Cool the garage you finished without a duct standoff
A garage in Temple was built for a truck, not a guest room. After drywall and a sofa go in, the slab and the afternoon sun along the I-35 corridor still load that room like an oven. Air from the main house will not travel through walls that never had ducts.
Old West Minisplits posts a flat price for a new mini split install, never a repair or a service call. One zone is $2,000, two zones are $3,700, and three zones are $5,400, with four or more quoted individually. That number covers equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and a Home Depot run for touch-up paint. Start on the quote form at /#quote.
Heat does not stop at the garage door
Temple sits on the I-35 corridor in Bell County, a smaller Central Texas city with brutal summers and mild winters. A converted garage still takes sun on wide, once-uninsulated walls. A heat pump cools that space in August and warms it in January without a furnace.
You still arrange insulation, a proper man-door or insulated garage door, and interior finish with other trades. Old West Minisplits does not install insulation, drywall, or flooring. The mini split only conditions the room those trades leave behind.
The posted price is an install, not a remodel
These flat prices are for new installs only. They are not a garage-conversion bid, a repair price, or a service-call rate. Licensed contractors perform the work, with no trip fees and no buried upcharges.
Honest exceptions get stated up front: a very long line set, a panel upgrade the house already needed, or unusually difficult mounting. Standard electrical for the system is included. A licensed electrician handles any service upgrade you already needed, as a job you arrange separately.
One bay or several rooms
A single finished bay in Temple often runs on one indoor head at $2,000. A two-car conversion with a closed bedroom, or a garage apartment with living and sleeping areas, is a common two-zone layout at $3,700. Three zones at $5,400 cover a larger finish-out with doors between rooms.
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. Old West Minisplits posts the number first. Use /#quote when the garage is far enough along that wall locations are known.
How we compare
| Factor | Old West Minisplits | The usual contractor |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront Cost | New install: 1 zone $2,000, 2 zones $3,700, 3 zones $5,400 | Ductless work in Central Texas commonly runs $3,000-$6,000 per zone after an in-home visit |
| Ducts in finished walls | None. Heads and a line set go on the converted garage | New trunk lines through framing, or a hope that the house system leaks enough air |
| When you know the price | Posted up front. No standoffs. Quote form at /#quote | Most require an in-home visit before quoting |
| Scope of work | Mini split new install only. Conversion trades stay yours | A custom HVAC bid that may mix ducts, unknowns, and a later change order |
Straight answers
Is $2,000 the price to convert a garage in Temple?
No. That figure is a new mini split install only, not a remodel and not a repair. You hire separate trades for framing, insulation, drywall, flooring, and the garage door. Old West Minisplits supplies equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and touch-up paint.
Will one zone cool a two-car garage I finished?
Sometimes. An open floor plan with decent insulation often does fine on one zone at $2,000. Closed rooms, a loft, or a west wall that takes afternoon sun along I-35 may need a second head. Two zones are $3,700.
What if my electrical panel cannot take another circuit?
Standard electrical for the outdoor unit is inside the flat price. A panel upgrade the house already needed is an honest exception, stated up front. A licensed electrician performs that work. You arrange it separately.
Do mini splits heat a converted garage in winter?
They are heat pumps. They cool through brutal Central Texas summers and handle mild winters without a furnace. You do not need a separate garage furnace for a typical living-space conversion.
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