A sturdy air conditioning unit cover made from HPL

An air conditioning unit cover for freestanding technology

Appliances placed freely in the garden or beside the terrace share one problem: they stand unprotected in the weather and right in the line of sight. This sturdy air conditioning unit cover made from HPL answers exactly that situation – a freestanding surround that encloses the appliance completely without restricting how it works. Where a technical foreign body once interrupted the view, a calm, sharply cut cube now sits comfortably in its surroundings and lets the planting speak again. The same solution suits heat pumps, which face the identical mix of exposure and visibility.

A defined shelter – above all when hail falls

The benefit shows most clearly in a hailstorm: instead of exposed fins and casing panels, the technology gains a clearly defined protective space. The surround also reduces direct UV radiation on the appliance and takes away the wind's surface of attack. The casing underneath stays presentable for longer, and sensitive areas are no longer weathered day after day – a difference that pays off over the years, because cooling and heating technology is a long-term investment that deserves more than bare exposure to every season.

The system keeps running: airflow planned in from the start

A cover must never box its appliance in. Air conditioning units and heat pumps need free air paths, otherwise efficiency falls. The surround is therefore executed so that the technology can continue to work properly – with louvres for intake and exhaust air and automatically calculated internal clearances between appliance and panels. Service access is considered from the outset as well: when maintenance is due, the engineer reaches the unit without a struggle, and the surround simply stays part of the garden while the work is done.

HPL by Trespa: façade-grade material for permanent weathering

HPL (high-pressure laminate) originally comes from façade construction and is conceived precisely for permanent, unsheltered exposure. We work with panels by Trespa: UV-resistant, frost-proof, rainproof and with an impact resistance of over 40 Newton. In daily life the surround is refreshingly uncomplicated – no varnish care, no repainting, simply keep it clean; most dirt is washed away by the rain anyway. The calculated service life is around 50 years.

Freestanding and fabricated to the size of the appliance

Whether against a house wall or freely in the garden: our made-to-measure covers for heat pumps and air conditioning are always fabricated to the dimensions of the specific appliance – independent of manufacturer, with or without a rear panel and louvres. In freestanding installations like this one, the surround encloses the unit on every visible side. You enter the measurements in the configurator, and internal clearances and price are calculated automatically. How the principle scales up for particularly big installations is shown by our XXL reference.

For the finish you pick from over 250 HPL colours and décors – understated façade tones, graduated greys, anthracite or wood-effect – and free colour samples come to your home first, so the shortlist can be compared outdoors in real light before you commit. Seen in the shade of the terrace or in full afternoon sun, the same tone can behave quite differently – which is exactly why the samples travel to you and not the other way round.

Built in Germany, ready to use on arrival

Each DESIGA surround is developed in-house and built in Germany, and it leaves the workshop fully assembled: a specialist carrier delivers it ready to use, anywhere across Europe. More than 2,000 completed projects and 5 out of 5 stars from over 220 Google reviews speak for the care behind each build. Would you like to protect a freestanding appliance and integrate it visually at the same time? Send us an enquiry – we will come back to you with concrete suggestions for execution and price.