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Understand Measurement Types — Measure Tread Width (Side to Side)

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measure stairs with a landing after the 4th step · Step 3 of 4

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The presenter begins by explaining that to order the perfect size carpet stair tread, two primary measurements are required: the width and the depth of the stair tread.

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Hi everyone, it's Amy from Oak Valley Designs. I'm going to talk to you about measuring your stairs so that you can order the perfect size for your carpet stair tread. Okay, you need two measurements. You need a width and you need a depth. Let's start with a width. You're going to take a measurement from the spindle to the wall. It could be wall to wall, whatever your staircase looks like. and that is 43 in. Next,

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