Stall Mats Indoor Smell

When you smell the rubber from a mat you re actually smelling the mat giving off volatile organic compounds or vocs.

Stall mats indoor smell. And be warned the recycled crumb rubber used for horse stall mats is known to have a rather pungent smell. Other mats such as for outdoor used on playgrounds or barns carries a significant odor. It s unbearable to live with. It s worth it for the low voc s.

The new mat smell will hit your nostrils head on every time you get in your vehicle. Also how bad is it. 10 03 2014 04 51 pm 9. There seems to be wildly different experiences here regarding the smell or lack thereof of horse stall mats from tsc rural king etc.

I see horse stall mats widely recommended for use as home gym flooring but have seen some mention of strong odor associated with them. When you smell the rubber from a mat you are smelling the mat giving off volatile organic compounds vocs. These compounds have been trapped in the rubber but as the mat is exposed to the air and let in place for a while the release of vocs will slow down and the odor will fade. Some mats made of vulcanized rubber are treated to help it minimize the odor.

It seems well proven by now that stall mats from different parts of the country come from different suppliers and have different manufacturing processes smell someone here earlier mentioned sulfured vs. I had my family pee on them for a week. Get proactive about attacking the rubber mat smell by giving it a thorough cleaning to dislodge it. 10 03 2014 03 54 pm 8.

Horse stall mats for gym use are typically 4 x 6 mats of either or thickness. And if i get enough responses i ll create a guide for the sub so people can possibly know what to expect smell wise if they re getting mats for their new gym. If you don t want to wait for the stank to pull up stakes and leave on its own there are some things you can do to shake it loose and get it to move on. I have stall mats in my gym but i mostly just smell sweat.

And it s completely worth it for the odor difference. It would be interesting to put together a matrix of my stall mats smell vs. It s worth it for the durability and lack of seams in the floor i hate the uneven seams between stall mats. So i created a short anonymous survey so we can figure this thing out.

No more rubber smell. I literally can t spend more than about 5 minutes in a basement or garage that s covered in stall mats. Almost all scents and odors derive from vocs. View profile view forum posts registered user join date.

For example some rubber flooring products smell stronger than others depending on the type of raw material used or how the flooring was made. Is this for horse stall mats only or any rubber mats.