20+ years’ electrical experience
ARC AIR can coordinate the air-conditioning system and its electrical requirements as one complete, professionally planned installation.
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Air Conditioning for New Build Homes
Quiet, professionally planned heating and cooling for modern homes that can become warm during summer, particularly where there is large glazing, strong solar gain or limited natural ventilation.
✓ F-Gas qualified✓ Electrical supply included✓ Clear written quotations
What’s included
A careful, straightforward approach.
✓ Cooling for warm bedrooms✓ Comfort for open-plan kitchen and living areas✓ Heating in winter from the same system✓ Quiet indoor-unit options✓ Energy-efficient inverter technology✓ Single-room and multi-room options✓ Neat professional installation✓ Full electrical installation available
How it works
From enquiry to completion.
- 1Discuss the rooms and comfort concerns
- 2Survey heat loads, glazing, ventilation and possible routes
- 3Compare suitable single-room and multi-room options
- 4Provide a clear quotation for the complete installation
Balanced modern-home comfort
Why some new build homes can become warm
Modern homes are often designed with high levels of insulation and airtightness. This is beneficial for retaining heat and improving efficiency, but during warmer weather it can also make unwanted heat harder to release.
Large windows, south-facing glazing, open-plan layouts and upstairs bedrooms can further increase summer temperatures in some properties. A survey identifies the rooms that would benefit from controlled cooling without treating insulation as a defect.
Summer comfort
Controlled cooling where it is needed
A correctly sized modern split system can cool individual rooms or several areas of the home, giving occupants direct temperature control during warmer periods.
✓ Bedrooms✓ Home offices✓ Open-plan kitchen and living areas✓ Loft rooms✓ Garden-facing rooms✓ Home gyms✓ Media rooms
One system, two seasons
Responsive heating during winter
Many modern air-conditioning systems operate as air-to-air heat pumps. They can provide fast, responsive heating during colder months as well as cooling during summer.
This can work particularly well in a modern, well-insulated home because the building can retain conditioned heat effectively. ARC AIR assesses the property and equipment carefully rather than making a fixed efficiency or saving guarantee.
Single-room and whole-home options
Quiet, carefully planned multi-room systems
Options include a single split for one priority room, multi-split systems with several indoor units connected to one outdoor unit, or separate systems where that gives a better design.
Each indoor unit normally allows independent temperature control by room. ARC AIR assesses indoor and outdoor unit positions, heat loads, pipe routes, condensate drainage, electrical supply, multi-room capacity and possible future expansion, aiming for discreet trunking and tidy cable and pipe routes where practical.
Why choose ARC AIR?
Qualified air conditioning and electrical experience.
F-Gas qualified installation
Systems are surveyed, sized, installed and commissioned with careful attention to equipment selection, routes and handover.
Local domestic and commercial experience
ARC AIR serves homes and suitable commercial properties across Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire with single-room and multi-room options.
Common applications
Where this system can work well.
Every property is assessed individually. These are common uses rather than automatic recommendations.
✓ New build houses✓ Modern apartments✓ Townhouses✓ New housing developments✓ Highly insulated homes✓ Homes with large glazing✓ Open-plan kitchen and living spaces✓ Loft bedrooms✓ Home offices
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Genuine photographs of domestic LG and Midea systems installed by ARC AIR.
Frequently asked questions
Helpful information about new build air conditioning
Do new build homes need air conditioning?
Not every new build home needs air conditioning. It can be helpful where particular bedrooms or living spaces become persistently warm and controlled cooling would improve comfort.
Why do modern homes get hot in summer?
High insulation and airtightness help retain heat efficiently, but can also make unwanted heat slower to escape. Large windows, solar gain, limited natural ventilation and warm upper floors can add to this in some homes.
Can air conditioning heat my home in winter?
Many modern split systems operate as air-to-air heat pumps, providing responsive heating in colder weather as well as cooling in summer. Suitability and capacity are assessed during the survey.
Can one outdoor unit serve several rooms?
A compatible multi-split system can connect several indoor units to one outdoor unit where capacity, pipe lengths and manufacturer limits allow. Each indoor unit normally provides independent room control.
Is air conditioning suitable for bedrooms?
Yes. Correct sizing, quiet equipment and careful positioning can provide controlled bedroom cooling and heating without unnecessary noise or draughts.
How disruptive is installation?
Disruption depends on unit positions and cable, pipework and drainage routes. ARC AIR plans these during the survey and aims for tidy, discreet routes where practical.
Can ARC AIR complete the electrical work as well?
Yes. ARC AIR combines F-Gas air-conditioning capability with more than 20 years of electrical experience, so the required supply, local isolation, testing and certification can be coordinated as one job.
Do I need a survey before installation?
Yes. A survey allows ARC AIR to assess room heat loads, suitable equipment, positions, routes, drainage and electrical requirements before providing a clear written quotation.
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“I was very impressed with the whole process, David arrived promptly, on a Bank Holiday ! He explained how the system and controls worked, and left everything clean and tidy. I would have no hesitation in recommending ARC AIR Ltd to anyone looking for a professional installation.”
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