Revamp your bland balcony into a stunning urban oasis with ease, using our zero-maintenance, condo board-approved outdoor flooring. Built to last, it’s the perfect solution for condo owners, developers and wholesales looking to enhance their outdoor flooring.
This premium option not only adds a touch of elegance to your balcony but also ensures a weather-resistant and durable surface. The easy installation and low maintenance requirements make it a favorite among North York residents looking for both style and functionality.
Designed to offer unparalleled durability and aesthetic appeal for your North York balcony flooring. The advanced coextruded composite construction provides robust protection against common outdoor challenges, including stains, mold, mildew, and UV damage.
This superior landscaping grade flooring is crafted with environmentally friendly materials, ensuring it is lead-free and has zero dioxin emissions. Compliant with condo rules, it requires no nails or bolts for installation, preserving your balcony flooring’s appeal and integrity.
Experience the perfect blend of beauty and functionality on your North York balcony flooring with TruNorth Deck Boards, designed to mimic the look of real wood while eliminating the need for painting, staining or sealing. These eco-friendly boards are also made from 95% recycled materials.
Balconies around Toronto are a mixed bag. You can really tell who spends a lot of time making their outdoor space look fantastic, and who doesn’t. Whether it is for the holidays, or just year-round beautification, below are some of Condo KANDY’s most important balcony decorating tips to keep your balcony looking great all year long.
The first of our balcony decorating tips concerns what to do with your Holiday lights. One of the nicest things about being in a Condo in Toronto during the winter months is the holiday lights. It is nice to look out on a cold December evening and see that some people have gotten into the holiday spirit. Whether you are celebrating Christmas or not, putting up lights on your balcony during December is a right of passage in Canada and something that makes your outdoor space look welcoming, even comforting. Cool colours like white, blue, and green make the best balcony lights, and you don’t need a lot to make a big impact.
If you have the space on your balcony for a table and chairs, you should do it. Not only is it nice to be able to sit outside and have a coffee or talk on the phone, but having personal outdoor space that you actually utilize is good for your health. Being outside reduces stress and, when the sun is out, helps you get your daily intake of vitamin D. Many people who live in Condos in Toronto spend all day at an office, and then all night in a condo. If you have usable outdoor space, decorate it with a table and chairs and utilize it.
Part of living in the concrete jungle means a lack of greenspace. While Toronto fares much better than some global cities in terms of the amount of green space it has (currently, just 18 percent of the city is dedicated to parks and gardens), nothing is stopping you from creating your own oasis on your balcony. Potted plants, and small vegetable and herb gardens can do great on Balconies during the spring, summer, and fall. In addition to looking great from both the inside and the outside, your balcony garden can produce things like tomatoes, peppers, dill, chives and a host of other things you can cook with.
Balconies are often an afterthought for most people, especially if the space is small. But your balcony is a great chance to not only advertise who you are, but to actually create an outdoor space that you enjoy using. Visit Condo KANDY and find out more about great outdoor flooring and balcony decorating tips.
References
(2018). “% of public green space (parks and gardens).” World Cities Culture Forum. Retrieved from: http://www.worldcitiescultureforum.com/data/of-public-green-space-parks-and-gardens
Malek, M. (2017). “4 Reasons to Eat Your Next Meal Outside.” Vita Coast. Retrieved from: https://www.vitacost.com/blog/food-nutrition/benefits-of-eating-outside.html
If you want to understand why densification projects are important consider this: today, roughly 54 percent of the world’s population live in cities. By 2050, that number is expected to increase to nearly 66 percent. Think about that for a second. By 2050, there will be 6.6 billion people living in urban centres around the world. Cities are going to have to find ways to fully utilize and optimize all available space if they are going to contend with such an enormous increase in population, and the subsequent demand for housing it entails. Below are some of the ways in which densification helps people and cities minimize their environmental footprint.
One of the biggest problems with urban sprawl is that it encourages, even necessitates a culture where everyone drives their car everywhere, all the time. Densification projects, including condo living, combined with denser commercial development, mean that cities and communities become more self contained. Instead of living in sparsely populated, underdeveloped areas, denser areas, especially ones that are zoned for mix residential and commercial, can become one-stop-shops for residents, cutting down on the amount of driving done.
Another meaningful difference made by higher density condo living in a city like Toronto is the amount of space one occupies. Denser areas mean space is at a premium which means smaller living spaces for people. While many people find the idea of living in what are sometimes called “shoeboxes” unpleasant, the fact remains that by cutting down on the space your home takes up, you are cutting down on energy consumption and land use.
Condo living in Toronto, and densification urban planning projects anywhere else for that matter, and realizing carbon footprint reductions comes with a catch. Studies done indicate that in order for a city, or an individual to make a meaningful environmental impact through denser living, certain things must also come into play. The culture of consumption many of us are used to must done away with, and we must be willing to forfeit heating building common areas (such as parking lots, party rooms etc.) - which use up a lot of energy, studies indicate.
As the world becomes an almost entirely urban space, we must ask ourselves how we are going to realistically, and responsibly accommodate all of those people looking to make a life in cities. If you are already a condo owner in Toronto, or are soon to be one, contact Condo KANDY today and lets us help you plan out flooring and window treatment options that will make condo living in the 21st century a thing of beauty.
References
(2010). “Does high-density life have a bigger ecological footprint? And why?” Human Transit. Retrieved from: https://humantransit.org/2010/03/does-highdensity-life-have-a-bigger-ecological-footprint-and-why.html
(2014). “World’s population increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas.” The United Nations. Retrieved from: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects-2014.html
Questions to ask when buying a condo Retrieved from: https://www.moneycrashers.com/questions-ask-buying-condo/
With the decades-long battle over the decriminalization of recreational marijuana use now almost officially won by pot legalization advocates, it will soon be entirely legal to purchase pot (despite it already being, at least unofficially, legal to do so) in Toronto, as one would purchase any other legal, controlled substance. As a condo owner in Toronto, there are some things to know about how this new legislation might impact you. Below are some of the things to keep in mind.
While there have been bans on smoking tobacco in and around condos in Toronto for a long time, many condo corporations are rushing to change their rules and regulations ahead of the legalization deadline to include cannabis as well. As a condo owner, you will have to make sure you are up to date on your condo’s corporation’s rules and restrictions before you fully enjoy the freedom that comes with the new laws.
If people in Toronto who took little in the way of active measures to hide their smoking from the world at large before pot legalization were brazen, they will become even more so in the wake of the new legislation. To each his own, but if you are a non-smoker, and the next balcony over smokes multiple times per day, the smell and smoke is going to end up impacting you. For some people it might amount to a minor inconvenience, for others it might be highly frustrating.
If you are a not a pot smoker and your building plans to allow marijuana smoking on the premises after the October 2018 deadline, you might be worried that your balcony, and even the inside of your apartment runs the risk of smoke damage from all the wafting pot smoke. Your outdoor flooring is, by a large, safe from any wafting smoke and is unlikely to suffer any damage or discoloration.
If you are a condo owner in Toronto who not only smokes recreationally, but relies on medicinal cannabis for pain relief, or to help with a wide range of other medical issues, you might be able to take your case to the Ontario Human Rights tribunal if your building is making your life miserable.
The new federal laws will likely, and hopefully mean the final deathblow to the remaining stigma around marijuana use by consenting adults. Whether you are a smoker, or not, these new laws have the potential to impact your life both positively and negatively if you are a condo owner in Toronto. If you have additional questions about how pot legalization might affect condo living, or want to find out more about great outdoor flooring options, contact Condo KANDY today and let us put your mind at ease.
References
The Canadian Press. (2018). “Medicinal marijuana users worry as condos rush to ban pot smoking ahead of legalization.” CBC. Retrieved from: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/condos-medicinal-marijuana-smoking-ban-1.4752168
Ubelacker, S. (2018). “Condo pot smoking bans ahead of legalization have people burning up.” Huffington Post. Retrieved from: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/07/18/condo-pot-smoking-bans_a_23484792/
Many people in Toronto choose to wait until the spring and summer to install outdoor flooring. The assumption is that the weather during the winter and fall months is just too inconvenient, or that it is going to be too expensive to find a company willing to brave the potentially highly uncomfortable weather in order to get the job done. But that is not necessarily the case. There are a variety of reasons it makes sense to install outdoor flooring during the fall/winter season.
If you are a true Toronto patio person, and your spring and summer revolves around getting every last ounce of enjoyment out of your outdoor space, then waiting around until the nice weather hits is going to eat into that time. Getting your outdoor flooring installed during the fall and/or winter doesn’t mean waiting around for a minus 25 degree February day; you can preempt the worst parts of the winter and find companies willing to do fall and winter installations.
Anyone who has lived in Toronto for a long time knows that all it takes is one bad winter for semi-dilapidated, big box flooring to become completely unusable. If you think your current outdoor flooring might not survive the winter, it makes sense to have it removed, and new, more durable outdoor flooring from CONDO KANDY installed before getting hit with the brunt of the winter.
Just because it is no longer shorts and tshirt weather, does not mean that you can’t enjoy your outdoor space. Many people in Toronto continue to use their balconies and patios well into the winter. Depending on bylaws and building regulations, people make use of heating lamps, fire pits, watch the sunset/sunrise, have drinks with friends, talk on the phone etc. in their outdoor space during the winter months. Get your outdoor space set up for fall and winter enjoyment. What’s more, new outdoor flooring makes the view from inside your condo that much more beautiful. A dirty, stained, lifeless balcony is an eyesore at any time of the year, but especially during the cold months.
If you are undertaking an outdoor flooring project in order to add resale value to your home, you would be well advised to have the project finished in time for moving/sale season. It is common knowledge that the vast majority of home and condo sales/relocations happen during the warmer months. It makes sense (easier to take time off, kids are not in school, better weather) that people would want to relocate when it’s not freezing out, and it makes similar sense for prospective sellers to have their condo or apartment in sale form and ready to show.
If you are thinking about an installation and are worried it might be too late to take advantage of the pleasant weather, fear not. Get in touch with a Toronto company that can make outdoor flooring installations any time of the year.
References
(2018). “Deck Tile Installation From KANDY Outdoor Flooring.” KANDY Outdoor Flooring. Retrieved from: https://kandyoutdoorflooring.com/services/outdoor-flooring-installation/
White, M. (2018). “Why summer is the most expensive time to move.” Moving. Retrieved from: https://www.moving.com/tips/why-summer-is-the-most-expensive-time-to-move/
On June 8, 2018, Condo KANDY launched their first social media contest on Instagram called “My Ugly Condo Balcony” wherein participants can join and get a chance to win a COMPLETE Condo Balcony Transformation.
To maximize the potential life changing prize for the contest winner, KANDY collaborated with their friends in the business and all of them contributed to the contest prize.
What initially started as a social media campaign to increase brand awareness for KANDY and their collaborators turned out to be far more that what was expected. When the contest participants participants and their friends were asked on why they should win the contest, a myriad of comments came in.
Surprisingly, not many were about how deserving their “ugly” condo balcony was of the transformation. Instead, it was about the hard work, kindness, and selflessness hat the participants have exhibited in their lives and towards others. Below are a few of them:
Because of the comments of and about the participants, it was very hard for KANDY and their collaborators to pick a winner. At the end of the day, the winners selected were Sheena and John. A young, lovely, and hardworking couple.
Sheena and John work most days at home and barely used their balcony space. They wanted a transformed balcony to enrich their lives as it would give them a place to relax and escape. It would give them solace knowing that there is a space they can go to, just a few steps away, which will provide them sunlight, fresh air, and serenity after a long day at work. Sheena and John also wanted to utilize the space for their friends who visit their place to take a break from the stresses of life. A transformed balcony space would truly provide a sense of calm for those who seek to find it.
Before Transformation:
After Transformation:
After a few weeks of enjoying her transformed condo balcony, Sheena and John said that it has changed their lives tremendously as they have been entertaining a lot more. With the extra comfortable seating, they are able to accommodate their friends over while taking advantage of the beautiful view and nice weather.
Since both John and Sheena work from home, the balcony has been a great space for them to escape from their desk. The makeover has essentially given them another living room.
This has been an amazing and humbling experience for KANDY and their collaborators. It was a great privilege to have connected with the participants and to have heard about their life stories.
This contest has truly highlighted KANDY’s motto, “Expanding Home Experiences” KANDY isn’t just in the business of providing high-quality products and excellent service, but they are improving the quality of lives of condo owners, one condo balcony at a time.
Envisioning the ultimate urban outdoor oasis begins from the ground up and balcony designs should be developed with longevity in mind because let's face it - renovations and restorations can be time-consuming, expensive, and labour intensive. Skip the hassles and holdups by utilizing a strong, durable, and stylish flooring that's fit for a perfectly cozy, […]
If your goal is to have your condo sell as soon as possible after hitting the market, outdoor balcony flooring in Toronto is something that adds a lot of value for prospective buyers. The objective for most sellers is to have their condo sold for above-market value as quickly as possible. Even in slow markets, […]
Many people don’t know what makes the most sense for their condo when it comes to selecting the best outdoor flooring, and are much better versed on what looks good on the inside. It makes sense. Flooring can make or break an indoor space, and even an otherwise beautifully designed, beautifully decorated condo can be […]
Condo Kandy’s balcony flooring products are not prone to wind lift. The open profile of the tiles, with gaps between the upper slats and the grid-type construction of the bases, allows air to circulate fully around the tiles. This means the tiles aren’t a solid buffer for the wind to disturb. As well, with individual tile weights ranging between 2 and 2.4 pounds per square foot. Once interlocked, their collective weight prevents shifting.
Condo Kandy offers condo owners the peace of mind that comes from superior products, workmanship, and our passion for helping you create luxurious urban outdoor lifestyles through our proprietary balcony flooring. And that means your single, all-inclusive price includes a free in-home consultation, shipping, handling and delivery, layout design, installation, customization, clean up and extra tiles to keep.
If you really must have our exclusive, proprietary balcony flooring products and don’t want or need the full-service treatment, give us a call. Let’s talk.
For developer or other commercial applications, what’s included will depend on the specific requirements and all inclusions/exclusions will be clearly outlined in your proposal and on your invoice.
Investing in our high-quality balcony flooring not only transforms your outdoor space but also enhances the overall appeal and potential market value of your property in North York’s competitive real estate scene.
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