TORLYS Smart Floors Vinyl in Edmonton

TORLYS lists four headline features for this line:

• Waterproof

• Resistant to dents, scratches and wear

• Antimicrobial

• Easy to maintain

That combination is why luxury vinyl is the floor we recommend most often for rooms that see water, pets and kids. For detail on any specific product, check the product documentation TORLYS publishes, and we'll walk you through it in the showroom.

The Smart Floors Vinyl range is organized into several product families:

• EverWood: wood-look planks in Designer Plus, Designer, Elite, Premier and Twist collections.

• EverTile: the Premier collection, for a stone or tile look.

• RigidWood Firm: Elite, Premier and Vista collections in wood looks.

• RigidTile Firm: Designer and Premier collections in stone and tile looks.

• UltraWood: Elite and Premier. UltraWood Elite is the collection TORLYS currently features as its latest, with colours such as Elkington and Brightstone.

The names tell you roughly what you're looking at: "Wood" collections are plank looks and "Tile" collections are stone or tile looks. The differences between families (construction, plank size, texture) are easiest to understand with the samples in your hands, so ask us to lay a few out side by side.

A floor looks finished at the edges. TORLYS makes matching accessories for this line, including Smart-T Plus moulding, SmartNosing and a SmartTread kit that turns a floor plank into a stair tread and riser. There's also the Bulldog Easy Plank Replacer, which is designed to swap out one damaged plank without lifting the rest of the room.

For underlay, TORLYS offers options such as Safe and Sound 5-in-1, aimed at mould and mildew protection with sound insulation, and Cork Natural for acoustics and comfort. We'll tell you which underlay suits your subfloor and your room.

Basements are the room we're asked about most. We check the concrete and the subfloor before anything goes down, so any moisture or prep issue is dealt with first. Our dry winters are another reason people pick vinyl over solid wood. If you're unsure whether a TORLYS vinyl suits a particular room, ask us and we'll give you a straight answer.

Our luxury vinyl plank flooring page explains how LVP compares with other materials.

Most vinyl jobs start the same way. If stairs are part of the job, mention it early, because treads and nosings change the plan.