Subreddit rules check
r/renovations
Can you promote here?
The rules prohibit promoting your own product here. You can still be genuinely useful in comments (which builds the account standing every other community checks), but any promotional post or link is likely to be removed and can earn a community ban.
From the rules · Renovation companies/contractors and any advertising are banned; finished projects need adequate photos/details and cost-estimate requests are disallowed.
Links
Links are prohibited in posts or comments. Name things in plain text; interested readers will search.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, question, discussion
Headline: short project + status (e.g., “Half bath under stairs — progress pics”). Post in first person as a DIYer/homeowner. Include multiple clear photos, step-by-step details, measurements and specific questions. Keep post length medium (100–400 words). Tone: helpful, factual, polite. What gets upvoted: process shots, specific how-to questions, clear before/after. What gets removed: ads, contractor promotions, surveys, estimate requests.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/renovations's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.