r/AskTrades
2k members
r/AskTrades is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses trades, advice, repair, water, and basement.
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Popular Themes in r/AskTrades
#1
Advice Requests
: "what kind of company would I call, to get this fixed."
46 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What are the LEAST manual-labor intensive trades?"
12 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What in the hell is going on with my bathroom faucets?"
12 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Need a creative idea!"
3 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "HCOL area quoted $4000 for drywall work in 500 sq ft basement. Thoughts on the quote?"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I’m building a tool to help young tradespeople start their own business and would love your feedback (not selling anything)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskTrades
#1
Trades
: "Gnarly wall leak! What kind of Tradesperson / contractor do I need?"
16 posts
#2
Advice
: "Any Advice and help with my career in the trades?"
10 posts
#3
Repair
: "Whats the best way to Repair a rusted separated metal adjust a gate frame like this? Its only been a year since its installed. Im a diyer but im open ears to try and invest into anything ill need to fix this."
8 posts
#4
Water
: "Water heater lost power after outage"
5 posts
#5
Basement
: "How much water proofing of a Basement is too much"
5 posts
#6
Tools
: "Professional Tools and gear/apparel brands. What would you say are the best ones that only the pro’s use to get the job done?"
5 posts
#7
Tradespeople
: "What are your average daily commute hours and the distance you travel to jobs? Please state your trade too."
4 posts
#8
Home
: "What's the best way to ask neighbors to be on their property to replace main sewer line?"
4 posts
#9
Roof
: "Roof drainage question. Maybe a leak?"
4 posts
#10
Tradesmen
: "Tradesmen"
4 posts
Flair Used in r/AskTrades
#1
Residential
: "Going to paint a room in my house, noticed these odd bars running down the walls, spaced evenly. What are these?"
22 posts
#2
Construction
: "I'm a shit apprentice and dunno how to improve. And I think I have ADHD or ADD"
12 posts
#3
Commercial
: "what gifts can i get for my tradesman boyfriend to make his job easier?"
3 posts
#4
Industrial
: "Considering trade career, what do you think?"
3 posts
#5
Management
: "Best way to anti-rust this relatively recently oxidized tool"
2 posts
#6
Vehicles
: "How do folks get into family trades?"
1 post
#7
Question :downvote:
: "Any Ontario trades buried in builder work orders lately?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/AskTrades
Yearly
+267 members(16.7%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026