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Its been a week of putting a 1x2x3 board on it with weights and it still wants to curl up. I don't want to use duct tape. I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out. It is commercial grade and idk why it wont relax on the ends.
(This is a stock picture of the same mat.)
Heat gun?
Had the same issue at my gas station, pick up a cheap clothes iron, it will heat the area enough to relax it. You can also use a heat gun if you're careful. Once it lays down right, weigh it down again and let it sit until fully cooled. You may need to do it in stages if the curl is bad.
Pin the ends down with something and put ice along where it wants to curl. Let the ice melt over night. When it dries the problem will be solved.
I haven't actually tried this, I saw it in a video but apparently it works
hot glue gun
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15% is cleaner in my opinion
These things usually are stored rolled up, and they curl when new because of that.
Usually they’ll lay flat in their own inside of a week. I have seen people hasten that with a heatgun or small portable room heater- just enough to warm it a bit.
I’ve also seen people melt them trying that.
I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out.
Hopefully it doesn't understand this yet.
It's just a stupid piece of carpet after all.
You show it some big & nasty looking screws and say: either you stay down NOW or I will have to fix you, and this is going to HURT!
Shock treatment. Barely heat it, not so it's hot to the touch, but warm and pliable. Then flatten the fuck out of it with something cold. I have aluminum plates for this but you could use some steel that fits in the freezer, or steel with a bag of ice on it. The idea is that we get it pliable, put it how we want it, and then cool it off rapidly to make it stay like that.
Alternate: tell the boss to get a decent walk off mat
Roll it in reverse all night if you can
Or better yet roll it up in reverse and leave it in the sun on a warm day.
Tape
Reverse bending has worked for me.
Or find some reason to put an indoor plant, large ornament or small bookcase on it.
Maybe try a heat gun before applying the weight?
Use carpet tape (double-sided tape that's meant for sticking rugs to the floor) to fasten stiff squares of material to the undersides of the corners. The stiff material will keep it from curling, but it won't be stuck down to the floor so you can still move it.
I was going to suggest gluing a thin, flat strip of metal around the edges, but yeah, anything stiff would serve the same purpose.
I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out.
I addressed that. I'm not proposing fastening it to the floor.
I’ve seen people use low profile corner weights on those before. They’re little triangular weights that slip over the corners. May not be legal in some areas due to being a tripping hazard.
You can't attach it to the floor, but can you use some good double-sided tape or super glue to attach some steel weights to the underside of the corners?
Any home improvement store should have some flat bar. 1/8" or about 3mm should be flat enough to avoid a tripping hazard, but check local regs for commercial properties.
really just guessing but heating it with a hair dryer or smth, and curling it back a bit while letting it cool down might help, i'd imagine.
Lay it out flat in the sun or use an adhesive.
Heavy objects on the corners.
If they're the rubbery kind, you can also put them out in the sun until they're more pliable than they are at room temp and keep the corners pressed down so it ends up staying that way even after cooling down and you no longer need anything holding it down.
Could you carpet tape it or Velcro it down?
I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out.
Could you fold the sides a bit under the carpet over night? Kind of like straightening rolled up paper.
It has had 50 pounds of weight on the ends for 10 days.
I’ve heard some people doing the water + cup method where you damp the corner with water and then leave a cup on it and it will reposition the corner to stay down. But that is only when the corner has actually come up and you want to fix it and it sounds like you want to be proactive and prevent it from coming up in the first place?
Perhaps there is some other type of adhesive you can use to keep it down but bring up when needed? My mom used to use this blue gum like substance that would hold things to the walls in her classroom. It didn’t leave residue and would come off with little ease on your part but keep things held onto the wall. That may work here? She used to get it from office supplies stores and it legit looks like gum. Can’t remember the exact name of it.
Sticky putty! I have no idea if that would work btw, it may collect dirt/dust when sweeping. Definitely an interesting idea though!
You’re right about that. This was meant for walls so probably would get nasty and gunky quick when on the floor since it wasn’t designed for that.
It makes me wonder if someone developed a special putty for this purpose though. Somehow public places like banks and government buildings keep these down and don’t had to deal with stubborn corners!
Maybe bend it in half length wise and see if that fixes it
This looks like an office building? You could turn the corners into “meeting areas” where business men and women meet for brainstorming or team building exercises. If this is your private home you could have your children stand there when they have done something naughty.
It says stock picture in the body in parentheses.
Use it upside down for a while? May need some time though.
Get a roller and put a thin layer of epoxy under all of it
I have to move it to mop so fastening it the floor is out.
Gluing a entrance carpet to the floor is really what you would do? 😅
Mop the carpet! It'll be cleaner