Heating or cooling your garage? What a waste of time and money, right? Okay, so maybe you have a space heater in there to prevent a pipe from freezing in the winter, but even then, how many sub-freezing days do we really get?

And yes, many a homeowner uses their garage as a workshop – sometimes even a laundry room. But still, is it worth the expense to heat and cool an area that a space heater or portable AC unit can take care of just fine?

Well, under certain circumstances, it is worth the time and expense. Let’s examine just a few of them.

Easier to Maintain Indoor Temperatures

Your walls are not temperature-proof. Insulation does a great deal to address this problem, but nothing is 100% effective. Just think of how hot your garage gets during the summer. A garage, like a car left out in the sun, can be up to 50 degrees hotter than the surrounding environment! When this heat is sweltering inside of an attached garage, the adjacent walls of your home will absorb this extreme heat, forcing your air conditioning to work that much harder! The same goes for your interior heating system in the winter.

Improved Resale Value

Since a steady supply of conditioned air inside a garage prevents home damage, many homeowners’ associations now require it. The higher the value of your home, the higher the value of your neighborhood!

Protect Valuable Objects

If you’re an antique car buff, that’s an investment not just of love, but money. And it’s not just antique cars that are heat and cold sensitive. There’s also wine, canned food, electronics, refrigerators, paints, paper products, and much more. Keeping them all at the proper temperature helps protect them and, in some cases, helps prevent a fire.

Upgrading the Space

At one time or another, you may have faced a choice such as this: “I need more living space but can’t really afford an addition. I could, however, convert my garage to a bedroom or family room and build a shed for the items we store there.”

You get the idea. But even if you’re not at such a turning point, adding heating and AC now would make such a later conversion easier, faster, and less costly.

How to Heat and Cool Your Garage

While you have several options for heating and cooling the space, one is superior to the others when you’re in search of a permanent solution – and that’s a ductless air system. Here’s why:

No ducts required, therefore lower installation costs
Space heaters, by contrast, can be dangerous, especially if left unattended – and there’s nothing permanent about portable AC units
With a ductless air system, no windows are required – conversely, you can remove existing windows and sheetrock over them for added security
Ductless units are wall-mounted and out of the way
Easy to install and just as easy to maintain
One system provides warm and cool air for year-round comfort and convenience.

Contact Optimum Air today to request an on-site evaluation of your garage along with a new system proposal. You’ll love the result and the several new ways you can make the most of your garage space.