Fix the known weak spot before you hang the sign
A house on the I-35 north corridor can look ready until a buyer steps into the one room that never cools. Additions, garage conversions, and west-facing bedrooms are the usual suspects. Photos hide it. A walkthrough does not.
Old West Minisplits posts a flat price for a new mini split install, not a repair and not a service call: 1 zone $2,000, 2 zones $3,700, 3 zones $5,400. Equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and a Home Depot run for touch-up paint sit inside that number, with no trip fees. Four or more zones are quoted individually, so use the quote form at /#quote and the price is already on the table.
Buyers find the weak room first
Listing photos sell the kitchen. The showing sells the house. A room that stays warm in a Central Texas summer tells a story about the rest of the mechanicals, fair or not. Agents hear the same question after the tour: what else was deferred.
A window unit in the frame looks like a placeholder. Replacing the whole ducted system to save one addition is a different job and a different bill. A new ductless mini split treats the known weak spot as its own zone so the listing can show a finished room, not a workaround.
A heat pump for the problem room
Mini splits are heat pumps. They cool through brutal Central Texas summers and handle mild winters without a furnace. For a listing in Killeen, Temple, Belton, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Waco, Salado, or Jarrell, that means the problem room is usable in the season you are actually selling.
These flat prices are for new installs only. They are not a repair price, a recharge, or a service-call rate. If the existing central system needs work, that is a separate contractor and a separate decision. Old West Minisplits puts a new indoor head where the weak spot lives and a condenser outside.
Posted price, no standoff
Licensed contractors do the work. The posted price covers equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and a Home Depot run for touch-up paint so the wall around the head does not look like a job site in listing photos. Other contractors in Central Texas commonly quote ductless installs at $3,000-$6,000 per zone after an in-home visit. Old West Minisplits posts 1 zone at $2,000, 2 zones at $3,700, and 3 zones at $5,400.
The price is posted up front, with no standoff over trip fees, and the honest exceptions are a very long line set, a panel upgrade the house already needed, or unusually difficult mounting, stated before work starts. Old West Minisplits does not pull old duct, replace a full panel, or paint whole rooms. Those trades are arranged separately. Four or more zones are quoted individually through the form at /#quote.
How we compare
| Factor | Old West Minisplits | The usual contractor |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront Cost | 1 zone $2,000, 2 zones $3,700, 3 zones $5,400 for a new install | Ductless work in Central Texas commonly runs $3,000-$6,000 per zone after an in-home visit |
| When the number is known | Posted before anyone walks the house | Most contractors quote only after they see the property |
| How the listing photographs | A wall-mounted head and paint touch-up inside the flat price | A window unit in the frame, or a warm room left as-is |
| Repair vs new equipment | New installs only, said in plain language | A service call that does not change how the room looks on a showing |
Straight answers
Is the $2,000 one-zone price a repair on the old air conditioner?
No. These flat prices are for new mini split installs only, never repairs or service calls. If a showing uncovered a broken central unit, that is a different trade. A new 1-zone install is $2,000, 2 zones $3,700, 3 zones $5,400, and four or more zones are quoted individually at /#quote.
Will a mini split in the weak room help the house appraise or pass inspection?
A new, licensed install is visible, documented equipment in a room that used to fail on comfort. Appraisers and inspectors judge what is in front of them. Old West Minisplits does not promise a sale price or an inspection outcome. Verify any energy incentives with your utility provider or the IRS, not with a listing flyer.
Should this go in before photos or after the first open house?
Before photos and the first walkthrough. A window unit in the listing images undercuts the rest of the staging. The included Home Depot touch-up paint is there so the wall around the head looks finished, not patched. Use the quote form at /#quote while you still control the calendar.
What if the weak spot is two rooms, not one?
Two zones are $3,700. Three zones are $5,400. That is still a new-install price, not a service call. If the line set is very long or mounting is unusually difficult, that is called out up front rather than after the condenser is on the pad.
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