The two-car garage gets a posted price, not a standoff
A two-car garage along the I-35 north corridor is 300 to 600 square feet of slab, thin walls, and a wide door that dumps cool air. A window unit cools the pane it sits in and leaves the far bay mean. Most contractors will not name a price until they have stood in that bay.
Old West Minisplits posts the price up front, no standoffs. One zone is $2,000, two zones are $3,700, and three zones are $5,400, with four or more quoted individually. These prices are for new installs only. Request a quote at /#quote.
Size a 300 to 600 square foot garage
Treat this page as the sizing calculator. An open two-car floor in this range is one zone. One wall head can throw across both bays when nothing splits the room. A finished office, a gym wall, a storage room with a door, or a head in an adjacent house room is a second zone.
Uninsulated metal, a west-facing door, a tall ceiling, and shop tools all add load. Old West Minisplits sizes the equipment from the layout you put on the quote form. We do not install insulation, overhead doors, or roofing. If the garage needs batt or foam, you arrange that trade separately, then the mini split goes on the wall.
Cost breakdown at the posted garage price
The $2,000 one-zone figure is the whole new install, not a teaser. It covers equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and a Home Depot run for touch-up paint. There are no trip fees and no after-the-fact upcharges for ordinary work. Two zones land at $3,700. Three zones land at $5,400.
Ductless installs in Central Texas commonly run $3,000 to $6,000 per zone on a custom quote from other contractors, most of whom require an in-home visit before quoting. Licensed contractors perform Old West Minisplits installs. Honest exceptions sit in the open: a very long line set, a panel upgrade the house already needed, or unusually difficult mounting.
How a garage install actually runs
The outdoor unit usually sits on a pad beside the slab. The indoor head mounts high on a side wall, clear of the door tracks. Line set runs are often short, which is why most open two-car jobs stay in the one-zone $2,000 price. If the condenser has to sit far from the head, that long line set is one of the exceptions named up front.
These prices are new installs only. They are not a repair price, a recharge, or a service call. Mini splits are heat pumps, so the same head that knocks down a July afternoon will take the edge off a mild Central Texas winter without a furnace. If a true panel upgrade is already due, a licensed electrician handles that trade separately. Request a quote at /#quote.
How we compare
| Factor | Old West Minisplits | Window units |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront Cost | $2,000 for one new garage zone, posted before the job | Cheap at the store, then a second unit when the far bay stays hot |
| Two-bay coverage | One head sized for an open 300-600 sq ft floor | One window, one bay. The other car cooks. |
| Winter in the shop | Heat pump heat for mild Central Texas winters, no furnace | Most window units cool only. A space heater fills the gap. |
| Door, seal, and theft | Wall head. The overhead door stays intact. | A hole in a window or a propped door. Easy to lift out. |
Straight answers
What is the flat price to cool a two-car garage?
One zone is $2,000 for a new install. Two zones are $3,700. Three zones are $5,400. Four or more zones are quoted individually. Request a quote at /#quote.
Will one zone cover 300 to 600 square feet?
An open two-car garage in that range is usually one zone. A wall, a finished bay, or a separate office is a second zone. Describe the layout on the form so the head count matches the rooms, not just the square footage.
Is $2,000 a repair price for garage AC?
No. These flat prices are for new installs only. They never apply to repairs, refrigerant top-offs, or service calls. If an existing unit is down, this page is not the price for that work.
What can raise a garage job above the posted figure?
A very long line set, a panel upgrade the house already needed, or unusually difficult mounting. Standard electrical is included. A licensed electrician handles a true panel upgrade as a separate trade. We do not do insulation, overhead-door work, or roofing.
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