Our business is based in Nussbaumen, right next door. That makes Baden part of our daily catchment area – short distances for the site visit, for the installation, and whenever something needs attention later.
With an air conditioning system the work does not end at installation. Filters need changing, systems need checking, and when something fails in the middle of summer what counts is how quickly somebody is on site. From Nussbaumen to Baden is a matter of minutes – you notice that most when it is urgent.
Baden has an unusually varied building stock, and that has a direct effect on planning.
In the historic centre and the conservation zones, much stricter standards apply to anything visible from outside. An outdoor unit sitting openly on the facade is generally not an option there. Even so, more is often feasible than you might first think: courtyards, balcony parapets, flat-roof areas or a set-back position all open up possibilities. What matters is clarifying this before buying, not afterwards.
A large share of Baden’s apartment buildings date from the 1960s to the 1980s. Typical issues there: thin walls between flats, where the pipe routing has to be planned carefully, and balconies where the fixing of the outdoor unit needs thought. Condominium ownership is also common – in which case the owners’ association has to agree.
In the newer districts and the commercial and office space around Baden it is usually about larger solutions: multisplit systems for several rooms, or VRF systems where many indoor units run from one central unit and can be controlled zone by zone.
The Baden city administration is the responsible authority. Whether a notification is sufficient or a building application is needed depends on the zone, how visible the outdoor unit is, and the building type. During the site visit we tell you what is typically to be expected – the binding answer comes from the municipality. Background in our guide to permits.
Around Baden we are regularly at work in these municipalities:
Your town not listed? Ask anyway – for larger projects we travel anywhere in Switzerland.
