Btw, I installed 2 24000btu window units and you wouldn’t believe how good it’s working. It’s high 80s and full sun outside and inside it’s almost cold. 4-6 of the units should be plenty for cooling. Very pleased.
 
Thanks guys. I think if I move about 6 feet closer the wall it should be perfect. Btw, I installed 2 24000btu window units and you wouldn’t believe how good it’s working. It’s high 80s and full sun outside and inside it’s almost cold. 4-6 of the units should be plenty for cooling. Very pleased.

Do they run fairly quiet? I can only imagine the sound of 6 normal window unit running together

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WOW... 24,000 BTU units are pretty powerful. I don't think you would need 6 of them for a 40 x 80 foot space. One 24K BTU AC unit cools up to 1,500 sq feet efficiently. You have 3,200 sq feet. Two units is right at the cusp of what you need. You could probably install a 10,000 BTU AC unit in addition to those two, and you would be set for that venue.

Then again, it probablt gets VERY HOT in that rural area of the south in the Summer time...and your ceiling height is high in the middle of the venue. Maybe 2 more 10 to 14K AC UNITS should do the trick. Four 24K btu units will probably cool that space down real fast.
 
WOW... 24,000 BTU units are pretty powerful. I don't think you would need 6 of them for a 40 x 80 foot space. One 24K BTU AC unit cools up to 1,500 sq feet efficiently. You have 3,200 sq feet. Two units is right at the cusp of what you need. You could probably install a 10,000 BTU AC unit in addition to those two, and you would be set for that venue.

Then again, it probablt gets VERY HOT in that rural area of the south in the Summer time...and your ceiling height is high in the middle of the venue. Maybe 2 more 10 to 14K AC UNITS should do the trick. Four 24K btu units will probably cool that space down real fast.
Add the fact that doors will be opening and closing, 100 warm bodies, etc. better to have too much and turn them down/off, than not enough.

I think I would have gone with mini-split ductless so you have heat and cool.
 
Add the fact that doors will be opening and closing, 100 warm bodies, etc. better to have too much and turn them down/off, than not enough.

I think I would have gone with mini-split ductless so you have heat and cool.


Yeah, but considering he is in the far south. ...The only months of then year where heat would be needed are like December, January, February, and half of March. ...Late November, the body heat can likely keep the space tolerable, and same goes for 2nd half of March.

Where you live, it is like the direct opposite.
 
Yeah, but considering he is in the far south. ...The only months of then year where heat would be needed are like December, January, February, and half of March. ...Late November, the body heat can likely keep the space tolerable, and same goes for 2nd half of March.

Where you live, it is like the direct opposite.
I agree, but our places have both .. in the South, if you want a 12 month facility, you need both as well.
 
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What uplights are you plan on using in the venue and I agree with setting them up to be wired so as to not have to keep them charged up so they work.
 
I think I would have gone with mini-split ductless so you have heat and cool.
Yeah, but considering he is in the far south. ...The only months of then year where heat would be needed are like December, January, February, and half of March. ...Late November, the body heat can likely keep the space tolerable, and same goes for 2nd half of March.

I'm pretty sure the building has no insulation, so even the AC units are going to be struggling once we're into the summer months. The electric bill is going to be crazy high, too.
 
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I'm pretty sure the building has no insulation, so even the AC units are going to be struggling once we're into the summer months. The electric bill is going to be crazy high, too.
I think Rick said it was insulated.
 
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I'm pretty sure the building has no insulation, so even the AC units are going to be struggling once we're into the summer months. The electric bill is going to be crazy high, too.

Except he will likely only be using the AC on appointment days, and days of the event. Other days I am sure it will be turned off when not in use. There are venues here in Maryland where the AC get's turned on a couple hours before the event, and is turned off at the end of the event. Imagine loading out and noticing the temperature is climbing like 3 degrees every 10 minutes as load out is occurring.

Likely turning the AC off at the end of the event to save on the energy bill is what Rick will be doing.

Heat, ...He could set up space heaters to be used during events only.
 
I'm pretty sure the building has no insulation, so even the AC units are going to be struggling once we're into the summer months. The electric bill is going to be crazy high, too.

You would be wrong. I have R-19 packed into all the walls and every crevice is sealed. The roof has tin on top with a thin insulation barrier underneath. But even that seems to do a very good job on keeping heat out. This place is sealed pretty solid, not to mention that the lack of windows is a good thing. I have 3, 36" windows at the front entrance and that lets a lot of light into the space. The 4 extra segments of string lighting were just the ticket. This place looks fantastic. I'm very pleased. As for air units, I'm going to add 2 more this summer and will probably end up putting another 2 in, just to have excess capacity. To answer Chris's question, yea, these are window units so they do add some noise, but it's not bad even with the units wide open. If I put 6 in and run them at half-fan, they should be perfectly quiet. Everybody told me this was crazy but, at least right now, I'm chalking this one up as a winner decision. As for heat, I have 2 propane units that did a perfectly good job of keeping the place heated on our first event, February 1st. Time to move on to more tweaking. The air issue is resolved.
 
On lighting, I ended up downlighting and the best look was about 18" out from the wall. Got about 1/3 of the fixtures finished. Think that's gonna be enough for this trip. I really does clean up the floor a lot and it's on a regular circuit, instead lamp wire with add-a-taps. Walk in, flip the switch and you're up. BTW, in the shot it looks like a hot spot but in person it's perfect (or close to it).
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I still say go with some sort of DMX controller so you (or the manager) has to go around and change every one each time.
 
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I still say go with some sort of DMX controller so you (or the manager) has to go around and change every one each time.

They're wireless dmx. I have them on an obey40 for now but on jobs I'll just unplug that transmitter and let mydmx go have them.