Home ventilation, Leicestershire
MVHR installation in Leicestershire
Whole-home heat recovery ventilation, designed room by room and airflow-tested at handover, across Leicestershire.
- From £4,350 inc VAT per home
- Free survey
If you are making a Leicestershire house warmer and tighter, MVHR keeps the air fresh without throwing the heat away.
Every job in Leicestershire gets a written quote before it starts and a commissioning record when it finishes. We cover Melton Mowbray, Market Harborough, Oadby, Leicester and Loughborough and the villages around them.
MVHR in Leicestershire at a glance
- Area
- Leicestershire
- Towns listed
- 22, largest Leicester
- Postcode districts
- LE4, LE5, LE1, LE2, LE1 and LE3
- Price region
- East Midlands
- Survey
- Free survey (UK mainland)
What MVHR installation involves
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. We check this on survey and tell you plainly if a simpler system would do the job for less.
Summer bypass and boost controls
Bypass lets cooler night air in without heat recovery; humidity or switch boost for showers and cooking.
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 Leicestershire
| Work | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Whole-home MVHR retrofit, 1 to 2 bedroom flat (per home) | £4,350–£6,800 inc VAT |
| Whole-home MVHR retrofit, 3 bedroom house (per home) | £6,300–£9,250 inc VAT |
| Whole-home MVHR retrofit, 4 to 5 bedroom house (per home) | £8,750–£13,650 inc VAT |
| MVHR in a new build or full renovation (fitted at first fix), 3 to 4 bedrooms (per home) | £4,850–£7,800 inc VAT |
Guide prices using East Midlands rates. Prices include VAT at 20%. A guide price is not a quote: we confirm a fixed price in writing first.
When to get it looked at
- You are insulating, re-windowing or making the house more airtight
- A new build or extension where the SAP or building control needs a ventilation system
- Stale air or cooking smells that hang around
Rules in England
English building work follows Approved Document F (2021 edition) for ventilation rates, installation and commissioning. 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.
How the job runs
- Survey and room schedule
- Design and airflow rates
- First fix
- Second fix and valves
- Commission and hand over
Towns we cover in Leicestershire
- Leicester
- Loughborough
- Hinckley
- Coalville
- Wigston Magna
- Melton Mowbray
- Market Harborough
- Oadby
- Earl Shilton
- Humberstone
- Mountsorrel
- Evington
- Glen Parva
- Braunstone
- Leicester Forest East
- Shepshed
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Birstall
- Belgrave
- Syston
- Aylestone
- Glenfield
Questions about MVHR installation in Leicestershire
Which towns in Leicestershire do you cover?
All of Leicestershire, including Melton Mowbray, Market Harborough, Oadby, Leicester and Loughborough. If your town is not listed, send the postcode and we will confirm.
Is MVHR worth it in an older house?
It can be, but the payback is best in a home that is fairly airtight. In a draughty house MVHR still gives steady fresh air and condensation control, but a PIV unit or continuous extract fans may solve the same problem for far less. We will tell you which on survey.
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.
Are prices different in Leicestershire?
Our guide prices are adjusted by region. In Leicestershire we use East Midlands rates, so whole-home MVHR retrofit, 1 to 2 bedroom flat is typically £4,350 to £6,800 inc VAT per home.
Is the survey free in Leicestershire?
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.
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