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Kids in a room over the garage

If your child's bedroom sits above a garage, you already know the problem: that room stays hot long after the rest of the house cools down. Summer evenings turn into battles over bedtime, and homework time feels impossible when the air feels thick and heavy.

The flat rate

One number, materials and labor together

Standard day
$2,400
Materials and labor, installed. Six days a week sit at this rate.
Joker day
Lower, every week
One day a week costs less. It moves weekly, revealed on the homepage.

$400 materials deposit books your day. The balance is due when the work is finished and you're happy with it. Anything outside a standard install is quoted before work begins, never discovered after.

For this room

Kids in a room over the garage

Garage ceilings are notoriously under-insulated, and the heat from below rises straight into that room. Closing the vent register doesn't help because the issue isn't too much air; it's an unbalanced duct system that never sends enough cooling upstairs. A ductless mini split fixes this by putting a dedicated cooling head right in that room, controlled separately from the rest of the house.

Our flat rate of $2,400 covers both materials and labor, so you know the total cost upfront. We require a $400 materials deposit to hold your installation day, and the balance is due only after the work is finished and the room is cooling properly.

One day each week is our Joker Day, priced lower than the standard rate. The Joker Day moves each week, and the exact price is shown on our homepage. Sizing the mini split for your kid's room is done with a rule of thumb based on square footage, then confirmed during a free on site visit so the unit matches the room exactly.

Common questions

What people ask us about this

How do I know what size mini split my kid's room over the garage needs?

We use a rule of thumb based on your room's square footage as a starting point, but the final sizing is confirmed during a free on site visit. That visit lets us check the garage ceiling insulation, window placement, and any other factors that affect cooling needs.

Do you need to run ductwork from the upstairs unit to the garage bedroom?

No. A ductless mini split has a small outdoor compressor and an indoor head mounted on the wall or ceiling. The two connect through a small hole drilled through the wall, so no ductwork is needed. That's why it works so well for single rooms like a kid's bedroom over a garage.

What is the Joker Day and how low does the price go?

One day each week is our Joker Day, priced lower than the standard $2,400 rate. The exact Joker Day changes from week to week, and the specific price for that day is posted on our homepage. We don't quote a dollar amount here because it varies, but you can check the homepage to see this week's offer.

Is the $400 deposit refundable if I cancel?

The $400 materials deposit holds your installation day and covers the cost of ordering the equipment and supplies for your job. If you cancel before the materials are ordered, we refund the deposit. Once materials are ordered, the deposit is non refundable because we've already paid for the equipment coming to your house.

Will the mini split actually keep the room cool enough for sleep and homework?

Yes, because it's sized specifically for that one room and controlled by its own thermostat. You set the temperature you want, and the unit delivers that to the room directly, without relying on your home's central duct system. That means a kid can do homework comfortably at a desk and sleep without waking up sweaty.

Ready when you are

Call (512) 297-7493 to talk about your kid's room over the garage, or check the homepage to see this week's Joker Day price.

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