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KARACHI: Carpets are too expensive and just not suitable for a hot and humid city such as Karachi. The sooner one gets this fact, the better. And those who got this already head to the vinyl or laminated flooring sheet shops, most of which you can find near Eidgah on M.A. Jinnah Road.
There is a wide variety to choose from lined up against the walls of shops in rolls of six- and six-and-a-half-foot width, which can be cut to size. The darker colours and prints may seem nice and more inviting at first but they are known not to remain so shiny after some use. Even the marks from a wet mop show on darker colour vinyl.
Therefore it is always wise to choose lighter colours, which would look fresh even after years of wear and tear and won’t let the cleaning marks or scratches become too prominent. The most popular colours and textures in vinyl flooring will have to be wood. There are several ultra realistic wood textures available in vinyl flooring that look like real wooden tiles. And the best thing about their textures is that they hide the dust, mop marks as well as scratches or cracks.