r/Renovations

45K archived posts · Mar 2013 – Sep 2026

/r/Renovations is your source for homeowners helping homeowners.

r/Renovations

/r/Renovations strives to provide assistance to homeowners repairing or renovating their own properties. We are also a showcase for DIYers who have completed projects in and around their homes.

Created Mar 11, 2013

133KMembers (last snapshot)

45KArchived posts

RULES

Home Renovations Only.
Provide Sufficient Details
No Advertising is Allowed
No Posts by Renovation Companies or Contractors
Do Not Ask for Estimates.
Using This Sub as Your Personal Search Engine is not allowed
Surveys are Not Allowed
No Contractor Disputes.
Be Polite to Others at All Times.
TEST FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, MOLD, etc.

This sub is for people to ask advice on or share their own home renovation projects. (FOR CLARITY: HOME means non-portable. Not RVs, not trailers, not furniture, not tools) We hope to be a community of DIYers and homeowners that can help each other out and learn from each other's experience and expertise.

Finished home renovation submissions without adequate details/photos will be removed. r/Renovations is about the process just as much as the final result.

Please submit a picture (preferably pictures) along with your question if possible if you have a question or need advice on something pertaining to your project. That will allow the members of this community to offer better and more accurate advice. Details are always helpful! Additionally, we love project and before/after galleries!

A good rule of thumb is somebody who sees your post should (hopefully) be able to replicate the project with the information you've provided.

NO ADVERTISING IS PERMITTED IN THIS SUB, AND ANY ADVERTISING POSTS WILL BE REMOVED AND THE OFFENDERS BANNED.

This is not the sub for you. r/Renovations, and Reddit in general, generally frown upon self promotion in all its' forms, be it personal or professional. Read more about it here:

https://old.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion

If you try to use this sub as free advertising, it (A) won't work, and (B) will get you banned. Buy some ads on Reddit. They are reasonable priced, and you can target your demographic:

https://www.redditinc.com/advertising

Renovation Companies and Contractors

Sorry, but this is not the sub to feature projects you've done for clients. This is linked to the rule above prohibiting advertising of your work.

Asking for Estimates or Quote Approvals

Sorry, but this sub cannot help you with costs. Materials and labor vary wildly across North America and the rest of the world. Always get a minimum of three estimates, then go with what you like.

Using us as your personal search engine

Posts that ask something like "Where can I buy a small sink vanity?" will be removed, and the poster may be banned.

This subreddit is not an Internet search engine; it is a social media site for folks to exchange info about repairs they are doing and share projects they've completed. You will have to research and find your own vanity.

Surveys.

All surveys will be treated as SPAM, and the poster will be banned. We are not your free bulletin board. Go to r/SampleSize and r/takemysurvey.

No Contractor Disputes Allowed

All too often, disputes between homeowner and contractor will require arbitration and/or legal assistance that this forum cannot provide. Therefore we will refer these actions to other, better suited subreddits.

Links to relevant forums and blogs are welcome when offering advice, but we ask that you stick to quality sources (The Family Handyman, John Bridge forums, etc.). If one of the mods takes notice of a bad source or one offering bad advice, we'll likely remove it.

Testing for dangerous stuff

Every day it seems like someone posts "Is this asbestos?" "Is this mold?" "Do I have lead paint?"

We cannot answer those questions. The ONLY answer is to buy some test kits, take samples, and send those off to a lab. Any other course of action is a waste of your time and effort.

###As always, follow reddiquette and don't be a dick. Being a dick is grounds for a 7-day time out, and permanent exile should the dickery continue.

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