The dude wrote:
Anyone ever do this your self?

I want to add a padded carpet to the center of my stairs.
In the old days, they used brass rods at the base of each riser to hold
it in place. Personally, I consider it an abuse of hardwood, but if your
heart is set on it, I'd hire it out. Carpet laying is not as easy as it
looks, and getting it tight and square, and getting the outside rolled
edges of the carpet 'stripe' to lay right, takes special tools and a lot
of experience.

And no, you don't want to reuse the carpet out of the bedrooms.

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