Measure two inches on either side from the stair tread and trace straight lines from the front to back of the stair. This will give you a visual outline of where to place the tackless strips and the carpet itself, when the times comes.  You can mark your outline in blue masking tape for nice lines, then simply peel it off when you are finished. Tackless strips are what keep your carpet rooted to the ground. Cut them 1.5 inches narrower than the width of the steps to be carpeted. This will make sure you don't get any misplaced strips protruding once the carpet is set. For example, if the stair is 30 inches wide, your carpet runner will measure 26 inches wide, so your tackless trips must measure 24.5 inches wide. Carpet tackless strips are almost always strips of Douglas fir wood, usually 4 feet long by 1 inch wide, with very sharp nails protruding through them at 60 degree angles and tacks or brads partially sunk in the strip. Having a visual cue as to the true center of your tackless strips will make them easier to accurately place upon each step. Next, do the same for the steps themselves. Use a ruler or meter stick for each. As always, an HB pencil is best for this, as the line will be clear and visible. Align each tackless strip centre line to the line on each itself. With the strips now where you want them, it's time to nail them in for good. Hammer several tack nails to each strip, and be sure to evenly dispersed throughout the length of the strip. This will make sure it has the highest possible stability. One or two strips per step is enough, so long as you leave a strip for the height of each step to install horizontally. Install one for now, closer to the rise; that way, you'll have an easier time gauging the center for the horizontal strips. Adding another set of tackless strips to the heights of the steps will make the carpet fit far more snugly into the frame of the stairs. Add them to the centre and evenly disperse 3-5 nails along each of them. With the tread strips in place it will be much easier to properly aim and gauge the center, The third and final set of strips should be much easier to work on now that you're used to it. While it seems like it would make most sense to do this third set when you did the first, it's good form to give yourself stepping room for installing the horizontal strip, so it's good to leave this one for last.  Work your way from the top to the bottom. That way, you'll maximize the stepping space and comfort you are afforded while you work. Before you move on to the padding and carpet laying, you should verify your progress there isn't anything you have overlooked or erred on while working. It will be far more difficult to fix if you realize you have to fix something a few steps down the road.
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One-sentence summary -- Outline where you want the carpet to go. Cut your tackless strips. Find the center of each tackless strip and step, and draw lines in pencil. Hammer the strips into place. Install a horizontal strip for the height of each step. Add another set of strips for the other side of each step. Ensure every stair has been given properly centered strips.


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In Windows Photo Gallery, click the photo you want to edit to select it, and then click the fix button. Click Auto Adjust if you want to computer adjust the brightness, contrast, and color. If you don't like one of the changes, click the undo button.