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Yeah that's the conclusion I came to as well hence the tent option. I think I'm just going to abandon the project and sacrifice a room in the house for it

I understand what you're saying as I've seen my costs increase a ton before as well. We would probably keep it closer to 70 in the winter and 80 in the summer. That was just the ballpark range. Same for energy costs. I honestly have no clue how much it would cost to electrically heat and cool a...

Or even just a portable AC unit of any kind and a space heater for winter. With the tent setup in the garage and the garage being mostly uninsulated and drafty would I even need to vent the portable AC outdoors?

The more I look into this I think the tenting option is the way to go. Basically tent off a section inside the garage and run something like this: http://www.climaterightair.com/camping-heating-and-air-conditioning. How does that sound?

I do not have a window in the garage so the window unit AC is not a viable option. Also I don't have to use the one 110V outlet as the only power option. I was just saying what is currently available. I still like the idea of getting a mini split ductless heating an cooling system installed and...

Oh and to update I just looked and I have a single 110V outlet in there

Well I appreciate the concern and advice on both the birds and the business end by I feel those subjects are off topic.

Well first off we are going off on a tangent with the birds but it is a small amount of birds to service regional aviaries with and this is a transitional period for us prior to buying a new home. We use full spectrum bulbs to Meet their light needs and all our birds are happy and healthy. It...

Actually come to think of it i haven't even checked if there's outlets in there which I'm going to say there probably aren't. But I think I can put one in on the inside wall without and issue so yes I'll probably just have one or two 110Vs. As far as cost I'm thinking 800-1500 startup and hoping...

It's going to be an electric power source and I don't really have a feasible way to ventilate or run ducting without structural changes. I may be able to run something up out of the space where the front and back walls meet the roof

Ok I'm definitely checking with the landlord but I'm wondering if even if I can't Sheetrock I could tack some insulation between the beams and plastic over it or something like that

So my fiancé and I are renting a home right now and need to come up with a way to temporarily climate control the attached garage to house birds for our aviary business. The garage is 20X12 with a roughly 10 foot ceiling. I say roughly because it is open rafters with a pitched roof. There are no...