Planning your plant room

you’re new to the self-build or renovation game, you’d be forgiven for thinking a ‘plant room’ is some fancy title for an indoor green house or garden room (we’ve all thought it!). In fact, it’s a room dedicated to the technical paraphernalia that comes with including heat pumps or mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems into your home’s heating and electrical set up, as well as other necessary clusters of pipes, cables and electronics. It’s a place for cylinders, boilers, pumps, control boards and ventilation systems, all in one centralised location that’s easy to access for periodic inspection, maintenance and repair. To help you design the perfect plant