In the garage I have a fold down attic stairs. It was roughed out when the house was built in 79. 2 or 3 years latter I installed the stairs.

Around the opening it is trimed with 4 1×3 cedar boards. I think that those where orginal.

I pulled down the stairs and one of the side piece fell off.

So I went to put it back in place. Going to use the existing nails to position it and then drive some new longer ones.

Now there are 4 possible ways that this could have been installed. It is trapped between the two end piece so that limits the positioning.

But I figure that it could have been points up or points down and flipped for or aft.

Use my great intelligence and powers of observation I quickly ruled out the pointy ends down.

So that left 2 other poistion.

Now there where about 8 nails in it, but about 1/2 of them where short brads that the just went through the trim, but should have still made a mark in the DW.

And there where several holes in the DW.

But no matter what I did I could only get one existing nail to match up to a nail hole.

Maybe the point ends where suppose to be down!