Sorrento is known for its limestone buildings, and heritage controls here are extensive: five Heritage Overlay precincts and 84 mapped heritage places across the locality. Before choosing a system, it pays to know whether your house is one of them.
Air conditioning Sorrento homes well comes down to where the outdoor unit goes as much as which unit you buy. We install ducted air conditioning, split systems and gas ducted heating, and we plan placement around the heritage rules from the first visit. We are family-owned and Pakenham-based, with over 20 years in heating and cooling, and we quote free on site.


The five precincts are the Cliff Top, Residential, Commercial, Foreshore and East Sorrento precincts. Under Clause 43.01-1, a planning permit can be needed on a Heritage Overlay property for “domestic services normal to a dwelling if the services are visible from a street (other than a lane) or public park”. Whether that affects your home depends on its listing and where the unit would sit, so we place outdoor units out of street view where possible.
Ducted air conditioning suits that well. The indoor unit sits in the roof space with discreet ceiling outlets, and the outdoor unit can often go at the side or rear of the house.
Most houses here are used part of the year. On Census night 2021, 70.9% of private dwellings were unoccupied, so zoning that heats or cools only the occupied rooms keeps running costs down.
Two more site factors: all of the locality is a designated Bushfire Prone Area, with parts under the Bushfire Management Overlay, and with Port Phillip and Bass Strait on either side, outdoor units need shelter from salt air.
Book a free on-site quote and we will work out where the outdoor unit can go before recommending a layout.
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 Sorrento, 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 Sorrento home or office, simply let us know your requirements and organise a free quote today!
Request a quoteYes we do! We are able to assist you with installation or repairs, depending on your need. Please reach out to our team today. We are happy to assist!
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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