r/Renovations is a subreddit with 210k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, kitchen, basement, wall, and flooring, and they frequently recommend/review toilet, backsplash, and nailer.
/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.
Popular Themes in r/Renovations
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is this a load bearing closet?"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Switching a rocker to a timer fan switch"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "HELP PLEASE IM TIRED OF WASHING DISHES IN A BATHTUB AND THIS IS ONLY MY FIRST PROBLEM TO SOLVE?!?!?!?!?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Renovations
#1
Struggling
13 posts
#2
Kitchen
: "Updating Kitchen but keeping old cabinets. Do slim range hoods actually work or just look good?"
9 posts
#3
Basement
: "Basement heater"
7 posts
#4
Wall
: "Looking to stud these 2 Walls"
6 posts
#5
Flooring
6 posts
#6
Ceiling
: "Enlarging a space and Ceiling material"
5 posts
#7
Paint
5 posts
#8
Renovation
5 posts
#9
Annoying
4 posts
#10
Floor
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/Renovations
Toilet
11 reviews
#1
Toto
4.9★ from 10 reviews
#2
Kohler
5.0★ from 1 review
Backsplash
8 reviews
#1
Quartz, granite, marble
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Tile
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Hanstone
4.0★ from 1 review
Nailer
8 reviews
#1
Ryobi
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Ryobi Nailer
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Renovations
#1
HELP
: "Can anyone tell me how water might be getting in?"
50 posts
#2
ONGOING PROJECT
: "Is this a load bearing closet?"
8 posts
#3
UPDATE
: "*Update* How would you demo this?"
1 post
#4
PROFESSIONAL
: "18 years on job sites, retired - now facing my own 1960s hardwood floors and second-guessing going in blind"
1 post
#5
RANT
: "Bad day tools?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Renovations
Yearly
+42k members(24.8%)
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Last updated: August 11, 2026