Sandringham is evenly split between houses and everything else. At the 2021 Census, exactly half of occupied dwellings (50.0%) were separate houses, and 26.8% were flats or apartments. Alongside them sits a long list of individually heritage-listed places, including the group at 100 to 115 Beach Road known as The Crescent, and The Crescent Gardens.
Air conditioning Sandringham homes therefore takes two approaches: compact split systems for flats, and careful outdoor unit placement for listed houses, where Bayside’s heritage policy asks for air conditioning plants to be concealed from the street. For unlisted houses, ducted air conditioning remains the whole-home choice.


Bayside City Council’s heritage policy singles out air conditioning plants: along with other ancillary services, they should be sited so they are concealed from the street. Listed places here include houses in Abbott, Bamfield, Bay, Fernhill and Georgiana Streets, and in October 2025 Amendment C192bays added post-war modern houses in Sandringham and nearby suburbs to the Heritage Overlay.
On a Heritage Overlay property, the statewide Clause 43.01-1 means a planning permit can be needed for domestic services normal to a dwelling if they are visible from a street (other than a lane) or public park. In practice, a listed house usually suits a ducted system with the outdoor unit behind the house, or split systems with piping kept off the street frontage.
For the suburb’s flats, a single split system in the living area is a sensible starting point, with a multi-head system if the bedrooms need cooling too.
The foreshore reserve runs along the bay here, and homes near it get salt air, so we site outdoor units with shelter and service access in mind.
Book a free on-site quote and we will plan the install around your home’s listing, layout and position near the water.
At I heat and cool, we are the trusted dealer for most big brands, and we guarantee all our workmanship for 6 years.
If time is of the essence and you can’t wait for our technician, we can usually give you a quote over the phone.
At I heat and cool we strive to be the best, for the best price, we guarantee we will beat any reputable dealer’s quote.
Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning heats and cools the whole home from one system, with the indoor unit out of sight in the roof and an outlet in each room. MyAir zoning lets you run only the rooms you are using. We install brands including Daikin, ActronAir, Mitsubishi Electric and Panasonic, and Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) rebates may apply to eligible upgrades.
A split system heats and cools one room with no ductwork, and a multi head system runs several indoor units from one outdoor unit. They are a good fit for apartments and smaller homes.
We install and replace gas ducted heating, including Braemar and Bonaire systems, with heat zoned to the rooms you use.
Ducted evaporative cooling brings fresh, cooled outside air through the whole home. We install Coolair and Braemar evaporative systems.
I Heat and Cool is a family-owned business based in Pakenham with over 20 years installing heating and cooling. For a free on-site quote on ducted air conditioning, a split system or gas ducted heating in Sandringham, contact us or call 03 5941 4945.
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You can talk to the I Heat and Cool team regarding installation of the following, and many other brands of heating or cooling systems: ActronAir, Coolair, Daikin, Bonaire, Braemar, MyAir.
To upgrade the heating or cooling in your Sandringham home or office, simply let us know your requirements and organise a free quote today!
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At I heat and cool, we are the trusted dealer for most big brands, and we guarantee all our workmanship for 6 years. We also offer a LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE from any reputable dealers quote!
Depending on what you have in your house and what we will be replacing, this determines the amount of VEEC credits you will receive through the rebate program which will determine you’re exact discount, these discounts can be up to $5,000.
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