Kandy Blog

We hear it from clients all the time: their new outdoor flooring has given them more usable square footage than they had before. Developers and builders seem to have ignored this space over the last few decades. But as we urbanize, living closer together, and more and more of us choose to live in the smaller […]

Spring arrives at different times and in different temperaments depending on where you live. Coastal, inland, Canada, or the U.S. One common denominator is that if the weather is cold, grey, wet or dreary, and you look outside to your condo balcony to see more wet, dirty concrete, you are not going to feel much […]

Nothing compares to the feeling I get when raving reviews come in from our customers. But facing the Dragons (of Dragons’ Den) comes close! It has been one of my most exciting and memorable entrepreneurial experiences. Whether our segment actually airs is something we won’t know until Season 9 premieres later this fall. Still, it […]

Now that KANDY’s booth (#2805) at the 10-day National Home Show, on through March 23 at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place, we thought it might be helpful to post a bit of a summary of the most common questions we get asked when we’re at GTA home shows. Can we put KANDY product […]

Trading in driveways and shovels and roof repairs for a view, a short walk to restaurants and the theatre, and a warm dry car every time you get in it. Trading your backyard and lawnmower for a smaller outdoor space – your balcony – and a view. If this sounds familiar, you’re probably about to, […]

Let’s talk! KANDY at Toronto’s International Home & Garden Show March 6 -9 While the city grits its teeth and steels itself to get through what is surely the last cold stretch of this #@#:!@ winter, at KANDY Toronto we’re gearing up for getting OUTSIDE! A big part of that “gearing up” is our tradeshow […]

We all know that a condominium, or condo, refers to a single building structure that contains numerous individually owned units along with common elements or areas that are collectively owned. That’s the practical explanation and it applies right across Canada, regardless of which province you are in.  How we talk about them differs slightly depending on […]

The benefits of taking care of your “stuff” is more than a matter of helping them look good. It’s a prudent approach that saves money, energy, and waste.  Keeping an air conditioner clean, oiled, and in good running order will extend the life of the unit, delaying a deposit in the landfill and a withdrawal […]

Our commitment to choice and quality for our Canadian clientele is unwavering.  Its why we recently headed direct to the factories in China, where the majority of the world’s outdoor flooring deck tiles are manufactured. With the help of our quality control and translation experts, Doug and Rose, we saw first hand where, and how, some […]

It is true that throughout Canada, and in many parts of the United States, your condo balcony is a nicer place to be in any season but winter. But don’t make the mistake of thinking you can’t get new outdoor flooring installed during the winter, as you implement plans for your space for spring and […]