This came rolled up - how do you get it to flatten? Have been trying for 3 days now.
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.
1444435
I'm having this problem too. Have placed 200lbs worth of books on top of it and it still curls right back up. Not as bad as initially, but it's still pretty bad.
1444436
find a way to warm it up. put it in the shower with warm maybe even hot water. This will relax the material enough for it to take on a new memory. Memory, keep that word in mind as it will want to keep the shape it is in when it cools back down. Don't just sit it in the shower, try to keep it flat or at least straight. I would shake it off and lay it on a tile floor and let it cool off, or dry it off with towels and set it in place. Do not step on or put any other weight on the mat until it has cooled to the ambient temperature. Bam Flat as a board
1444437
Had no problem with this mat. It is thin enough, with a little bit of weight on it, it should lay flat in a few days.
208135
right, fold it even more, all the way down, once it reach the max point it will unfold flat by itself, if that is not happening then definitely something is wrong and you may return it
899700
It ia a bit of a pain.Cut the edge of the paper roll. Then push it in as far as you can but make sure the edges don't curl. While holding it in push the feed button.Good luck.
832498
We have only had ours for about three months and have not had any flattening issues so far. That is not a very long period of time and may not help much but I thought I would share.
2208625
Try using WD40 and it should make it easier to un fold, its hard because of the shipping and if its cold its harder as well.
1032515
You can roll it as hard as you want without damaging it. It will expand back to its original shape. I have travelled with it lots of times rolled up and it always gets back to its normal shape.
360340
It took me a while to figure it out too! I ended up looking up a video of a woman folding it up on YouTube. Good luck!
156606
Ours came rolled up.We straightened it with books, for a day and then applied.Worked very nicely.
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)
1042125
Lay it flat and fold in half. Grab the top on either side and fold it in a curl motion towards the bottom. The sides will then fold inwards, which will then resemble the circles. Grab them and then fimish adjusting them as circles.
1629174
Pull out the first several inches and throw it out. The wrapping is permanently attached to it. Then you can use the rest of the roll as double-sided.
2043518
It came rolled up in the package. It did curl up until I laid it out in the sun. When it became straight and pliable, brought it inside, cut it to the length needed and its been straight ever since.
358753
I was able to get mine back in the bag, although it does take some persistence. It's impossible to try to roll it and stuff it in. I start with one end and get it as far in as I can, then I take the end that is sticking out and fold it over and start stuffing it in, all the while squishing the air out with each "stuff". Hope this helps!
1169699
Hi Julianne. Please contact me directly through the Amazon message system. Are you folding the mat to store it? Please store the mat rolled up, not folded. Folding the mat will cause crease damage.Please contact me:)Thanks,Square36 Team
495013
Yea u can roll it up. In fact it comes rolled up. But any creases would be permanent.
1104510
These do flatten after being rolled; however, I would suggest placing a heavy flat object over them to speed the process.I rolled mine up and they flattened after about 30-45 min
474824
Mine came as a 20"x30" sheet. I don't remember if it was rolled up when it came or not. Its flat now.