Planning an Extension or Updating Your Home?

Have You Considered a Heat Pump?

If you are planning a home extension, renovation, or major upgrade, now is the perfect time to think carefully about how your home will be heated in the future.

Heating is often treated as an afterthought. The layout is designed, the kitchen is chosen, the finishes are selected, and then the heating system is fitted around what is left. However, when you are already investing in your property, it makes sense to choose a system that is efficient, future-ready and designed around modern living.

That is where a heat pump comes in.

Why Consider a Heat Pump During Renovation?

When extending or updating your home, you already have access to floors, walls and pipework. This makes it far easier and more cost-effective to install or upgrade to a heat pump system compared to retrofitting one later.

Heat pumps work differently to traditional gas or oil boilers. Instead of generating heat by burning fuel, they extract heat from the air and use electricity to upgrade that heat to warm your home. This makes them significantly more efficient and lower in carbon emissions.

Installing one as part of your renovation means:

• You can design the heating system properly from the start
• Radiators can be sized correctly for lower flow temperatures
• Underfloor heating can be incorporated
• Pipework can be optimised
• The system can be future-proofed

Lower Running Costs in the Long Term

Heat pumps are highly efficient. For every unit of electricity used, they can produce multiple units of heat. Over time, this can reduce running costs compared to older heating systems, particularly when combined with smart tariffs or solar panels.

If your current boiler is ageing, undersized for your new extension, or struggling to keep up, this is the ideal opportunity to upgrade rather than simply replacing like-for-like.

Grants and Finance Available

With the Boiler Upgrade Scheme currently offering grants of up to £7,500 for eligible homes, and finance options available to spread the cost, upgrading has become more accessible than ever.

If you are planning works, speak to us early in the design stage. We can carry out a heat loss assessment and help ensure your new space is heated efficiently from day one.