Thanks Rick. Had that big opening not been there, I would not have covered the ceiling. I have 2 of the warehouse lights, so that was a lot of light going up into the wood. And so far, I see no heat problem. I can either run a fan and/or lower the lights easily.
While I do not have a light meter, one can easily see that it is much brighter. My wife checked it out and said Wow --- Much brighter.
My WAG is ~ 15 - 20 % brighter. Once I turn on the 7 banks of fluorescents, it will be even more so. I have material left and am thinking about placing some on the shelves below the fluors.
