Floor console air conditioning in Dorset

Floor console air conditioning across Dorset

If your home in Bournemouth is bay-fronted or period, a console often suits it better than a high wall unit. Where a room in Bournemouth has deep cornicing or a picture rail, a console keeps the walls above it clear. South West summers are milder on the coast, but sheltered towns and south-facing rooms still overheat, and efficient winter heating matters just as much.

Prices in Dorset

For Dorset, expect roughly £1,350 to £2,950 per room, VAT included, adjusted for typical South West England rates. It sits near the middle of UK prices. Longer or hidden pipe runs, high-level brackets and electrical upgrades are the usual reasons a quote lands at the top of the range. On our South West England figures, the Popular option (quieter console with Wi-Fi control for a living room) is about £1,750–£2,350.

Guide prices show VAT at 20%. HMRC treats most fixed air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps installed in homes as energy-saving materials, zero-rated until 31 March 2027 when we supply and fit them. If your installation qualifies, your quote shows 0% VAT and a lower price. Servicing, repairs, cleaning and controls are charged at 20%.

Planning and permissions

For most houses in Dorset, the outdoor unit is permitted development if it passes the MCS 020(a) noise check (37 dB(A) or less at the nearest neighbouring window) and stays within the size and number limits. We run that check on survey.

The survey

The free survey is where the real price is set: room measurements, pipe and drain routes, electrical checks and the outdoor unit position, all written into your quote. A survey in Dorset usually takes one to two hours. We measure the rooms, check the walls and the consumer unit, agree the outdoor unit position with you and photograph the pipe routes.

What is included

Included with floor console air conditioning across Dorset:

• Condensate drain to a gully or via a pump
• Low-level pipe route through the wall
• Floor-standing console and outdoor unit
• Handover and filter demonstration
• Free survey and heat-gain check
• Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning

Towns in Dorset

Pick your town for local details, or see every service in Dorset.

• Bournemouth
• Poole
• Weymouth
• Christchurch
• Bridport
• Dorchester
• Ferndown
• Shaftesbury
• Swanage
• Wareham
• Wimborne Minster