Groundwork & Grain designs and installs custom hardwood and luxury vinyl flooring, kitchen and bath remodels, and outdoor living spaces for homeowners across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
Groundwork & Grain was built on a simple belief: a remodel is only as good as the preparation nobody sees. Before a single plank of white oak or a single paver goes down, our crews get the substrate, the drainage, and the structure right — the groundwork that determines whether a finish lasts five years or twenty-five.
We work as a design-and-build partner, not a subcontractor rushing to the next job. That means honest material guidance, realistic timelines, and a single point of contact from your first consultation to the final walkthrough — whether the project is a brownstone's original hardwood, a primary suite refresh, or a paver patio built for entertaining.
Solid and engineered hardwood installation, sanding, staining, and restoration for prewar apartments, brownstones, and NYC homes.
High-end waterproof LVP flooring for kitchens, baths, and basements, installed with the same substrate standards as our hardwood work.
Full kitchen renovations from layout and cabinetry through countertops, tile, and flooring — coordinated under one contractor.
Primary bath and bedroom suite renovations, including custom millwork, wall paneling, and lighting details.
Paver and bluestone patios, retaining walls, and outdoor living areas designed for entertaining, built on proper base preparation.
In-home walkthroughs with straightforward material options, timelines, and pricing before any work is scheduled.
The name is the process. Every outdoor and flooring project starts with base work most contractors rush — proper excavation, drainage, and a leveled sub-base — before the finish material ever goes down. Here's that same discipline on a recent outdoor living project.
Left: excavated gravel sub-base and timber edging set for drainage and long-term stability. Right: the finished bluestone patio, built on that same base, ready for years of use.
A growing collection of finished projects across NYC.
Groundwork & Grain takes on flooring, remodeling, and outdoor living projects across all five NYC boroughs. If you're outside this area, reach out — we take on select projects further afield.
"They treated the prep work with the same care as the finish. That's the difference."— Homeowner, outdoor living project
Tell us about your flooring, remodeling, or outdoor living project. We'll follow up to schedule an in-home walkthrough and give you honest material options and pricing — no pressure, no generic estimate.