r/maintenance
58k members
r/maintenance is a subreddit with 58k 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, residential, rants and raves, industrial, and caution: nasty.
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
: "Please help"
61 posts
#2
Residential
: "W/O says "dishwasher isn't cleaning dishes""
11 posts
#3
Rants and Raves
: "The corporate ladder sucks"
6 posts
#4
Industrial
: "How do I fix this?"
4 posts
#5
Caution: Nasty
: "Snaked 90 feet of drain"
2 posts
#6
Shitpost
: "Had to laugh"
2 posts
#7
Humor/Satire
: "Maintenance guy at the morgue"
2 posts
#8
Human Resources
: "I was passed over for a supervisory role. Site administrator offered to pay for classes for me."
1 post
Member Growth in r/maintenance
Yearly
+12k members(26.9%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026