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You’re probably familiar with this scenario: you find a product or service you like, you ask how much it is, you figure out your budget and decide you can make that work. Then, when you’re placing the order, you discover a bunch of previously undisclosed charges and fees. All of a sudden your pet project […]

It can be endlessly fascinating to watch, discuss, dissect and analyze real estate market activity. In Canada, most of us of a certain age were raised to anticipate, almost expect, that home ownership would be well within our grasp almost as soon as we graduated from university and collected our first year's salary.  Those of […]

KANDY Outdoor Flooring of Vancouver Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in Canada and Around the World. Vancouver, BC. Canada, January 24, 2015 – KANDY Outdoor Flooring of Vancouver has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the […]

KANDY Outdoor Flooring is a growing brand with its head office in Vancouver and a very active 1st franchise in Toronto. Whether it’s our weekly virtual leadership team meetings, our client service, interactions and communications, there are a number of apps that simply make our lives easier! 1. Google Hangouts We’ve just switched from Office/Outlook […]

FOCUS. It’s a powerful word in the world of an entrepreneur. FOCUS on your goals. Structure your day so you can FOCUS getting the important things done. FOCUS on your revenue objectives. FOCUS on your customers. There’s lots of advice available out there to help entrepreneurs and business owners FOCUS on what’s important. My personal […]

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, […]

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 […]

NEWS RELEASE/BULLETIN: Small space living is leading urban Canadians to look for ways to expand home experiences and make use of every inch in their often-tiny condos. In Vancouver, for example, there are condos as small as 226 square feet, and Toronto’s growth includes smaller condos. “There are companies that specialize in closets, bathrooms, condo-sized furniture and décor,” says KANDY […]

  A TRIBUTE LETTER TO DOUG WEBSTER (February 1944 – December 1, 2013) Dear Doug:We didn’t get a chance to tell you in person, but it is very important to us that you know. You blew into our world here at KANDY Outdoor Flooring, brought your wisdom and experience, and then you left us again, way […]

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all were at rest Santa was checking for the place that seemed best Indeed he was scouting for new places to land When he saw patios and decks that had seen KANDY’s sweet hand!   He saw granite, and Ipe, and composite too It made him wonder what he’d […]