The Hyde Park Garage.
From storage unit to training space.

The Problem: A Garage That Doubled as a Sauna

Their two-car garage had been used for storage for three years. They wanted to start lifting at home but had one non-negotiable: they weren't going to train in 108°F heat from June through September. Most people they talked to treated climate control as an add-on. We treat it as the foundation. We started with a properly sized mini-split — 12,000 BTU for a 220 sq ft space — paired with insulation behind the drywall and a sealed drop ceiling to reduce the volume being cooled. Once the environment was solved, everything else clicked into place.

The Build: Everything in Four Weeks

After climate, we laid 3/4" rubber flooring, installed a REP Fitness power rack sourced through Fringe Sport, set the barbell and plates, hung mirrors on two walls, and ran LED strip lighting along the rack shelf. A small wall-mounted shelf holds a Bluetooth speaker. The whole project took four weeks from first site visit to final walkthrough. Their first electricity bill for the gym: $44.