I can't get this to lay flat. How have others flattened it out from the shipping rolled up state? Ok, so I followed the suggestion to take it in the sun. I laid it out and held it down with some bricks and now it is flat. Thanks fir all the ideas.
1475254
I just laid it on the floor and put my chair on top of it. It had flattened out within a day or two of use.
1937746
Mine was bent slightly there too. I thought it happened in shipping? I kept it though, it's not that bad.
283050
Yeah, I guess you could kinda get it to pretty much "Roll Up" OR kinda Fold it if you wanted to??? The Bottom is a little Thicker then the Rest, so you might just want to "Squish it down"???
975871
Mine is not bent at all. It lies flat and tight. It does sound like the one you received may be damaged. I hope this info is helpful. Good luck.
2008454
Mine came folded and its still has folds in it I have tried everything to get them out steaming it laying it out in the sun and they are still there.
804984
Same here. We just pulled it all the way out and the carefully let it roll back in clean watching the line so it didn't "stack up"and was evenly rolled. Hope that helps.
1151485
it is thin and will blow away. I thought of the same thing. It is too small and no bottom. I use a rubbermaid basket and a heating blanket for the floor. I cover the basket with a blanket and set it in a corner and put bricks on top to weigh it down from the winter wind. Also try hay or straw and make a fort type thing.
1444434
Had no problem with our mat. It also came rolled up in a carton and as I recall it was during cold weather. We just unrolled it and as I recall placed the curled area down until it straightened out and then turned it over the way it should be. This may have taken a day or so, but not as long as you have been dealing with it. Might want to try using a hair dryer that you can direct the heat on to the areas that don't want to lay down???? Would be worth a try. Good luck.
1749911
Agree with the other poster that if you flatten it well it will just lay there. You could screw it down but that would create a trip hazard and not add value.
1743008
There are prongs inside the "bricks" that stick them in the ground. There really is no way to stack them other than shorten the two 'prongs' and use some sort of adhesive. It would really take a lot of work, and since they're hollow, any rise or depression in the ground would make the row go up or down. Only putting them in packed, flat sand might work (for the first row), but the 2nd row would have to have the two prongs cut back, UNLESS you drilled holes in the EXACT right spot on the 1st layer of bricks..then used adhesive. You're looking at a difficult job there. Hope I could help. There are prongs inside the "bricks" that stick them in the ground. There really is no way to stack them other than shorten the two 'prongs' and use some sort of adhesive. It would really take a lot of work, and since they're hollow, any rise or depression in the ground would make the row go up or down. Only putting them in packed, flat sand might work (for the first row), but the 2nd row would have to have the two prongs cut back, UNLESS you drilled holes in the EXACT right spot on the 1st layer of bricks..then used adhesive. You're looking at a difficult job there. Hope I could... » Read More There are prongs inside the "bricks" that stick them in the ground. There really is no way to stack them other than shorten the two 'prongs' and use some sort of adhesive. It would really take a lot of work, and since they're hollow, any rise or depression in the ground would make the row go up or down. Only putting them in packed, flat sand might work (for the first row), but the 2nd row would have to have the two prongs cut back, UNLESS you drilled holes in the EXACT right spot on the 1st layer of bricks..then used adhesive. You're looking at a difficult job there. Hope I could help. « Show Less
601747
Mine was in bad shape as well. I tried to flatten it with weight first but the creases wouldn't let it stick. I threw it away and won't buy from them again!Mine came in an envelope no directions were included.
65940
When my mat arrived it had a crease across the mat, that was the problem I had with my purchase.I feel this could have been avoided, if they had not rolled the mat so tight and stuffed it into a small box.That small box was inside a much larger box which was large enough for the mat to have been shipped lying flat. I feel this was a packaging problem, not a problem with the mat.Hope this helps.
200564
I unrolled mine and let it sit flat for a while. I roll it with working surface side out. It seems that with use it seems to stay very flat for me. Others have said to slightly dampen the surface under it so it doesn't slip and stays flatter? hope this helps)
1369430
10/20/2015 - It was shipped flat to me, but the product was rolled up at some point. They likely sent me a return from someone that had it shipped rolled up.
753464
I have never rolled my mat. But, I would think putting it out on a hot concrete surface in the sun for a while would flatten it and you wouldn't have to attach it. (We live in Texas and it gets hot.) If that doesn't work, try small c-clamps. I store my mat behind a bookcase. Linda
66674
No! I specifically requested they ship it flat, but they did not. However, it did lay down flat on its own within a couple of days, so I didn't bother with the hassle of returning it.
931265
It is now FLAT!!! Thanks everybody. The curved edge is to the outside, away from you while you're sitting there but I can live with that. Someone here said to pull the post out and turn it 180 and put it back in the bottom holder and that's all I needed. Thanks to you!!