Standard single zone install for detached ADUs
Standard single zone mini split installation is $2,400 on weekdays, materials and labor. Weekend work is $2,600. A $400 materials deposit books the date; balance is due on completion.
| Standard single zone install, weekday | $2,400 materials and labor |
|---|---|
| Same install, Saturday or Sunday | $2,600 materials and labor |
| Joker day | One day each week priced under the weekday rate, day shown on the home page |
| Booking deposit | $400 toward materials |
| Balance | Due on completion |
| Non standard work | Quoted before any work begins |
| Bid line item | Std single zone mini split install, weekday, mat. and labor: $2,400 |
| Note | Std single zone: $2,400 weekday, materials and labor |
| Note | Routing, circuit, drain, size confirmed at site walk |
| Note | Book and field contact: (512) 297-7493, Jester Climate |
| Scope confirmed | At the site walk |
| Contact | (512) 297-7493 |
The number that goes on the bid
Put $2,400 on the bid for weekday work on one zone. Put $2,600 if you need weekend labor. Do not add other dollar figures unless a quote is already in hand.
The $400 materials deposit is what books the date. Remaining balance is due on completion. Check the home page for the Joker Day that week. That day is priced under the weekday rate.
Standard cover and quoted extras
The weekday and weekend numbers apply to a single zone. That is one indoor unit and one outdoor unit, set and started. Equipment size is a rule of thumb until the site walk.
Non standard work is quoted before any work begins. Keep quoted items on separate lines so the base number does not move. The crew does not start extra work without that quote.
Permits, inspections, and paper
Jester Climate does not pull permits. Requirements vary by jurisdiction. We are not a permitting authority.
Owner or general contractor confirms whether the ADU needs a mechanical permit. Filing and inspection scheduling sit with them.
Site walk confirms the variables
Line set route, circuit, drain routing, penetration location, and equipment size are confirmed at the site walk. Floor plans are not the source of those calls.
A casita reads smaller than it loads. West glass and a hot attic push the size up. The size gets confirmed on site. Mounting method for the outdoor unit is also a site walk item.
Jobsite condition before crew arrival
The ADU is to be dried in. The indoor head wall is to be accessible and at the finish stage you want the unit mounted on. The outdoor location is to be clear of stored materials and other trades.
Street to unit path stays open. Superintendent contact is posted on site. If the walk notes and the site do not match, call (512) 297-7493 before the date.
How the date is set
You pick the date. It gets confirmed. If anything changes, you get told.
Service area is Austin and the I-35 corridor. Call (512) 297-7493 for booking. That number is the field contact as well.
Included in the number
- One indoor unit and one outdoor unit, single zone
- Equipment size confirmed at the site walk
- Line set, insulation, and control wire on the confirmed route
- One wall penetration at the confirmed location
- Condensate drain on the confirmed route and termination
- Outdoor unit set using the mounting method confirmed on site
- Labor to mount, interconnect, evacuate, and start the zone
- Materials for that standard single zone
Quoted before work begins
- A second zone or extra indoor units
- Condensate pump, or a drain that cannot run by gravity
- Electrical work beyond landing connections on the circuit confirmed at the site walk
- Line hide, chase, or concealment of the interconnect
- Moving indoor or outdoor equipment after it is set
- Roof, ground rack, or other mounting not confirmed as standard at the site walk
Have these done before the install date and the day runs clean. Anything not on this list gets looked at during the site walk.
- Complete the site walk; indoor and outdoor spots agreed
- Pay the $400 materials deposit to book the date
- ADU dried in; indoor head wall accessible
- Outdoor location clear of materials and other trades
- Access path from parking to both units left open
- Owner or GC has confirmed permit status; we do not pull permits
- Superintendent name and phone posted for crew contact
- Layout checkCrew and superintendent confirm indoor head, outdoor unit, penetration, and drain against the site walk. Work starts on that layout only.
- Outdoor setOutdoor unit is placed and mounted by the method confirmed at the site walk.
- Indoor set and interconnectIndoor unit is mounted on the confirmed wall. Line set and control wire are run on the confirmed route.
- Drain and powerDrain is run to the confirmed termination. Power and control are landed on the circuit confirmed at the site walk.
- Start and handoffThe zone is evacuated and started. Superintendent is shown the controller, filters, and outdoor service switches.
Phases run in this order on a standard job. Site conditions change the pace, so nothing here is a timeline commitment. If something on site is different from the walk, you get told before it turns into cost.
$400 materials deposit books the date and buys the equipment for your job. Balance due on completion, on the visit the system runs.
$2,400 weekday. $2,600 Saturday or Sunday. One Joker day each week is priced under the weekday rate. The day moves week to week and it is shown on the home page, so if your schedule has slack you can aim at it.
Non standard work is quoted before any work begins. Nothing gets added to the number without you approving it first.
Running the same install across more than one project? Call (512) 297-7493 to set up repeat scheduling.
- Is $2,400 equipment and labor for one ADU zone?
- Yes for a standard single zone on a weekday. That is one indoor unit and one outdoor unit, materials and labor. Weekend work is $2,600. Quoted extras do not sit inside that number.
- Will the city accept you as the permit holder?
- Do not list Jester Climate as the applicant. Owner or general contractor files if the jurisdiction requires a permit. Confirm the rule for that ADU address before you bid the permit line.
- Where should this sit in the ADU sequence?
- Leave the indoor head wall at the finish stage you want the unit mounted on. Outdoor set location is clear of other trades. Book the date after those two conditions are real, not hoped for.
- What knocks a job out of the standard price?
- A second zone. A drain that needs a pump. Electrical work beyond the circuit confirmed at the site walk. Concealment of the line set. Moving equipment after it is set. Those items are quoted before any work begins.
- Can I use one contact for every ADU this year?
- Call (512) 297-7493 to set up repeat scheduling. Ask for the date you need on the next address. A $400 materials deposit books that date.
One number, one call, one line item along the Austin and I-35 corridor. Standard single zone mini split install is $2,400 on a weekday and $2,600 on a weekend, materials and labor, $400 deposit to book, balance due on completion.