If you are pricing ductless AC installation in Studio City, you want two numbers: what one room costs and what the whole house costs. Ductless AC installation cost starts around $3,600 installed for a single-zone system, and a multi-zone setup runs $12,000 to $24,000. Studio AC Co. writes the exact figure for your rooms after a visit.
To get that figure for your house, send us the rooms you want cooled and ask for the written quote. It is the fastest way to a real number.
Single-zone ductless: what $3,600 buys
A single-zone system is one indoor head on the wall and one outdoor compressor. The $3,600 figure is for a 12,000 BTU head and outdoor unit, installed. See our ductless mini split service for the full scope.
This is the right size of job for a guest house, a garage conversion, a back bedroom the ducts never reached, or a hillside room that stays warm after the rest of the house cools. One small hole carries the line set through the wall. Nobody opens a ceiling.
Three things move a single-zone price off the starting figure:
- Distance between the indoor head and the spot where the outdoor unit sits
- Whether the electrical panel can feed a new circuit as it stands
- How hard the outdoor pad is to reach on your lot
Multi-zone ductless: $12,000 to $24,000 for two to four heads
Multi-zone means two to four indoor heads sharing one outdoor unit. Each head cools its own room and holds its own setting, so a bedroom can sit cooler than the office down the hall.
That is why the range is wide. Two heads on neighboring walls is a short job. Four heads spread over a main house and a studio out back means longer line sets, more wall penetrations and a bigger outdoor unit.
Here is how the pieces add up:
| Piece of the job | What changes the price |
|---|---|
| Indoor heads | How many, and how large each room is |
| Outdoor unit | Sized to the total of every room it serves |
| Line sets | Length of each run from the unit to its head |
| Electrical | New circuit, or a panel that needs work first |
| Thermostat control | Wall controls or app control at each head |
Every one of those lines is on the written quote before we order equipment.
Hillside lots and benched pads
Up the hills off Laurel Canyon, the outdoor unit often sits on a benched pad or a lower deck. That can mean a long line set back to the indoor head. Narrow canyon roads also limit how equipment gets to the house. We walk the lot before we quote, so the pad, the route and the line-set length are in the price from the start.
On a flat street in Studio City south of Ventura Boulevard, the same job is simpler. The outdoor unit goes beside the house, the line set runs through the wall, and the crew is finished in a short visit.
Ductless or a new central system?
Ductless wins where the house has no ducts to reuse, or where opening ceilings would cost more than the system. A central system wins where good ducts already feed every room. If you cannot tell which fits, the visit settles it. We price both on one estimate when the house could go either way, and a central AC installation quote sits beside the ductless one.
If one room is the whole problem, ductless is the lower-cost route. If the whole house is hot, compare the multi-zone figure against a central replacement before you choose.
From quote to inspection
The path is short:
- You call or send the form with the rooms you want cooled
- We visit, measure each room and look at the panel and the pad location
- You get the written estimate with heads, line sets and electrical listed
- You pick the date, we install, and we arrange the city inspection
Before we leave, we set up the controls and show you how each head works. A smart thermostat can tie several zones into one app if you want that.
Ductless pricing questions
Can one outdoor unit serve more than one room?
Yes. Multi-zone systems run two to four indoor heads from one outdoor unit. Each head has its own temperature setting.
Do I need ducts for a ductless system?
No. Ductless needs no ductwork, only a small hole for the line set and a wall or ceiling mount inside. That is why it fits additions, ADUs and garage conversions.
Does the price change on a hillside home?
It can. Pad location, line-set length and truck access up a narrow road all change the work. We check them before we write the quote.
Is the city inspection part of the job?
Yes. We arrange it as part of the install, and it is listed in the written estimate.
Can I get a repair on my current system instead?
Yes. If the current unit is failing, we write up the fix and lay out what a ductless replacement would involve, so you can compare the two.
Ready for a number on your house? Call (877) 704-7652 and tell Studio AC Co. which rooms need cooling. Phones are answered 24/7.
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