Home DIY

I'd just go to a couple of irl shops. Carpetright and whatever else is near you. Get the most premium underlay, and consider underfloor insulation while you're at it.

And is self installing a stupid idea?

Zero experience, but having watched people fit them it doesn't look hard. Obvs I can imagine that like a lot of trades they make it look easy. But if pros can knock a bedroom out in 10mins or wherever, I struggle to believe you couldn't do it in a day with some throught and YouTube. You're not dealing with something like stairs or funny shaped halls - that at a guess is where more skill comes in.

However, when we did it about 5yrs ago install was free over a certain amount, and wasn't expensive even if you didn't make the weekend deal.

The faff of getting the bits, cost of buying any specialist stuff and lugging a carpet upstairs makes me question whether one bedroom is the place to save this money.

There must be a skill level involved, like staircase level 9, and the odd well that's made it fkin difficult. Just cutting carpet takes abit (of why the hell am I doing this) & those knee bashing stretcher things don't look fun to me*.. but yeah, I'm saying go for it
(*they may be the most fun part)

“ self installing a stupid idea? ”
Yes. Just had a carpet fitted (incidentally by a firm that mostly does film and TV) and the speed they work plus the special kicker tool means it’s not something I would entertain as a mistake would be costly.

I wouldnt personally, they make it look dead easy and one cut in the wrong place fucks it. I dont even think they were that expensive last time I got a carpet fitted.