Long Island Flooring Co. is a Melville-based crew laying hardwood, LVP, tile, and carpet from Garden City to Montauk since 2006. No subcontractors. No furniture surcharges. No "extras" after the quote. Just 3,400+ finished floors — and a seven-year-average crew that lives on the Island.
"We bring the samples to your living room. You pick the product. We handle everything else." — Gino Caruso, Founder
Recent Install
European White Oak · Wide Plank
1,800 sqft · Garden City colonial · March 2026
Best Flooring for Long Island Homes
Nassau County's 1950s–1980s homes and coastal Suffolk's humidity swings create conditions a mainland flooring company won't know. We stock Armstrong Engineered, Bruce hardwood, Shaw, Mohawk, and COREtec LVP — and we tell you honestly which is right for your specific room before you sign anything.
Solid Hardwood
From $8/sqft
Best for: Above-grade rooms in Nassau colonials & Capes
Refinishable. Adds resale value. Not below grade.
Engineered Hardwood
From $7/sqft
Best for: Over radiant heat, concrete slabs, coastal homes
Handles humidity better than solid. Refinishable 1–3 times.
LVP (COREtec)
From $5/sqft
Best for: Basements, kitchens, coastal within ½-mile of water
100% waterproof. Fastest-growing floor on Long Island.
Armstrong / Bruce
From $8/sqft
Best for: Nassau & Suffolk — we install all lines
TimberBrushed, Rustic Heritage, Prime Harvest in stock at Melville.
What We Install
Most flooring shops specialize in one material and sub out the rest. We install every floor in-house, with W-2 installers who've been on the crew an average of seven years.
The Punchline
Gino Caruso is third-generation. Grandfather laid terrazzo in Nassau restaurants in the '60s. Father ran a hardwood shop in Hicksville for 22 years. Gino still walks every estimate over 1,000 square feet himself.
Portfolio
Manhasset
Herringbone engineered walnut foyer
Garden City
Wide-plank white oak living room
Great Neck
Marble-look porcelain primary bath
Huntington
Waterproof LVP kitchen
Roslyn
Oak treads + painted risers
Port Jefferson
Golden-oak refinish
Setauket
Engineered hickory family room
Smithtown
Basement LVP conversion
The Material Library
The Melville showroom carries every product we install. 40+ hardwood species, 60+ LVP patterns, 200+ tile options. Visit in person, or we'll drop samples at your house for a week so you can see them in your own light.
European White Oak
Hardwood · wide plank
American Walnut
Hardwood · rich chocolate
LVP Coastal Oak
COREtec · waterproof
Marble-Look Porcelain
Tile · large-format
Floors installed
On Long Island
Google reviews
W-2 installers
Transformations
Every "before" shot is the day we pulled up. Every "after" is the day we drove away with the old floor in our dumpster.
Why Us
Beds, sofas, dining tables, pianos, 400-pound armoires. It's in the quote — not a surprise charge the day of install. Moving blankets and a two-person lift team ride in every truck.
Carpet, padding, tack strips, old hardwood, ceramic dust. It all leaves with our dumpster trailer. You don't rent a dumpster or call a junk service.
Every installer is a W-2 employee of Long Island Flooring Co. The person measuring your room is the same person installing the floor. Seven-year crew tenure average.
Real manufacturer credentials — audited, not claimed. That matters the day you file a warranty claim five years from now.
Nassau HIC #H3409800000. Suffolk HIC #60127-H. $2 million general liability. Workers comp on every installer. BBB A+.
A physical store at 525 Broadhollow Road — not a website with a phone number. Walk in, touch the materials, take 12 home to try for a week.
Recent Jobs Near You
Hardwood installation
1,800 sqft European white oak wide plank
LVP installation
1,200 sqft COREtec Pro Plus, full first floor
Hardwood refinishing
Original red oak, dust-containment sanding
Tile installation
Large-format porcelain bath + kitchen mudroom
Carpet installation
Mohawk SmartStrand plush, 4 bedrooms + stairs
Herringbone hardwood
900 sqft European oak herringbone, foyer + dining
Basement LVP
720 sqft COREtec over concrete slab with underlayment
Engineered hardwood
1,100 sqft Shaw engineered hickory, open concept
LVP + tile combo
LVP throughout, porcelain tile in two bathrooms
Carpet + hardwood
Hardwood first floor, plush carpet upstairs
Stair hardwood
14 solid oak treads with white risers, stained to match
Whole-home refinish
2,400 sqft red oak refinish, matte water-based finish
Reviews
“They showed up Monday at 7:30am with a four-man crew. By Friday night my whole first floor was new white oak hardwood. They moved a piano and didn't charge extra. Gino came by twice to check on it himself. This is how it's supposed to work.”
“Long Island Flooring Co. was the only flooring company of three that showed up with actual samples, walked every room, and quoted in writing the next day. Install took two days. No mess, no damage, floor looks identical to real hardwood.”
“My house is 1954 Cape Cod. Dominic took one look under the carpet and said the original red oak was sound — just needed refinishing. Saved us $12k. They sanded and finished it in three days. It looks better than new construction.”
“Had subway tile in the kitchen plus LVP through the rest of the first floor. Same crew did both materials. Old floor was out the door the first morning, new floor done by end of day Wednesday. No subs, no excuses.”
“We wanted herringbone in the foyer and dining room and nobody else we called had the skill to do it cleanly. Gino's crew laid 900 square feet of European oak herringbone in four days. The miters at the borders are perfect.”
“Our basement slab had been a disaster since we moved in. LI Flooring came out, tested for moisture, put down the right underlayment, and installed 720 sqft of COREtec LVP. Basement is now an actual living space. Two winters later, no issues.”
Service Area
We cover every zip code in Nassau and Suffolk — including these frequent-customer towns.
Pricing Guide
2026 pricing per 1,000 sqft, fully installed including material, labor, furniture moving, old floor removal, and cleanup. Same pricing across Nassau and Suffolk.
| Material | Per Sqft | 1,000 Sqft Range | Lifespan | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid White Oak Hardwood | $12–$16 | $12,000–$16,000 | 50–100 yrs | Above-grade rooms, colonials, new builds |
| Engineered Hardwood | $8–$14 | $8,000–$14,000 | 30–60 yrs | Over radiant heat, concrete, coastal homes |
| COREtec LVP | $5–$10 | $5,000–$10,000 | 20–30 yrs | Basements, kitchens, waterproof needed |
| Porcelain Tile | $8–$14 | $8,000–$14,000 | 50+ yrs | Bathrooms, mudrooms, entryways |
| Carpet (Mohawk/Shaw) | $2.50–$6.50 | $2,500–$6,500 | 8–15 yrs | Bedrooms, stairs, comfort-first rooms |
| Hardwood Refinishing | $2.50–$5.50 | $2,500–$5,500 | Extends 20+ yrs | 1950s homes with original oak under carpet |
Prices reflect Long Island averages across Garden City (11530), Huntington (11743), Smithtown (11787), Syosset (11791), Massapequa (11758), Northport (11768), and all other Nassau and Suffolk towns. Written fixed-price quotes after free in-home measure.
Nassau & Suffolk Coverage
Our Melville showroom is a 15-minute drive from every major Nassau town. We install hardwood, LVP, tile, and carpet in Garden City (11530), Great Neck (11021), Manhasset (11030), Port Washington (11050), Roslyn (11576), Syosset (11791), Jericho (11753), Woodbury (11797), Massapequa (11758), Levittown (11756), Hicksville (11801), Bethpage (11714), Rockville Centre (11570), Oceanside (11572), and every town in between.
Nassau County homes built in the 1950s and 1960s — Levittown Capes, Massapequa ranches, Hicksville split-levels — commonly have original red oak under carpet. We refinish these floors for 70% less than new hardwood installation. Newer construction in Garden City, Roslyn, and Manhasset typically wants wide-plank European white oak or herringbone patterns.
Suffolk County projects trend larger — open-concept colonials in Huntington (11743), Dix Hills (11746), and Smithtown (11787) often run 1,500–2,500 sqft of continuous hardwood. We install in Northport (11768), Cold Spring Harbor (11724), Setauket (11733), Port Jefferson (11777), Commack (11725), Kings Park (11754), Bay Shore (11706), Babylon (11702), and every Suffolk town.
Coastal Suffolk homes within a half-mile of the Long Island Sound or Great South Bay — Northport, Cold Spring Harbor, Bay Shore, Lindenhurst (11757) — should use engineered hardwood or LVP instead of solid, due to higher indoor humidity from marine air. We assess moisture at every walk-through and spec accordingly.
Hardwood Flooring — Long Island
Hardwood floor installation on Long Island is one of the highest-ROI home improvements in Nassau and Suffolk County — the real estate market rewards original or refinished hardwood floors, and buyers can tell the difference between a nail-down solid wood floor and a glue-down engineered product. We install both, and we tell you honestly which is right for your subfloor and moisture conditions before you sign anything.
Long Island's housing stock creates specific flooring challenges. Nassau County homes from the 1940s–1960s — Levittown capes, Hempstead colonials, Massapequa ranches — commonly have original 3/4-inch red oak or maple hardwood under 50 years of carpet. In many cases, those floors are refinishable: we check board condition, nail-pull depth, and subfloor moisture on every estimate. Refinishing costs $2.50–$5.50 per sq ft — a fraction of new installation. Suffolk County homes from the 1970s–1990s are more likely to have particle-board or OSB subfloors from original construction, which require a proper nailing schedule and moisture barrier before solid hardwood can go down.
Hardwood floor installation cost on Long Island: Solid 3/4-inch hardwood (red oak, white oak, maple, hickory) runs $8–$16 per sq ft installed in Nassau and Suffolk County, depending on species and finish. Engineered hardwood — the right choice for slab-on-grade construction (common in Babylon, Islip, and south-shore Suffolk) and below-grade spaces — runs $7–$14 per sq ft installed. Wide-plank European white oak, the top seller in North Shore Nassau (Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset) and North Shore Suffolk (Northport, Cold Spring Harbor, Setauket), runs $12–$20 per sq ft installed. We provide written fixed-price quotes — no verbal estimates, no change orders.
| Hardwood Type | Install Cost (LI, per sq ft) | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Solid red oak (2.25" strip) | $8 – $12/sf installed | Nassau County ranches and capes, refinishable |
| Solid white oak (3.25" plank) | $10 – $15/sf installed | Suburban colonials, pre-1980 subfloors |
| Wide-plank white oak (5"–7") | $13 – $20/sf installed | North Shore estates, open-plan renovations |
| Engineered white oak (hardwood veneer) | $7 – $14/sf installed | Slab-on-grade, radiant heat, below-grade |
| Brazilian cherry / exotic hardwood | $12 – $18/sf installed | High-end finish, formal rooms |
| Hardwood refinishing (existing floor) | $2.50 – $5.50/sf | Intact boards under carpet, no cupping/rot |
Prices include subfloor prep, installation, nailing/stapling or glue-down, 3 coats finish (oil-modified polyurethane or water-based), and cleanup. Stair treads, shoe molding, and transitions are additional. Free in-home estimate with subfloor and moisture assessment.
For a deeper look at permit requirements, town-by-town pricing, and species selection specific to Nassau County, see our full hardwood floor installation Nassau County guide. About LI Flooring Co. as your contractor: why LI Flooring Co. is Long Island's flooring company.
Hardwood Flooring — Suffolk County
Hardwood floor installation in Suffolk County is one of our most active service categories. The towns we work in most — Setauket (11733), Northport (11768), Smithtown (11787), Huntington (11743), Commack (11725), Port Jefferson (11777), and Kings Park (11754) — have large 1970s–1990s colonials with first-floor footprints of 1,000–2,500 sq ft that are ideal for continuous hardwood installation. Wide-plank white oak and engineered hardwood in warm-toned finishes are the most requested products across the North Shore.
Split-levels and colonials with existing hardwood under carpet — refinishing is often the right call. We check subfloor condition at every walk-through before recommending new vs. refinish.
Coastal Suffolk homes near the Sound need engineered hardwood or LVP — solid wood expands in marine humidity. We assess moisture at every on-site estimate.
Large 1980s and 1990s colonials averaging 2,200 sq ft first floor. Wide-plank European white oak with matte finish is the top seller in this corridor.
High-volume commercial and residential market. LVP is most requested in Ronkonkoma (11779) — moisture-proof and faster to install over the slab-on-grade construction common here.
Hardwood flooring costs in Suffolk County run $9–$18 per sq ft installed for solid or engineered hardwood. Refinishing existing hardwood runs $2.50–$5.50 per sq ft. LVP installation runs $5–$10 per sq ft installed. We provide free in-home estimates across all of Suffolk County — Gino or a crew lead visits, measures, checks subfloor and moisture, and provides a written fixed-price quote. No verbal estimates, no change orders.
Common Questions
Still wondering? Call Gino direct at (631) 641-5575. We answer the phone Monday through Saturday, 7am to 6pm.
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