r/maintenance
60k members
r/maintenance is a subreddit with 60k members. The community frequently discusses maintenance, repair, hate, struggling, and job, and they frequently recommend/review footwear, work gloves, and tool bag, and the most common flair used is question, rants and raves, diy, residential, and humor/satire.
SubReddit dedicated to members of the professional maintenance field, as well as non-professionals who are interested in maintenance and repair.
Popular Topics in r/maintenance
#1
Maintenance
97 posts
#2
Repair
15 posts
#3
Hate
14 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Job
7 posts
#6
Dishwasher
7 posts
#7
Electrical
7 posts
#8
Worst
6 posts
#9
Work
6 posts
#10
Water
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/maintenance
Footwear
29 reviews
#1
Keen
4.7★ from 7 reviews
#2
Timberland Pro
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
New Balance
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Work Gloves
13 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Mechanics
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
ATG MaxiFlex Cut Work Gloves
4.0★ from 1 review
Tool Bag
7 reviews
#1
Veto
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Ironland
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Veto Pro Pac
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/maintenance
#1
Question
: "Watching older guys in the trades destroy their bodies is tough"
36 posts
#2
Rants and Raves
: "Goodbye, Worst Tester Ever. Feel Free to be Useless in the Trash Can Forever."
10 posts
#3
DIY
: "Any good advice for daily maintenance?"
4 posts
#4
Residential
: "This Contactor Vexxes Me"
3 posts
#5
Humor/Satire
: "Cleaning patio storage"
2 posts
#6
Industrial
: "Good solution I guess"
2 posts
#7
Solved
: "Cycle the power, 60% of the time, it works every time..."
2 posts
#8
Caution: Nasty
: "Just quit, pursuing school fulltime. Here's some of the wackiest things I've seen."
1 post
#9
Shitpost
: "Do not worry, maintenance is here"
1 post
Member Growth in r/maintenance
Yearly
+12k members(25.1%)
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Last updated: September 23, 2026