Our lanai is 12x15, under the roofline, and faces east, so we get the morning sun. When we glassed it in, we researched cooling options. Of course the HVAC people tried to talk us into a split for $5,000. We asked about tapping into the existing ductwork and were given the song and dance about inadequate insulation and code violation. We insisted that they double check. They ended up doing exactly what we wanted. They tapped off our existing AC, blew extra insulation into the lanai attic, and we now have a comfortable room we use 365 days a year. The total cost for everything was $850. That was pre-Covid about 8 years ago, so things may have changed by now, but you should definitely push back on your HVAC company. You don’t ask, you don’t get.
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