Rate My Reno
Stamp your renovation, room, or DIY photo with a scorecard: Effort, Budget, Grout game, a final grade, and a verdict. Hit “Roast me,” then share it. Free, no sign-up, and your photo never leaves your browser.
Upload your reno photo
Drag & drop or click to upload
Your photo never leaves your device. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded to a server.
Rate my room, house, or yard: example scorecards
Every one of these was made with the tool above. Rate your own reno or roast a friend's, from a living room refresh to curb appeal to a backyard glow-up.
How to make a Rate My Reno scorecard
One photo, about a minute. Everything happens in your browser, so your photo never leaves your device.
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Upload the reno photo
Add a photo of the room, project, or DIY you want to rate. Nothing is uploaded to a server. The generator runs entirely in your browser, so your photo stays on your device.
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Pick a category pack
Start from a pack that fits the project (Kitchen, Bathroom, Paint job, Deck, Yard, or General) to seed the right categories, like Grout game, Cut-in edges, or Level & plumb. Add, rename, or delete any row.
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Score it, or hit Roast me
Set each category with a slider or a tag, and choose an overall grade. Or tap Roast me to roll a full scorecard and a verdict automatically. Switch between Roast mode (savage) and Nice mode (wholesome).
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Style it and pick a size
Choose a layout (bottom bar, overlay, sidebar, or stamp), a theme, and whether scores show as x/10, letter grades, or bars. Then set the size for where you'll post: Instagram, TikTok, or Pinterest.
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Download and share
Export a PNG or JPG. On a phone it opens the share sheet so you can save to Photos or post it straight to a story. Tag a friend and dare them to rate theirs back.
Renovation scorecard category ideas
The category is the joke. Mix a couple you're proud of with one you're not. Steal any of these, or hit Roast me and let the tool pick.
Effort
How hard you actually worked, not how it looks.
Budget discipline
Did you stay on budget or did Home Depot win?
Grout game
The category that separates the pros from the rest.
Caulk lines
One clean bead of caulk hides a multitude of sins.
Cut-in edges
Paint where the wall meets the ceiling. Be honest.
Level & plumb
Is it actually straight, or 'close enough'?
Trend factor
Timeless, current, or already dated on arrival.
Chaos level
How much of this was improvised at 11pm.
Would I hire me?
A yes/no/never tag that says it all.
Landlord Special-o-meter
How much it screams 'thick coat of white paint'.
Safety / OSHA rating
For the builds that are structurally optimistic.
Vibes
The unscoreable overall feeling, scored anyway.
Tips for a scorecard that actually gets shared
Mix high and low scores
A scorecard of straight 10s is boring and nobody believes it. The funniest, most shareable cards have range: a couple of proud 9s, an honest 6, and one brutal 3 that everyone in the comments will fixate on.
Include one savage category
The single line that makes people screenshot it is the specific, savage one. 'Grout game: 3/10' or 'Landlord Special-o-meter: elite' lands harder than a generic overall grade.
Write a punchy verdict
The verdict is the caption baked into the image. Keep it short and quotable: 'Structurally optimistic' or 'Deposit: returned.' If you're stuck, hit Roast me and let it write one.
Rate a friend's reno, then tag them
The format spreads because it's a dare. Rate someone else's project (or your own) and tag them to rate yours back. That back-and-forth is the whole point.
Use a portrait or story size
Scorecards read best tall. Use 1080 x 1350 for the Instagram feed or 1080 x 1920 for a story or a TikTok, so the photo and every category are big enough to read on a phone.
Keep the photo readable behind the card
Pick a layout that doesn't bury the project. Bottom bar and sidebar keep the photo clean; overlay and stamp look great when the photo is simple enough to survive text on top.
Roast mode vs nice mode
Spreads the scores and guarantees at least one savage low, then writes a cutting verdict. Best for roasting your own chaos or a friend's. The specific, brutal category is what gets screenshotted.
Keeps everything wholesome and high, with an encouraging verdict. Best for a genuine reveal or hyping up someone's first big DIY. Post it, then tag them to rate yours back.
What size should the scorecard be?
Scorecards read best tall so every category is legible on a phone. The tool has one-tap presets for all of these, plus custom pixels.
| Platform | Size (px) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram feed (portrait) | 1080 x 1350 | Best default; tall enough to read every score. |
| Instagram Story / Reel | 1080 x 1920 | Full-screen vertical; great for the tag-a-friend dare. |
| TikTok | 1080 x 1920 | Post it as a slide or a photo mode carousel. |
| Pinterest pin | 1000 x 1500 | 2:3 vertical pins get the most reach. |
| Instagram feed (square) | 1080 x 1080 | Safe everywhere; crops cleanly in the grid. |
| Facebook feed | 1200 x 630 | Wide landscape for a link or photo post. |
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