Quick answer: Ductless mini-splits are the standard cooling answer in the Pascack Valley because so many homes were built with boiler heat and have no ductwork to reuse. A head needs only a small penetration and a line set, and heat-pump versions add shoulder-season heating.
H. Hofmeister & Co. Inc. is a licensed NJ HVAC contractor (NJ HVAC License #19HC002574, NJ Master Plumbing License #10625) at 115 Bergenline Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675. Family-owned since 1966. Hours 6AM-6PM seven days a week, with 24/7 emergency service. Call (201) 666-1118. This page covers ductless mini-split installation for homes without ductwork.
A mini-split earns its place in this area because it cools per room rather than per house. Pascack Valley homes heated by baseboard have no ducts to reuse, and adding them means opening finished ceilings - but a ductless system needs only a three-inch penetration per head and a line set. That also means you condition the rooms actually in use rather than the whole envelope, and the heat-pump versions carry shoulder-season heating, which takes load off the boiler in October and April.
Call (201) 666-1118 — H. Hofmeister & Co. Inc., 115 Bergenline Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675.