Irvington climbs steeply from the Hudson, and its older homes were built long before ductwork was a consideration. Carey & Walsh has serviced the river villages since 1944 — boiler and furnace work, AC repair, ductless installation and 24/7 emergency response.
Irvington shares the character of the river villages either side of it: steep streets, tall narrow houses from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and a great deal of hydronic heat still running through original cast-iron radiation. Getting cooling into these houses is a design problem more than a purchase, which is why ductless does so much of the work here. Toward the Hastings-on-Hudson border and the newer sections the housing gets more conventional and forced air becomes common.
Riverfront villages like Irvington also see their own weather pattern — humid, sticky summers off the Hudson and damp, raw winters that are hard on aging heating equipment. Between the older housing stock and the local climate, Irvington homeowners deal with a particular set of HVAC challenges that a contractor unfamiliar with the area can easily get wrong. We've been working in Westchester's river towns since 1944, and our technicians know what to expect before they ring the doorbell — whether that's a cramped basement boiler room in a pre-war home near the village center or a modern forced-air system in a newer build closer to the Saw Mill River Parkway.
Steam and hot-water systems in the older village housing, forced air in the newer sections. We repair, maintain and replace all of it, including oil-fired equipment.
Retrofitting a tall Victorian for central air is sometimes possible because we fabricate our own ductwork; where it is not, ductless gives room-by-room cooling without opening up plaster.
The most common heating system in Irvington's newer construction. We repair, maintain and install every major brand, from standard efficiency through modern condensing units.
Common in the older housing on the hills above the river. One-pipe and two-pipe systems, pressure controls, low water cutoffs and main venting.
Cast-iron radiators and baseboard loops across much of the older housing here. Circulators, zone valves, expansion tanks and controls.
Increasingly common on additions and retrofits where extending ductwork was impractical. Repair, maintenance and replacement across all brands.
Zoned heating and cooling without ductwork — the practical answer in older Irvington homes with no duct chases. We are a Mitsubishi Diamond Contractor.
Still found on a number of Irvington properties. Burner service, combustion testing, nozzles, electrodes and controls.
Irvington is a short run from our Briarcliff Manor base and covered around the clock, every day of the year.
The highest dealer designation Mitsubishi Electric awards, earned on installation quality and training — which matters wherever ductless is the practical answer.
We fabricate our own ductwork and transitions, which is what makes retrofits possible in older homes where nothing is a standard size.
Carey & Walsh has worked in this county since 1944. We know these houses, and we are still here when something needs attention in five years.
Along with Irvington, our fleet regularly covers the surrounding communities and the rest of Westchester County.
📋 Schedule Service in Irvington
Have a question about your furnace, boiler, or AC that isn't answered here? Our team is happy to talk it through.
Call 914-762-9600Yes. No-heat and no-cooling calls are dispatched around the clock, 365 days a year including holidays. Irvington is within our core service area and our fleet runs from Briarcliff Manor.
Usually yes, though the approach depends on the house. Where closets, chases or attic space allow it we fabricate ductwork in-house and can often fit a conventional system. Where the house genuinely will not take ducts without damage, multi-zone ductless handles it floor by floor.
Often yes. Where there are usable closets, chases or attic runs we fabricate ductwork in-house and can frequently make a conventional system work. Where that is genuinely impractical, ductless mini-splits give you zoned cooling without opening up the house.
Yes, and it is a genuine specialty rather than something we tolerate. Low water cutoffs, pressuretrols, main venting, near-boiler piping and water hammer are routine work for us. Banging radiators are usually a pressure, pitch or venting problem — not a failing boiler.
All major heating and cooling brands. Our vehicles carry the parts most commonly needed on the equipment found in this area, which is why a large share of repair calls are finished on the first visit.
Yes. Seasonal maintenance is the single most effective way to avoid an emergency call, particularly on steam and older equipment where small faults compound quietly.
It depends entirely on what has failed, and quoting a figure before seeing the system would not be honest. You get a written estimate with parts and labor separated before any work begins, and nothing starts until you approve it. Call 914-762-9600 for a free estimate.
Heating, cooling, steam, ductless and 24/7 emergency response across Irvington — from the contractor this area has used since 1944.