Air conditioning in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Air conditioning in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Apex installs and services air conditioning across Royal Tunbridge Wells and its suburbs, about 22 miles from our Dartford base. We have fitted systems in the town, and a local customer's review is below. Period houses, flats and town-centre shops each need a different plan, which Olly sets out in a fixed written quote.
A recent Tunbridge Wells install
One of our jobs in the town shows how much the details matter. We fitted a Panasonic floor-mounted system with Wi-Fi control and ran the pipework under the decking, so the balcony outside stayed clear.
A floor unit sits low on the wall where a radiator might go, which suits rooms with tall windows and little wall space higher up, as some of the town's period rooms have. Wi-Fi control means the system can be switched on from a phone before you get home, which helps in a room that faces the afternoon sun.
A Tunbridge Wells customer's review follows, word for word. If you are weighing up which indoor unit suits your room, our air conditioning installation page explains the systems we fit.
Flats in converted period houses
Many of the large Victorian houses in Tunbridge Wells are now flats. That adds two steps: the freeholder's consent for anything fixed to the outside, and a planning check, because flats get tighter permitted development limits than houses.
Tall period floors also mean long pipe runs, so we plan a route through cupboards or voids rather than down the front of the building. The outdoor unit usually goes on a rear wall, in a back garden or on a flat roof. Our guide to air con in a flat covers the consent side.
Send a photo of the room and the outside wall in Royal Tunbridge Wells, and Olly will say what fits.
Near Royal Tunbridge Wells
Recent work near Royal Tunbridge Wells
- A Panasonic floor-mounted system with Wi-Fi in Tunbridge Wells, with the pipework run under the decking to keep the balcony clear
Olly who runs Apex, was excellent throughout the entire process - The pricing was very fair and the service was outstanding. Everything was faultless: - Quote returned promptly - Price we were quoted was the price we paid - Prompt delivery of ordered units - The work was carried out on the days it had been scheduled & was completed in good time - Friendly, polite & professional team - They kept us informed throughout - Quality products and full instruction on how to use was provided Delighted with our air con and Olly and his team!
Restaurants, cafés and shops in the town centre
Restaurants and cafés in the centre need dining rooms that stay comfortable on warm evenings, and shops need steady temperatures for staff and stock. Commercial outdoor units normally need planning permission and go in rear yards or on flat roofs.
Most buildings on The Pantiles are listed, so listed building consent is needed there as well, and the unit has to be out of sight. We fit and look after air conditioning for businesses, including servicing that keeps F-gas records in order.
Southborough, Pembury, Rusthall and the suburbs
Away from the centre, houses in High Brooms, Hawkenbury, Rusthall and Southborough are usually simpler: a garden or rear wall for the outdoor unit and a short pipe run indoors. We also cover Pembury, Langton Green and Speldhurst.
The countryside around the town is in the High Weald National Landscape, so for rural addresses we check the siting rules with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council before quoting. If your house is semi-detached or terraced, permitted development allows one outdoor unit, so a multi-split is the usual way to cool several rooms from it.
Free survey and a fixed written quote in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Air conditioning services in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Reviews
Reviews from Royal Tunbridge Wells and across Kent
Word for word from Checkatrade and Google.
Olly was very professional and did a great job with an AC install. Recommended
Excellent Service by Apex Air Conditioning. Very responsive while working out exactly what we wanted and very impressed with the installation by Olly. Very professional and went to lot of effort to make sure everything was perfect.
Questions
Air conditioning in Royal Tunbridge Wells: questions
Can I put an outdoor unit on a building on The Pantiles?
Not on the front. Most Pantiles buildings are listed, so you need listed building consent, and the outdoor unit has to go out of sight, usually in a rear yard or on a back roof. Indoor units can often go in with little change to the building. We tell you at the survey what consent is likely to be needed and what the council will want to see.
Can the pipework be hidden on a Tunbridge Wells period house?
Usually, yes. Inside, we run pipes through cupboards, floor voids or a loft rather than across walls. Outside, we keep the run short and at the back, or hide it, as we did on a Tunbridge Wells job where the pipework went under the decking to keep a balcony clear. Olly shows you the planned route at the survey.
Do restaurants in Tunbridge Wells need planning permission for air conditioning?
Usually, yes. Permitted development for heat-and-cool units only covers homes, so the outdoor unit on a restaurant, café or shop normally needs planning permission from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, plus listed building consent on a listed building. We advise on a position that is out of sight and quiet for neighbours, which helps the application.
Do you cover Southborough, Rusthall and Pembury?
Yes. We cover Southborough, Rusthall, Pembury, Langton Green, Speldhurst and High Brooms as well as the town itself. Surveys are booked on a set day that suits you. The planning check, the noise calculation and the fixed written quote are the same wherever in the borough you live.
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