Content Ideas · May 2026 · 6 min read
30 Best Social Media Post Ideas for Tradesmen
Stuck for what to post? Here are 30 proven social media content ideas for plumbers, builders, electricians, roofers and every UK trade.
"What Do I Even Post?"
The single biggest blocker we hear from tradesmen is not having time — it's not knowing what to post. So here are 30 ideas you can rotate through forever. None of them require fancy kit. A phone camera and 60 seconds is all you need.
Work In Progress (1–10)
1. First-fix plumbing pipework 2. Consumer unit before you close it up 3. Roof being stripped back to the felt 4. Plasterer floating a wall 5. Time-lapse of a kitchen install morning to evening 6. Tools laid out clean at the start of the day 7. Van loaded up at 6am 8. Material delivery dropped on site 9. Mid-render render coat going on 10. Tile cuts being measured
Before & After (11–18)
11. Bathroom rip-out vs finished suite 12. Tired garden vs new patio and lawn 13. Old kitchen vs handleless new build 14. Cracked render vs fresh paint job 15. Tatty fascia vs new white UPVC 16. Leaking flat roof vs new GRP finish 17. Old fuse box vs new RCBO board 18. Overgrown driveway vs fresh block paving
Trust & Personality (19–24)
19. Photo of you and the team on-site 20. Customer thank-you message screenshot 21. Google review quote on a clean graphic 22. "Why we always do X" — quick tip from your trade 23. Snap of your accreditations (Gas Safe, NICEIC, etc.) 24. The van with your logo parked at a finished job
Local & Community (25–30)
25. "Just finished a job in [town]" — tag the area 26. Tag a local supplier you bought from this week 27. Sponsor or post about a local football team / school fete 28. A "common problem in [town]'s old houses" quick explainer 29. Behind-the-scenes of an emergency call-out 30. End-of-week round-up: "3 jobs we finished this week"
How To Actually Use This List
Pick 3 posts a week. Rotate categories: one work-in-progress, one before-and-after, one trust/local. That's it. Do that for 90 days and your enquiries will lift — every single time.
Want It Done For You?
If even 3 posts a week feels like too much, that's what ToolTalks Media is for. See our packages — we handle content, captions and posting across Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for trades across the UK.