Irvington holds two very different kinds of building — century-old village housing on the hills above Beekman Avenue, and the new construction along the waterfront where the GM plant used to stand. Carey & Walsh services both, plus 24/7 emergency heating and cooling calls.
Few villages in Westchester have changed as much as Irvington in the last decade. The older housing above Beekman Avenue and toward Philipse Manor is much as it has been for a century — steam and hot-water heat, cast-iron radiation, and piping that rewards a technician who has seen it before. Down on the riverfront, the redevelopment of the old GM site has brought in modern construction with high-efficiency equipment, heat pumps and ductless systems throughout. We work on both ends of that range, and the skills involved barely overlap.
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.
Original steam and hot-water systems in the older village housing, and high-efficiency condensing equipment in the new riverfront construction. We repair, maintain and replace across the whole range, including oil.
Central air where ductwork allows it, ductless where a century-old house makes ducts impractical. As a Mitsubishi Diamond Contractor we handle a great deal of mini-split work in the older parts of the village.
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 through the older village housing above Beekman Avenue. One-pipe and two-pipe systems, pressure controls, low water cutoffs, main venting and water hammer diagnosis.
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 in service in parts of the village. Burner service, combustion testing, nozzles, electrodes and primary controls.
Irvington is minutes from our Briarcliff Manor base. No-heat and no-cooling calls are dispatched around the clock, 365 days a year including holidays.
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 Irvington 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.
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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, so response times here are short.
Yes, both. The new waterfront construction generally runs high-efficiency equipment, heat pumps and ductless systems, while the older housing above the village is largely steam and hot water. We service the full range rather than specialising in one and avoiding the other.
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. We will tell you honestly which applies after looking at it.
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, whatever you may have been told.
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 rather than after a parts order.
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. Call to discuss what suits your system.
It depends entirely on what has failed, and quoting a figure before seeing the system would not be honest. What we can promise is a written estimate with parts and labor separated before any work begins, and nothing starting until you approve it. Call 914-762-9600 for a free estimate.
Heating, cooling, steam, ductless and 24/7 emergency response across Irvington and Westchester County — from the contractor this area has used since 1944.