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Define Initial Perimeter with Tape

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Take painter's tape and place it along the edge where the carpet will begin on the landing. Extend this tape in a straight line, making sure it goes past any obstacles such as a newel post. Crucially, the tape must maintain a minimum distance of 2 inches from the post or any turning point. If this clearance is less than 2 inches, it can complicate the manufacturing process for the custom carpet landing.

Goal: Use painter's tape to mark the first straight edge of the carpet landing, extending it past any architectural features like a newel post, ensuring a minimum clearance of 2 inches.

Tools and materials

  • Painter's Tape

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After you do that, you're going to take your painters tape and you're going to bring it straight out this way past your post. Make sure you clear this turn. This cannot be less than 2 in or it starts to get a little weird when we manufacture the landing. Okay, so this has to be longer than 2 in. Make the

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