About r/DIYUK
In its own words:
This is a UK and ROI specific subreddit, r/DIY has a lot of US Specific content, things like products to use, where to get them, laws and codes that don't apply to the UK. r/DIYUK is for UK and ROI specific DIY help, questions and projects.
The community was created on Oct 22, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Among the 10 communities on our DIY list it is number 2 by size.
What sets r/DIYUK apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 207.2 new posts a day per million members, more than 100% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 28.7× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Top posts on r/DIYUK this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Finally finished!u/Whadayatalkingabeet · Oct 25 · gallery
- Do any trades pay tax these days?u/devnull10 · Oct 26 · text post
- Please don't do this at home...u/socraticmatt · Oct 23 · image
- Interesting radiator placementu/Tiny-Potato4789 · Oct 24 · image
- Wasn't expecting straw in my walls when I asked an electrician to add a socket to my wall. Do I just patch it and move on?u/_Wildgoose · Oct 23 · image
- From Standard Stairs to Beautiful Oak Stairs – DIY Transformationu/ButterscotchWhole106 · Oct 26 · video
- TIL sandbags only cut door leakage by about 70% in flood tests. Decent duct tape can manage 98%u/tjuk · Oct 27 · link
- Why is this window not closing properly?u/gloomfilter · Oct 25 · gallery
- AI slop on B&Q websiteu/DarraghDaraDaire · Oct 24 · image
- Advice on keeping heat in the room and not escaping through the windows (tinfoil?) 🔥❌🪟u/Massive-Violinist715 · Oct 24 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/DIYUK, from 2022 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- I built a new garden gate out of old floor boards and added an additional security feature...u/Several-Anteater4597 · Aug 11, 2026 · gallery
- How it started vs how it's going!u/Flying_Hurker · Oct 9, 2022 · 8,655 points · 200 comments · image
- Quite pleased with my benchu/National-Bluejay3784 · Jun 7, 2026 · gallery
- an ideal boiler?!u/Darren_heat · Mar 5, 2024 · video
- My Dad went with a creative approach to covering a gap in his skirting board where a radiator was removed.u/diycozigotta · Feb 19, 2024 · gallery
- Made some shelvesu/ContributionFast7938 · Aug 17, 2026 · gallery
- I built my 3-year-old son his own Land Rover bedu/LousyReputation7 · Oct 22, 2026 · gallery
- Single female with a vision!u/OctoberScorpio77 · Mar 10, 2026 · gallery
- Anybody want to own up to this?u/ian1865 · Aug 2, 2023 · image
- Media wall / faux hearthu/Hran944 · Nov 18, 2025 · gallery
What r/DIYUK talks about
We read the titles of 699 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “help”, “wall”, “advice”, “door” and “fix”. Other frequent themes are window, paint, bathroom, ceiling, roof and repair. Recurring phrases include “advice needed”, “extractor fan”, “loft insulation” and “upvc window”. By format, 42% are galleries, 30% are images and 22% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Advice (226), Plumbing (28), Electrical (22), Painting (16), Project (11), Building (11).
Activity and best time to post
r/DIYUK gets about 150 new posts a day. The public archive holds 251,658 posts and 2,883,423 comments in total, about 11.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (210 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (115). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/DIYUK
The moderators of r/DIYUK list 4 rules. In short:
- No YouTube links
- Don’t be a dick.
- No Spam
- Incorrect Flair.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DIYUK and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/DIYUK have?
r/DIYUK has 704,979 subscribers.
When was r/DIYUK created?
r/DIYUK was created on Oct 22, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 17, 2017.
Is r/DIYUK still active?
Yes. r/DIYUK gets about 150 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 251,658 posts and 2,883,423 comments. In a sample of 699 recent posts we counted 651 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/DIYUK?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/DIYUK?
The community describes itself as: “This is a UK and ROI specific subreddit, r/DIY has a lot of US Specific content, things like products to use, where to get them, laws and codes that don't apply to the UK. r/DIYUK is for UK and ROI specific DIY help, qu…” Recent post titles often mention help, wall, advice, door and fix. Most posts are galleries (42%).
Is r/DIYUK SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DIYUK as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/DIYUK?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DIYUK accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “No YouTube links”; “Don’t be a dick.”; “No Spam”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/DIYUK?
Communities with similar topics include r/DIY (27.5M), r/personalfinance (21.9M), r/pcmasterrace (16.4M) and r/diyelectronics (330.3K).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/DIYUK.