Air conditioning and heat pumps in Long Melford
Long Melford is about 4 miles from our base in Lavenham, roughly a 10-minute drive. That’s close enough that we know the village well: the long main street, the wide green below Holy Trinity Church, and the mix of grand houses, cottages and shopfronts in between.
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Long Melford’s Hall Street is lined with listed buildings, and the village has a large conservation area that takes in the green and the approaches to Melford Hall and Kentwell Hall. Many homes are timber-framed behind later brick or render frontages, and some have Georgian additions. When we plan an installation here, our priorities are simple:
- Keep the street scene untouched. Outdoor units go to the rear, in a courtyard or garden, or behind an outbuilding. Never on the front of a listed façade if we can help it.
- Respect the fabric. We route pipework through later or less sensitive parts of the building and keep wall penetrations to a minimum.
- Get the right permissions. Listed building consent or planning permission may be needed, and applications go to Babergh District Council. We’ll advise on what’s likely to be needed, but the application itself is made by you or your architect or agent.
- Choose quiet equipment. Gardens in the village are often close together, so we pick units and positions that keep noise away from neighbours’ windows.
Not every home is old
Away from Hall Street and the green, Long Melford also has plenty of 20th-century and modern housing, where installation is usually quick and simple. For these homes a free virtual survey by video call is often the fastest way to a fixed price. See home air conditioning.
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Businesses on the main street
Antique shops, galleries, pubs, restaurants and hotels all line Long Melford’s main road, and summer visitors expect a comfortable room. We install and maintain discreet commercial systems that keep customers and stock comfortable, and service existing equipment whoever fitted it. See commercial air conditioning and servicing.
Moving off oil?
Like much of rural Babergh, many properties around Long Melford rely on oil or LPG. An air-to-air heat pump can take the load off in the rooms you use most, while an air-to-water heat pump can replace the boiler altogether. We supply, install and commission it, with our trusted plumbing partner handling the radiators and pipework. See air source heat pumps.
Nearby villages
Beyond Long Melford we also cover Glemsford, Cavendish, Clare, Foxearth, Liston, Borley, Acton and Stanstead. Lavenham and Sudbury are just either side.
Arrange your visit
A free survey takes the guesswork out. We’ll look at the building, explain your options and give you a fixed quote.
How we work.
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Free survey
In person or by video, at a time that suits you.
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Fixed price after survey
A written quote once we have seen the space.
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Installed by our own engineers
F-Gas certified, tidy, and finished properly.
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Aftercare & Comfort Club
Servicing that keeps your system running well.
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Can an outdoor unit go in a small cottage garden?
Usually, yes. Modern outdoor units are compact, and we can use wall brackets or low ground mounts. We’ll check noise distances to neighbours too.
Is permission needed because the property is near the green?
Possibly. The green and much of the village sit within the conservation area, and listed buildings need consent for most external changes. We’ll talk you through it at the survey.
Will air conditioning also heat a home?
Yes. Modern systems are heat pumps, so they heat efficiently in winter as well as cooling in summer.
Can you work around a business’s opening hours?
We’ll plan installation to keep disruption low.
Ready
when you are.
Free survey, in person or by video. Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm.
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