While yall are arguing in the comments about how he did it wrong. I'm just over here wondering about why is it 2 am and watching a recommended video on how to install carpet.

I do not have stairs ..... not even a house & yet here I am 9pm on a Sat night and I watched the entire video, I have truly arrived!!

I appreciate you for posting this video. I am a single woman home owner and this video is giving me the courage to do this on my own. Thank you 🙏

I Have Done Carpet installations for 20 years 1 Bit of Advice To Do a Rip up of Stairs,Always Start at The Top of The Steps,Ripping up your working against yourself..But Cool Video and good job.,

1. To remove start from the top and work your way down pulling in a sideways motion to remove the steps, cut as you go if you need to shorten the piece you're pulling to make it easier. 2. Leave the padding as long as its not stained with urine or something, padding on stairs unless mega old is usually okay. 3. Get a drywall square or some sort of long straight edge and pre-cut your stair padding into little rectangles, they don't have to be perfect but should be as uniform as you can get them, leave a 1-1/2inch gap between the padding and the back of the riser if you don't have tack strip on the stairs. 4. Make sure the carpet grain is going down with the flow of the stairs, they'll look better. 5. Get a kicker :) and you can follow pretty much what hes doing but stretching with the kicker as you go. 6. Lift yarns out of the way while you staple to hide them, if you just staple anywhere they could be very visble depending on the type of carpet. Been doing this 20 years and people are always too scared to try it, its not rocket science just need to know a few things, only difference is i'd have this done in about 20 minutes. You can make things easier by not wrapping the lip but just having it waterfall over, some stairs won't even have the lip. Good idea using the carpet underneath furniture, usually its like brand new so thats a good way to get more mileage out of your carpet. Good work.

After seeing your video, I ripped out and replaced my carpet on my stairs too. It looks fantastic! Thanks for the inspiration!

Never fails to amaze me how many folks use striking/power/pneumatic tools without OSHA Z.97 safety glasses. A person can work 20 years without wearing them with no incident, but then BAM!! that stapler misfires or a staple hits an old nail or whatever and ricochets right into an eyeball.

Thank you so much. You've just proved it's all about confidence to tackle any job so long as you have basic DIY skills. I'll be doing mine all by myself. Top man !

i find it funny how every one is judging this man on how his fit's carpet on the stairs for the 1st time ever who has never done it before i think his done a good enough job to be happy with. his not a carpet fitter and he should be really proud of the way it looks. p.s im a ex fitter myself and i can see everything his doing wrong lol so i don't need the 3rd degree from you all haha have a good day peps :)

I'm impressed for someone who has never laid carpet on stairs, good job!!

Hi I layer my first carpet last year in a bedroom enjoyed every minute.doing my hall/stairs and landing next loved your video of doing the stairs so will be doing the same as you great video many thanks for sharing

Not bad. A couple pro tips though, use a rubber mallet with that stair tool so as not to cut the carpet. Also run a few staples at the back edge of the tread where you tap it down with the tool. That way you dont put staples in the stair face, it pins down the fibers and is visible in most cases.

I DONT EVEN HAVE STAIRS

Hi Adam, I’m just about to pull up my stair carpet for painting and fitting an imbedded glass staircase kit, I’m relaying the same carpet. Your video has given me the confidence to do the job with some great tips, thank you for taking the time to record your efforts. Best wishes from the U.K. 😊👍

You did an awesome job on the video and the carpet laying. You have definitely inspired me to do mine. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for your help. Had a small landing on the stairs to repair and cut it out of my closet to match. Worked out well.

I think its looks pretty good, certainly better than the last stair carpet I laid about 10 years ago, using only tacks, which incidentally no one has ever tripped on and has never come loose.

I think you done a pro job like you said before nobody will notice that is was done by someone without experience. Worth it every step.👍

I'll be hiring for this job. Thought about doing it myself until I saw this video. Thank you for the video, it gave me a good perspective.

I had only done small rooms as well. Thank you for this great instructional video

Wow excellent video, i watched many videos because i want to replace my carpet and this one is the BEST. High Quality video.

Awesome video I was looking for videos for the very first time on how to do carpet on the stairs and yours popped up automatically and I just supported how you made your videos and I love the ending of your over complicated chart. Subscribed.

great job man you have inspired me to tackle my stairs. hallway and landing

That flow chart at the end is spot on and pretty fantastic!

Awesome job especially for a first timer. Now I have to do mine. Thanks so much for the illustrations.

Certainly worth having a go yourself, well done fella.The tools aren't to expensive, except for the stapler, mine is electric and does the job ok. The sense of achievement if it works out is good. Shop around and you can get better deals on your carpet too.

Great job broyher . I did carpet for few years and its the most physacally strenuouse job out there , so great job .

This came on my feed. Good job. What im astonished about is the quotes you got for this four years ago ! Quotes for this are double now plus the disposal fee, at least here in WA

The flowchart is a genius touch. Excellent content. Thanks.

Yep, I recon I could do that now. It has definitely given me the confidence to have a go at our stairs. Thank you

Hey we did it in under two hours and it was pretty easy thanks for the tips!

Bravo for you. After paying (CA) Home Depot $50 to measure for my stairway carpet and installation including an area 7x6x3 landing and getting a $1,000 quote (180SqFt) I am all in for buying the stock carpet and installing myself. I just paid $3200 for 860 sf for mom's (NY) house that included installation on two staircases, LR, two hallways including moving furniture.

Dude! Great vid. Specially love the flowchart, first time I've seen anyone use that, and perfect application. Got my sub. Thx ; )

That is so cool you are using from under the bed. I am replacing the carpet in my front room and had that same idea for my stairs. I knew my idea was legit. ;) I hope I can do it as well as you did. Thanks.

I love this video. I've been doing carpet 30 years. Sweet compressor staple gun.! Duo-fast makes an electric stapler. Nice to see you started the installation at the bottom stair working your way up. To rip up and install a flight of box, or closed stairs, reasonable to expect $200 labor plus cost of materials. Any job that comes out acceptable is a job well done! If you had fun with that, you should try doing stairs with spindles and going through them!

That was some nice thick, good quality carpet you ripped out. I'm looking for carpet for my stairs that thick. thanks for the video.

Thank you for the showing this kind of videos. It sure will save me lots of money if I can do it my self. I having putting it off but it does not seem difficult at all.

The flow chart is priceless 😂 loved it ❤

This is a tough ass job he did!!! Good job man,

Very inspiring! Thanks for all your hard work. I’m definitely going to do this myself.

The flow chart!!! Amazing.

I'm going to be doing this in my garage which is just 3 steps. I think it'll be worth it. Thanks for the helpful video! :)

Thank you for doing this video! I'm about to tear out the carpet at the landing and put LVP in its place and was second guessing how to keep the carpet attached to the bottom stair

I have a semi-circle stair case so, luckily, I just do one landing-riser at a time. The new carpet will have a pattern so I will have to 'turn' each carpet piece on each step so the pattern runs with the curve. Still a lot of work. I might just get an installer. Congrats on the job.

Nice job Adam, for a DIY. Couple of friendly tips, sir. Rubber mallet to stair tool is easier on the ears. Definitely use a kicker. Your carpet will loosen before too long. I always started in the center with the first kick stretch and work toward skirt boards. The frieze carpet finishes nicely. Thanks for sharing your experience. BTW - Sunday afternoon 3/15/20. bored

thankyou for sharing me and my husband are remodeling a fixer upper and i really do not like the stretcher so i decided your way it work very well thankyou!!!! november2020

I came here while installing my carpet for some reinforcement. Now I'm drinking coffee enjoying the comments!

thank you adam for your sharing and helping others with your video...thanks again..have a great day

Just what I was looking for, thank you for this! I had the same question!

It seems KZfaq recommendation has brought us all together again

I recently did the opposite. Ripped out the carpet on my stairs and replaced with oak stair treads. That too was a bit labor intensive but I'm so happy I did. The stairs with carpet always looked dirty and shabby looking as they lead to the front entrance. The oak stairs were a huge improvement both visually and ease to keep clean. I'm going with hardwood over carpet on stairs anytime I have the choice but were more expensive of the two.

Love this video! Thanks for uploading it.

Man you’re the man. It helps a lot and I get so much ideas

Awesome job ! , I did flooring for 8 month, hardwood, carpet, and vinyl, it was very hard.

Thank you for this video! Gonna have a go myself now

Was nice watching a 'novice' have a go at fitting! I'm a carpet fitter, and you done a nice enough job.. Only things I would recommend is that you use a rubber mallet... not hammer. And also don't bullnose each step then you won't require a pin gun. Good job! :)

I have seen some negative comments due to his technique, not starting at the top, not using a kicker, the time it took, etc. Personally, even without a kicker, the results look great. Here in western Canada, it's about $400 labour cost to carpet 13 steps, so one would imagine that a paid carpet layer would and should produce better results, yet these results are still good and can save a lot of money...great video.

Amazing, you make it look easy. Thank you 😊

Mr. AdamDIY (AKA McDreamy Eyes), thanks for sharing your expertise with us...your tutorial was quite informative and I truly believe my spouse and I can do our stairs after watching your KZfaq tutorial. We truly appreciate you for taking time out of your day to "help" others do DIY PROJECTS...YOU SUPER ROCK!!!! ;-D

Is really good for somebody that hasn’t done Carpet before as a good trick. I’ve been doing Carpet for 25 years. I didn’t think nobody else knew that trick.

Hi Adam - thanks so much for the super helpful video, just finished up the project (though I did it waterfall style since that was what was the style of the old rug). It turned out great, wasn't too hard, and saved myself about $500...I live in DC where contractor prices are pretty steep. Thanks again for your help!

Dude, you are a tuft Dude, the mind set of a conqueror. The mind set of a winner.

This is definitely motivating. Thanks.

Thanks, this has really helped me.

I have been doing carpet repairs for many years this is a great video and you did an awesome job

Great video. Love Flowcharts. Very helpful. I just completed carpeting my basement stairs myself with assist of this video. I agree with him that the guy that wanted to charge me $200 was a very fair value after having experienced doing it myself. But since I had the time (Thanks to COVID-19 statewide stay at home order) and a fair amount of muscle, I decided to do it myself. I'm very glad that I did since I can show it off and be proud of my work and anyone looking at it would think that a pro did it. After completing 99% of the basement myself, I would rank this as one of the easier DIY projects. Couple of Notes: -I only had the hand tool as shown in the video for pushing the carpet into the corners. Therefore, on brand new carpet laying, tack strip on the sides was not needed since no stretching is engaged going towards the walls. Since he had ripped it up and tack strip was already there, he made the wise choice in not removing it. Had I used an actual kicker I could see that side track strip being used since a kicker can engage stretching in that direction. However, when I inspected my upstairs carpet on the stairs that was professionally installed, I found that no tack strip was used on the sides. If the professional isn't going to bother putting tack strip on the side, I didn't bother to either. -I recommend letting the pad flow over and cover the front nose of the stair to provide just a little more cushion for the toes since I have big feet and they always overhang the front edge of the stair when I walk up and down them. Again, when I inspected the upstairs, this appears to be the way the professional did it. -I also found it easier to just measure the first piece of pad I laid and then cut the rest in the garage the same size to make cutting and installing the pad a little easier. For some reason cutting pad was a lot more frustrating than cutting the carpet. It just doesn't want to be cut even with a brand new razor. You have to go over it several times before pulling it apart. -I didn't have a solid straight edge available, so I used a permanent marker and a straight (yet flimsy) edge to draw my line then cut it by hand. Obviously it wasn't perfect, but I can't tell now that the carpet is installed that it is any worse than had I used the solid straight edge for my blade.

When I first removed my carpet from the stairs, the rubber padding underneath was caked on so hard I had to scrape it off. After struggling with a scraper in the corners it would turn to dust. I eventually needed a cloth iron to heat up the rest, and then I could peel it off with a large putty or drywall knife.

well done brother! thanks for the upload! time to get busy!!

I've watched your video twice, I'm about to start my project.

The propper use of grammer in a majority of the posts aims to prove "what" audience has spent the majority of their lives outside of education. Well done @AdamDIY, you did fine work.

Damn sure I'd have safety glasses on.... banging on that stair tool. Really need to kick the center of EACH step first....You have the correct stapler AND type of thin crown stapes. Looks good- SAFETY GLASSES always.

mate you done an excellent job pad should have come over the edge of stairnose a bit more but you only copied what was already done cant fault it been a flooring installer for 35 years well done!!

I have never saw hiw this is made apreciate the effort

love the chart at the end.

Great video! Very informative

Great job, great video 👏👍

For someone who had no idea what they were doing and had hardly any gear,u didn’t do that bad of a job iv seen worse from qualifies layers

Lol I’m carpet fitter 25 yrs an it’s rip up old from top down AND also fit new from top down so much easier and faster that staircase would take me 20mins but this guy done good job.👍

Great job!

Great video . Very helpful

I love to do my own projects but carpeting is just one of those effort jobs. The grunting in this video says it all. It's like roofing

3:25AM - time for sleep. Great job, btw 🤘

It is always nice to try to do everything by yourself, so after you can negotiate on the price. It is an easy job, but for a person with experience and proper tools. Good try man! Wish you all the best.

Excellent work bro 😎

Bud, This was a great video! Thanks so much for sharing! I might just try this :)

Awesome thank you very much for the great idea 👍

Wow, thanks for the video, I have a 12 step staircase to do, thank you!

3:01am in Melbourne Australia why tf is this a recommendation video and more importantly why did I just watch this from start to finish ion even have stairs

Man that was a lot of work doing it by yourself. But great video, I really enjoyed the tips.

I subscribed just because of the flow chart at the end!

Great video, thanks for sharing 🇬🇧🇺🇸

Looks really good

Thanks! I got an idea to repair some loose areas!

Great job

Hi finished my landing stairs and hall.took me 2 days lol wish I could send a pic of the finished stairs but saved myself at least a £100 doing it myself :-) keep the videos coming

Watching this because I'm getting a carpet laid on my stairs tomorrow and wondering how long the guys will be here lol

Anyone that flow charts and spreadsheets is an instant bestie.

Nicely done ✅

This is a lot of work!

Good video. Now I know I will hire someone to do it. Thanks.