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Sandy Toes and Wet Feet: Choosing the Best Floor for Your Beach House

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The summer is around the corner, meaning long days spent at the beach are almost here! If you’re fortunate enough to have a place to unwind, relax, and enjoy the sea breeze, make sure your décor matches the environment. Beachy cushions aside, we can help with the starting point- choosing the best floor for your beach house!

Choosing Floors for a Beach House

There are several factors to consider when choosing floors for your beach house. First and foremost, be sure the material is long-lasting and resistant to moisture. Many people prefer floors with a distressed look that ties in with nautical elements. As an added bonus, these floors also help to conceal the sand/wet feet coming in and out.

Types of Floors Suitable for Beach Houses

TORLYS offers five flooring categories with a variety of colours and styles to suit all tastes. When it comes to create the perfect flooring canvas in your beach house, here’s some of our favourites:

TORLYS Everest XP SMART Hardwood floors in the colour Winter Hill Oak.

Smart Hardwood – EverestXP Designer in Winter Hill Oak

100% natural, eco-engineered hardwood, this floor features wide and long planks in a stained oak to match your beachy décor.

TORLYS EverWood Premier Vinyl SMART floors in the colour Beach House.

Smart Vinyl – EverWood Premier in Beach House

The name says it all! This precision-crafted luxury vinyl flooring has a stunning wood grain design ideal for your beach property.

TORLYS Classic Plus Laminate in the colour Havanna Oak

Smart Laminate – Classic Plus in Havanna Oak Natural

A natural hardwood look with the benefits of a durable laminate.

Want to explore more options?

Use our Room Visualizer by uploading a photo of the room you’re renovating and let our visualizer do the rest! Preview any TORLYS floor in your space without leaving your home.

One Step Closer to Your Perfect Beach House

If you have a few colours in mind, order a sample online or visit your nearest TORLYS Dealer to see it in person. Once you’ve selected your favorite, the sky is the limit. Imagine a light floor colour paired with blue, green, or turquoise décor – you’ll have the ultimate beach house! Enjoy the process, we are here to help!

TORLYS Bulldog is Your Floors Best Friend!

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There’s nothing more disheartening than seeing something you’ve invested in getting damaged. Damages to flooring can happen at any time and the replacement costs can be extremely price. It’s especially frustrating if you need to replace the flooring in an entire room due to just a few planks being damaged.

At TORLYS, we believe that you shouldn’t have to break the bank to replace a few planks. Thankfully, you won’t have to ever worry about this nightmare scenario if you choose a TORLYS Smart Floor* as they can be quickly and easily repaired using TORLYS Bulldog.

A Floor’s Best Friend

Bulldog Easy Plank Replacer with a Hammer

The TORLYS Bulldog™ Easy Plank Replacer is a unique innovation that is exclusive to TORLYS and allows you to replace a single damaged TORLYS Smart Floor plank easily and quickly.

TORLYS Bulldog™ Easy Plank Replacer allows you to:

  • Fix damage quickly and easily.
  • Replace a damaged plank, not your entire floor without the use of glue or nails.
  • Can do the replacement without removing furniture or baseboards.
  • No cutting, no dust, no mess.
  • Renew your floor without sanding or refinishing.

Easy to Use!

The Bulldog™ Easy Plank Replacer tool is designed to allow you to remove a single plank of flooring at a time and replace it with a new one. If you have no more flooring left over, you can always remove a hidden plank from under a bed or sofa and use it in place of the damaged plank.

The best part about the Bulldog is that virtually anyone can learn how to use it! You won’t need to hire someone else to do it, you can put on your DIY hat and replace your own floors! Watch our Bulldog video on YouTube and see the tool in action in our viral TikTok.

Interested in getting your hands on the Bulldog tool? Order a Bulldog for your Smart Floor through a trusted TORLYS dealer near you.

*excluding EverestXP Twist herringbone flooring.

Four Tips to Make Your Home More Pet Friendly

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TORLYS knows that there is nothing quite like the companionship of a furry four-legged friend. They bring us an incredible amount of joy and happiness, and truly become valued members of our families. Owning a pet is a massive commitment and they are so much more than just animals. They require ample time, love, and attention to make sure they thrive! Optimizing your home for your fur baby is the first key step in providing them with a loving forever home.

Below are five tips TORLYS has outlined to make your home more pet friendly. Follow these tips and you can be sure that you’ve created a safe and welcoming space for your new friend!

1. Create a Dedicated Space for Your Pet

Dog sitting on its bed

Like humans, pets need a small area to call their own. Pick a bed that will fit your pet’s size. Try to pick out a plush-looking bed for your pets’ comfort, and maybe even get a few pillows and a cozy blanket for additional comfort! You can place the bed in the living room, one of the bedrooms or set up an area in your den or family room. Try your best to pick out a spot that looks cozy! If you’re welcoming in a cat into your home, find a suitable place to place the kitty litter. Be sure to load up a basket full of toys while you’re out shopping for your furry friend!

2. Pet-Proof Your House

Dustpan and brush

Cats and dogs but especially puppies are naturally curious animals and will put random objects in their mouth if they’re left lying around on the ground, which could be a potential choking hazard. Pet-proofing your space is a critical step to make sure your pet stays safe. It’s best to make sure all loose objects are put away prior to bringing your new pet home and its good practice to routinely tidy up objects such as clips, pins, remotes, bags, and clothes that may be lying around in easy to reach areas.

3. Use Stain Resistant Fabrics

We all know that pets can leave behind yucky messes every now and then. Being proactive is key if you want to avoid a costly repair job! Using stain resistant fabrics to cover furniture such as beds and couches will save you a lot of hassle and time down the road.

4. Choosing the Right Flooring

Kitchen with TORLYS Everest XP Designer Plus floors in Toro Oak
TORLYS Everest XP Designer Plus in Toro Oak

When it comes to owning a pet, having durable and scratch resistant floors can be a game changer. With the right flooring, you won’t ever have to worry about your floor deteriorating from your pets’ claws or any untimely accidents inside the home!

TORLYS Smart Floors not only look and feel amazing, but many of our floors are fully waterproof, dent and scratch resistant and contain an antimicrobial layer, making them the perfect flooring option to make your home more pet friendly! Browse TORLYS flooring options on our website and pick out the best flooring to accommodate your pet! Reach out to a local trusted TORLYS dealer when you’re ready to make a change.

How to Prevent Mold in Your Home

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Maybe you’ve noticed it in the shower. Or maybe, while in bed at night, you caught a glimpse of it in the corners of your ceiling. Maybe you found it hiding in your paper towel holder. The where may vary, but one thing is for sure, mold and mildew are commonly found throughout the home.

While you can reverse the effects of mold after it’s been established, it can be costly and usually require professional help (and plenty of your precious time!). Which means the best course of action is prevention. Below are five ways you can help prevent the growth of mold and mildew in your home.

Invest in antimicrobial products

The best line of defense is investing in products with antimicrobial technology that protects against mold. These products, like anything that features Microban technology, are built to become inhospitable to microbes, meaning mold and mildew don’t ever have a chance to start growing. Plus, Microban protection works for the life of a product, so whether you’ve used it for 10 days or 10 years, you can rest easy knowing mold won’t have a chance to make way into your home.

Your floors should be no different. TORLYS flooring is backed by Microban’s antimicrobial product protection, keeping floors cleaner between cleanings!

Read more for 4 more tips to prevent mold in your home! 

Cleaning Tips for an Organized Kids Room

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This guest blog about cleaning tips is brought to us by The Safety Mom, Alison Jacobson

I don’t care how old your kids are, their bedrooms always look like they’ve been ransacked. I’ve tried to be Zen about it and just let it go but every time I walk by it makes me crazy! I mean how hard is it to put dirty clothes in the hamper that’s five steps away from where my daughter has decided to drop it on the floor?!

Whether they’re 7 or 17 chances are you sound like a nag even to yourself asking them to clean up and organize so manage your expectations. Understand that they’re kids and neatness just doesn’t rank as high on their priority list as yours.

Having said this, here are a few cleaning tips for helping keep your child’s room tidy and germ free, including investing in TORLYS floors backed by Microban’s antimicrobial product protection.

10 Tips for Keeping your Laminate Floors Beautiful

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This blog was contributed by Jennifer Gervens. Jennifer is the author and owner of SweetTMakesThree.com.

Laminate flooring has become incredibly popular because it’s beautiful, durable, and fairly inexpensive. Like all floors, however, laminate requires a bit of special cleaning to keep it looking new and shiny. Laminate floors are not hard to keep clean, as long as you know the right way to do it.

Click to read: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Laminate Floors Beautiful!

With the proper care, your laminate flooring can look beautiful all the time! However, if your flooring is beyond help and you are ready to replace it, consider a new flooring product that is beautiful, durable and features proactive protection against the growth of mold and mildew.

TORLYS provides a wide selection of luxury vinyl flooring options with Microban technology incorporated into the cork backing, for a warmer, quieter and cleaner experience. See our full collection here: https://residential.torlys.com/collections/vinyl/

9 Common Holiday Season Stains and Messes (And How to Clean them)

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During the holiday season your home is likely to resemble a battlefield, especially if you have children and even more so if you have braved the feat of hosting holiday guests! From dealing with all of the discarded wrapping paper to cleaning up wine stains on the carpet, check out these tips we’ve put together for dealing with holiday season messes. Remember: always spot test to ensure no damage is caused to the surfaces of your flooring, furniture, and surfaces.

How to remove wax from flooring

Cinnamon or pine tree scented candles are all well and good, until one of them gets knocked over and your hardwood floors are covered in wax. Not to worry though, you don’t have to start sanding the floor just yet. Use a scraper to remove the hardened wax, going in the direction of the wood grain, then cover the stain with was paper or a towel and iron on a low-medium heat, being careful not to burn it – this should help you get rid of any stubborn bits. You can also use TORLYS EcoCare Cleaning Kit to help make cleaning your hardwood floors a breeze so that your floors keep looking fresh. Bonus: TORLYS floors are backed by Microban’s Antimicrobial Product Product for a cleaner floor.

Click here to read the next 8 common messes and cleaning solutions! 

5 Ways to Create an “Oops” Friendly Home

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They are cute and funny and amazing…and messy!! We love our kiddos, but their tendency to make a mess in almost any room of the house is just a fact of life. There is no way around it, so you might as well prepare for it. Check out these great tips from Jennifer Gervens of “Sweet T Make Three” to “oops” proof your home so you and your little ones can PLAY ON!

“Oops!” Few words get me up and moving faster at our house. Spilled milk, artwork on the walls, overflowing toilets – all common issues in homes containing mini-humans.

Let’s face it, y’all. We love our kids, but their messes are things we’d rather not have to deal with. Below are a few tips to keep the messes corralled instead of the kids.

Kid-friendly Flooring

Bamboo is an option for families with kids since it’s cheaper than hardwood, and more durable than laminate. TORLYS CorkWood floors are often the go-to as they are extremely durable and kid friendly. Check out this fun video here to see this in action!

Bonus: CorkWood Floors are backed with CorkPlus™ BLUE attached underlay with Microban® antimicrobial product protection.

Click here to 4 more ways to keep an “Oops” Friendly Home! 

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