Hampshire · Air conditioning installation
Grateley air conditioning
Need air conditioning in Grateley? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, finishing with proper records.
- Expensive direct electric heating
- Rooms under the roof that stay hot into the night
- Uncertainty over the right type and size of system
What affects the quote in Grateley
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- One-off work versus a regular service cycle
- Whether we need access equipment for high-level work
- The equipment or parts the job needs
Every job is different, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The address and the type of property
- Any error code or flashing light on the display
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Air conditioning for homes and businesses in Grateley
Any installation we do in Grateley follows the same process as everywhere else we work: survey, fixed-price quote, a neat installation, full commissioning and the F-Gas paperwork. You know the price before any work starts and the paperwork is in your hands when we finish. Most split systems we fit in Grateley are reversible: the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes called air conditioning, which is why many owners use theirs all year.
A typical install in Grateley is an indoor unit high on an outside wall, a neat pipe run and an outdoor unit on a bracket or ground pad, with the condensate drained away safely.
For a home in or near Grateley, an air-to-air system can cool in summer and heat in the cooler months, which suits garden rooms, lofts and extensions that the main heating struggles with.
Warranty periods vary by brand and by product. For example, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and its longer extensions apply to its air-to-water units only. For any other brand, we explain the manufacturer’s terms on your quote.
- Place
- Grateley (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Typical price
- From £1,200 + VAT
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Grateley
Do you cover Grateley for air conditioning?
We do: Grateley falls inside our working area. Tell us a little about the job and we will take it from there.
Will air conditioning in Grateley need planning permission?
It depends on the property. The Grateley Conservation Area takes in the middle of Grateley. Since 2025, an air-to-air heat pump on a house can count as permitted development if it meets the conditions and isn’t used only for cooling. Listed buildings still need consent, and in a conservation area a road-facing wall or roof isn’t allowed under those rules. If there’s any doubt, we ask the planning department at Test Valley council, typically the authority for Grateley.
Which type of system should I choose?
It depends on the rooms and the building. A split suits one room, a multi-split several, a ducted system hides the unit, and a cassette spreads air across larger rooms. We recommend one on the survey and explain why.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule and quote for it. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
Each manufacturer decides. Where servicing is a condition, a missed service could give the manufacturer grounds to refuse a claim and we’ll tell you what your brand asks for.
What size air conditioning unit do I need?
Floor area is only part of it. Windows, the direction the room faces, the roof above and the people and equipment in it all count, and we take them all into account on the survey.
Does air conditioning need its own electrical supply?
Most systems need their own supply from the consumer unit. Under Part P, a new circuit has to be notified unless a registered competent person does it, and as NICEIC approved contractors we install and certify it as part of the job.
Air conditioning around Grateley
The 2021 Census found about 81% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Detached and semi-detached houses normally have space for the outdoor unit, and several rooms can share one on a multi-split.
If you commute from Grateley station and work from home on other days, one wall-mounted unit in the home office is often all that’s needed. Around Church of St Leonard, a quick check of the listing and conservation maps is part of planning any install.
Grateley is about 6 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. If you need air conditioning in Grateley, please give us a ring on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form for a fixed-price quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Grateley included. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Grateley is one of them. Guildford, roughly 45 miles off, has its own page on this site.
We cover every part of SP11 for air conditioning. Streets in the area include High Street, Station Road and Hawthorne Close, each of them within reach. If you’re just outside Grateley, we cover Palestine (1 mile south-west), Quarley (1 mile north), Fox (1 mile north-east), Amport (2 miles north-east) and Kentsboro (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (15 miles south-east), Andover (6 miles north-east), Romsey (14 miles south-east) and Hyde (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Grateley
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Plough Inn. Grateley’s nearest station is Grateley station, roughly 0.9 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Grateley include Winterbourne Downs RSPB reserve and Quarley Hill.
Also in Grateley
Safe owner checks
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. For a heat pump, the main owner jobs are a clear outdoor unit and sensible control settings.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
How the job changes from property to property
Ducted systems
With a ducted system, the indoor unit sits out of sight above the ceiling, and all you see is a discreet grille. It suits rooms where a visible unit wouldn’t work.
Ceiling cassettes
Ceiling cassettes fit into the ceiling and push air out in several directions, which suits offices, shops and open-plan spaces.
What we do, step by step
Refrigerant work is done by qualified engineers working for an F-Gas certified company, while the electrical side is covered by our NICEIC approval. So on the day, you don’t need a separate electrician for the electrical side. The work takes a day for most single-room installations, with multi-split, ducted and cassette systems taking longer. If a lane or gateway near Grateley is tight for a van, let us know and we will plan for it.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the rooms, outside space and fuse board.
- Next, a recommendation for each room and a fixed price.
- Then the work: units up, pipes and drain run, and a new circuit where necessary.
- Before it runs, the pipework is proved tight and put under vacuum.
- The sign-off: commissioning, a walk through the controls, and the F-Gas records and warranty details.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Tell us about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
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What a customer said
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead