Ducted Air Conditioning in West End, Brisbane

Ducted air conditioning in West End suits the detached houses rather than the apartment towers: renovated workers’ cottages with rear extensions, Queenslanders that have been raised and built in, and townhouses spread across several levels. A concealed indoor unit, ducts to each room and a zoned controller replace a collection of wall units with one quiet system. Cockatoo Plumbing Electrical is based in Toowong, Brisbane, and installs ducted systems in West End homes. Call 0450 963 633.

Cottages with extensions

A typical West End renovation keeps the original front rooms and adds an open kitchen and living area at the back, often with a raked or skillion ceiling. The original roof usually has room for ducts; the extension often does not. We inspect both, and where ducts cannot reach the new living area, we will plan a separate zone fed from the original roof space or recommend a split system for that room.

Zones that follow the day

West End households often work from home in a front room and gather in the rear living area in the evening. Giving the study, the bedrooms and the back of the house their own zones means the unit only cools whichever part is occupied. A built-in lower level under a raised Queenslander stays cooler on its own and may get a small zone, or none.

Outdoor unit and flood levels

Low-lying parts of West End flooded in 2011 and 2022. On those streets we place the outdoor unit as high as practical, on a raised platform, bracket or roof where structure allows, and keep electrical connections above likely water levels. Brisbane City Council’s Flood Awareness Map shows the risk for a particular address.

When an old system is due

A ducted unit put in before the back of the house was extended was sized for a smaller home. Signs it is struggling include rooms at the far end that never cool down, a whistling return grille in the hallway and flexible duct that has slumped onto the ceiling. Replacement is a chance to rethink the zones, reuse sound ductwork, discard the rest and fit a controller that can actually manage several zones.

Brands and the electrical side

Mitsubishi Electric, Actron Air and Daikin ducted units are among those we can supply and install, matched to your roof cavity and floor plan. The new unit gets a dedicated circuit, wired by us at the same time.

Licence numbers

ARCtick licence L145877 (Full Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration) and Refrigerant Trading Authorisation AU60968 cover West End refrigeration work. Building work: QBCC licence 15409163. Wiring: Queensland Electrical Contractor Licence 91748. ABN 62 672 328 853. Our team brings 20+ years’ experience.

Areas we cover near West End

Close by we install ducted systems in Highgate Hill and Woolloongabba, and over the river in St Lucia and Toowong. If only one or two rooms need cooling, our split system page is the better starting point. Overview: ducted air conditioning in Brisbane. Home.

Send us your West End floor plan

A sketch with room sizes is enough to start. Phone 0450 963 633 or 0416 230 789, email cockatooservices@gmail.com, or use the contact page. See us on Google.