If they are natural rubber based (they may smell sort of like an automobile tire) they may not air out. But if they are a synthetic there may be some help by airing, but it would be difficult to predict how long it would take. Camclicker@xxxxxxx wrote: > My dream mats are turning nightmarish, however, as > > >>the smell wafts up from >>the basement & permeates the entire house, even the >>top floor. >> >> > > >The only solution I have ever heard of that worked was to take the mats >outside and leave them in the weather for a couple of days. > > >============================================================================================================= >To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your >account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) >and unsubscribe from there. > > > -- John Bower The Healthy House Institute is at http://www.hhinst.com/ John's photography is at http://www.studioindiana.com/ ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.