[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by Ashimp

We insulated the garage and keep the door to the house open. Taxes the house AC but keeps the garage tolerable. Solar guys insulated the attic.

Are you serious about this?

[Tblue]

Solar guys for blown in insulation above the garage, we did it and very happy with their work.

[Topspinmo]

No, not needed, rarely gets over 90 degree at head height.

[Calisport]

Had a retractable screen company come out. Price for 2 car was over $3000. So never mind that.
He said he has insulated garage door, put vents in the doors, insulated the attic.
He said it won't make much difference if the garage is facing the sun side. 94 degrees outside. 94 degrees will get sucked in anyway.
So my guess is a air conditioner portable unit will only make it 92-94 degrees. It would have to be a wall unit to cool the garage down enought to make a difference. Unfortunately a lot of the homes in the villages don't have windows or doors or vents.

[Calisport]

Oh I forgot. Wall units are allowed in the villages I read somewhere here. And you have to get approval for most other changes.

[Smalley]

The information that's been posted so far is super helpful. A big thank you to all who responded. We were planning to call the Solar Guys for solar tubes. Now we can get advice and a quote on the garage insulation as well from them.

[cae00tv]

Who installed your roof exhaust fan? Were you pleased?

[Toymeister]

This is the twenty third post and besides me only one other person has done this. Value all the off topic replies for what they are worth. Comments like the garage doesn't exceed 90 at head level so AC is not needed are hilarious!

The mini split cools the garage quickly and efficiently. It is powerful enough that you really only need to turn it on when you need it. It's quite a bit different than a home AC which takes hours to cool.

This comfort does come at a cost, our electric bill was up 22% year over year.

For me it is worth the comfort of working on my hobbies. It's hard to quantify comfort. I can afford it so why not.

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

This comfort does come at a cost, our electric bill was up 22% year over year.

22% would take me from $90/month to $100/month....totally worth if it I could have a usable space in the garage vs. a raging inferno all summer long. Thanks for posting the energy costs

Joe

[SkylightRoofing]

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Originally Posted by Smalley

Hi all, We're going to need our garage space for lots of storage. Air-conditioning should help keep things stored there in good condition and make it more comfortable to use the space in summer. If you've done it, were you happy with your contractor? Do you think it was a good idea? Since we don't need heat, just the a/c, what kind of unit do you advise? Looking forward to hearing from some Villagers.

[jimbo2012]

Did you know if you're handy a mini split is a simple install cost about $1200

See Utube

Why they charge about $4-5,000 is not right.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Did you know if you're handy a mini split is a simple install cost about $1200

See Utube

Why they charge about $4-5,000 is not right.

Why they charge? Cause they can. People pay.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

This is the twenty third post and besides me only one other person has done this. Value all the off topic replies for what they are worth. Comments like the garage doesn't exceed 90 at head level so AC is not needed are hilarious!

The mini split cools the garage quickly and efficiently. It is powerful enough that you really only need to turn it on when you need it. It's quite a bit different than a home AC which takes hours to cool.

This comfort does come at a cost, our electric bill was up 22% year over year.

For me it is worth the comfort of working on my hobbies. It's hard to quantify comfort. I can afford it so why not.

Rarely, but I can understand the comprehension problem