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Architects, Developers & Housebuilders

Don't let hard water take the shine off your design

Specify a water softener at design stage and you protect the plumbing, the appliances and the finishes you've chosen, for the lifetime of the building. We work with architects, developers and builders across Kent to get it right before the walls go up.

Construction planning drawings for a new build specification

Specification support

We'll help size and place the system properly at design stage, not as an afterthought.

Every major manufacturer

Fully independent, so the system specified is the one that suits the build.

Install and aftercare

Our own engineers fit it, commission it and look after it once the client moves in.

The problem

The hard water challenge

Kent has some of the hardest water in the country. Over time it leaves limescale through the plumbing system, reducing efficiency and shortening the life of everything it touches, from the boiler to the taps you specified.

That's a maintenance cost the client inherits, and a call they may well trace back to the design. Building a softener into the initial design prolongs the life of the plumbing and appliances, protects the property's value, and saves your client money for years afterwards.

It's a small line on a specification that pays for itself many times over.

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Water softener installed as part of a new build specification in Kent
Why specify one

Future-proof the design, practically and aesthetically

Three reasons a softener earns its place on the drawing.

Long-term savings

No limescale means boilers, cylinders and appliances run efficiently and last longer. Fewer callbacks, lower maintenance costs, and a system that still performs a decade in.

Healthier clients

Hard water dries skin and dulls hair. Soft water is gentler day to day, and noticeably better for anyone in the household with sensitive or eczema-prone skin.

Sustainable living

Soft water makes soaps and detergents work harder, so households use less of both. Appliances last longer too, which means less waste and a lower footprint over the building's life.

Protecting the finish

The finishes you specified, still looking right in five years

Hard water is unkind to good design. Staining on bathroom fixtures, dulled glassware and chrome, faded fabrics: all of it undermines the finish long after handover, and none of it reflects the quality you actually specified.

A softener preserves that appearance and cuts the cleaning effort needed to maintain it. Modern systems are compact and efficient enough to sit neatly within almost any layout, whether that's a utility cupboard, a kitchen base unit or a garage.

Specifying one is a straightforward way to show a commitment to durable, comfortable, cost-effective design, and to hand over a building that keeps its quality.

Aquasoft engineer commissioning a water softener installation
Working with us

What we bring to a project

  • Advice at design stage on sizing, siting and pipework routing
  • Product options across Kinetico, Harvey, EcoWater and Hague
  • Fixed pricing for multi-plot and multi-unit developments
  • Installation by our own engineers, coordinated around your programme
  • Commissioning and handover demonstration for the end client
  • Ongoing servicing and salt supply once they've moved in
  • Boiling and filtered water taps specified alongside, where wanted
  • Commercial systems for larger or mixed-use schemes

Protect your designs and your reputation

Download our free guide for architects and developers, or talk to us about a project you're working on now.

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Common questions

Specifying a softener, answered

Where should a water softener go in a new build?
Ideally near the incoming mains, with a drain and a power supply if the model needs one. Utility rooms, kitchen base units and garages all work. Getting this onto the drawing early avoids awkward retrofits later, and we're happy to advise at design stage.
Does a softener affect the heating system?
No. British Standard BS 7593 confirms softened water can be used to fill a central heating circuit with the correct corrosion inhibitor. Softeners work with combi boilers, system boilers and unvented cylinders, and help protect all of them from scale.
Can you price for multiple plots?
Yes. We offer fixed pricing for multi-plot and multi-unit developments, and can coordinate installation around your build programme.
Who looks after it after handover?
We do. Our own engineers service and maintain the systems we install, and supply salt across Kent, so the end client has a local point of contact rather than a manufacturer helpline.
What about drinking water?
We can specify a separate hard water tap, or a filtered drinking water system or 3-in-1 tap, depending on what the scheme calls for.
Do you work outside Kent?
Kent is our home ground and where we're strongest. For projects just beyond, get in touch and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.

Working on a project now?

Send us the drawings or give us a call. We'll advise on the right system, where it should sit and what it'll cost, with no obligation.

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