St Ives, Cambridgeshire
MVHR installation in St Ives
Whole-home heat recovery ventilation, designed room by room and airflow-tested at handover. Covering St Ives and CB24, PE27 and PE29.
- From £4,675 inc VAT per home
- Free survey
We survey St Ives homes for MVHR before quoting, because the duct routes decide the price more than the unit does.
For MVHR installation in St Ives, send us the postcode, a few photos and a rough idea of the rooms involved. We will tell you what we would fit and roughly what it costs before arranging a visit.
MVHR in St Ives at a glance
- Town
- St Ives, Cambridgeshire
- Postcode districts
- CB24, PE27 and PE29
- Nearby
- Huntingdon (5 miles), Chatteris (10 miles) and St Neots (11 miles)
- Price region
- East of England
- Survey
- Free survey (UK mainland)
How we approach MVHR in St Ives
MVHR works best in a home that is reasonably airtight: a new build, a deep retrofit with insulation and new windows, or a renovation where ceilings are coming down anyway. In a draughty older house it still ventilates well, but less of the heat-recovery benefit is felt because warm air escapes through gaps instead of the unit.
Retrofit in an occupied home
Ducts routed through the loft and down through cupboards or boxed corners. Most semis are done in 3 to 5 days.
New build or full renovation
Ducts go in at first fix before plasterboard, which is the cheapest and neatest time to fit MVHR.
Guide prices in St Ives
| Work | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Whole-home MVHR retrofit, 1 to 2 bedroom flat (per home) | £4,675–£7,300 inc VAT |
| Whole-home MVHR retrofit, 3 bedroom house (per home) | £6,750–£9,900 inc VAT |
| Whole-home MVHR retrofit, 4 to 5 bedroom house (per home) | £9,400–£14,650 inc VAT |
These ranges use our East of England rates. Prices include VAT at 20%. You get a fixed written price before any work is booked.
Common reasons people call
- Stale air or cooking smells that hang around
- Pollen or traffic pollution you want filtered out
- Condensation on windows every morning in winter
Rules that apply in England
In England, ventilation is covered by Part F of the Building Regulations and its guidance, Approved Document F (2021 edition). For homes, it sets minimum extract rates such as 15 litres a second for a bathroom and 30 or 60 for a kitchen, and expects mechanical systems to be airflow-tested.
Questions from St Ives
Do you cover St Ives and nearby?
Yes. We cover St Ives and nearby places including Huntingdon, Chatteris, St Neots and Cambridge. Send your postcode and we will confirm.
How noisy is MVHR?
Correctly sized and balanced MVHR is very quiet on normal speed; most people stop noticing it within days. Noise problems usually come from undersized ducts or a unit running flat out, which is why we design the rates first.
Do I keep my trickle vents with MVHR?
No. Under Approved Document F, background ventilators should not be installed with a whole-home MVHR system, so we advise closing or removing them once the system is commissioned.
What is the price of MVHR in St Ives?
Guide prices for St Ives use East of England rates: whole-home MVHR retrofit, 1 to 2 bedroom flat is typically £4,675 to £7,300 inc VAT per home. We confirm a fixed price in writing before any work starts.
Is the survey free in St Ives?
For new installations on the UK mainland, yes. The survey is free and the quote that follows is fixed and in writing. Servicing, testing and repair visits are charged, and we confirm the cost before booking.
Send us a floor plan or a few photos of the loft and we can give a first price for your St Ives home before we visit.
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