I'm just NOT strong enough to hoist 32 yards of carpet up the stairs! Somehow Dad and I managed to get it out of the garage and up the length of the stairs, but I couldn't lift it to get it past the stairs and over the half wall (on the right--you can't see it.) Dad mentioned using a block and tackle to lift it over the half wall, so I went to the house to get the big block and tackle pulley that hung on the old door between the kitchen and the living room. Do you remember it? As I started back to the garage, I heard Dad screaming for help! I panicked! Could he lying UNDER the roll of carpet? I ran full speed up to the garage, and the distance between the house and the garage is UP a hill! Dropping the block and tackle in the driveway, I sprinted into garage to find Dad struggling to hold carpet above his head and trying to rest it on the rafter above the low end of the stairs. Together, we managed to set it on the rafter so it spanned the stairs as the picture shows.
The next trick was to employ the block and tackle. This picture doesn't show it very well, but it was tied to one of the ceiling rafters. We had a smaller pulley attached to the carpet and began to hoist it up. Unfortunately, the smaller pulley gave way and the carpet crashed down. Fortunately, Dad had placed a sturdy ladder on the stairs to catch the carpet if it fell. The ladder held and we were able to easily situate the roll back onto the stair and rafter, as shown in the first picture.
This is a better view of the pulley. We decided to leave it there for a while. It may be needed again as we load the top of the garage w/ the furniture, etc from the house. I don't know how old it is--the pulley is all wood--I know I've never seen it used, but it certainly did the job!
There is no electricity in the garage, nor are there any windows, so we rigged a lamp from the house to provide light. 
Here is the garage subfloor. You can see the carpet roll on the left. 
Dad ltrimming the carpet. We had to trim the edge, because it was about 1 1/2 inches too wide. It is multi-colored, called Cambridge Beige. We laid it out, but we didn't nail it down yet. Over the 4th of July weekend, Dad and Nate are going to put the windows in, so they'll role the carpet up to keep it clean during the installation. Things are coming along...we contracted to have the well dug the week after July 4th...
