About Family Handyman
Family Handyman has been the DIYer’s best friend since the launch of its magazine in 1951, providing its readership with ideas, inspiration and step-by-step guidance on how to maintain and enhance indoor and outdoor living spaces. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting your journey into do-it-yourself, we’re committed to providing you with reliable, trustworthy information.
Since then, Family Handyman expanded its reach with the launch of FamilyHandyman.com, sparking its evolution into the world’s leading multiplatform DIY destination. Today, we take pride in sharing our experience and expertise in an approachable way with over 12 million people across our website, magazine, social media, original video, books, streaming network and other channels.
Family Handyman—along with Taste of Home, Birds & Blooms, and Reader’s Digest—is part of Trusted Media Brands, the world leader in community-driven and uplifting content that touches the lives of people around the globe.
Who We Are
Family Handyman’s editors and contributors are DIYers, just like you. With backgrounds in woodworking, set-building, construction, gardening, landscaping, home improvement and journalism, our team is the creative force behind the projects, tips and repairs you’ve come to know.
Meet the Family Handyman team of editors and builders and learn more about some of our experienced contributors.
How We Build Our Projects
Before we share our how-to guides with you, the Family Handyman projects team vets each project idea to ensure it’s safe and accessible for DIYers. If it’s not something we’d be comfortable doing in our own homes, we wouldn’t recommend it to our readers.
For each project, we start with the idea and make a plan. Then, we build it in our studio or on location, making any necessary adjustments along the way, taking photos for each step and delivering a comprehensive set of instructions that are easy to follow. You’ll also get a list of tools and materials, as well as an estimate of the cost and time it takes to complete a project, to ensure the project is a fit for you and that you have everything you need before you start.
When you’re reading a how-to project from one of Family Handyman’s editors or contributors, you can be assured that it’s been tested and informed by experts.
Family Handyman Editorial Policies
For more than 70 years, Family Handyman has provided practical, actionable, authoritative information and inspiration to help readers. In addition to their subject matter expertise, our editors and contributors are experienced journalists who rely on reputable primary sources, including long-time industry professionals and relevant, qualified experts to inform our content. We verify all facts and data, back them with credible sourcing, and revisit them over time to ensure they remain accurate and current.
As a multiplatform media brand, we use the latest tools and technologies to better engage with our audience. This includes leveraging artificial intelligence tools vetted and approved by the company as part of our editorial process, from identifying and researching important topics to uncovering frequently asked questions. However, as DIYers, we firmly believe hands-on experience matters most, which is why we don’t use AI writing tools to write our content.
Just like when new tools become available for the workshop, our editors, builders and writers will continue to experiment, adapt and leverage leading-edge technology in the planning and creation of compelling, trustworthy content. These talented team members and contributors are essential to maintaining the journalistic integrity and creativity that are the foundation of our brand’s values. Experienced people will always be essential to every step of our editorial process, and our editors will continue to review and vet everything we publish.
Commitment to Diversity
Family Handyman welcomes the diversity of readers interested in home improvement and DIY, recognizing its appeal to people of every race, religion, culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, and ability. We embrace inclusivity and strive to see the diversity of our audience reflected in our staff and contributor network.
About Trusted Media Brands
TMB (Trusted Media Brands) is a community-driven entertainment company that produces life-enriching, problem-solving content inspired and created by our readers. We offer best-in-class insights and data-driven marketing solutions that reach engaged communities passionate about food, home, lifestyle and wellness; and now, following our August 2021 acquisition of Jukin Media, a leading digital entertainment company, we also engage audiences across the pets, humor and active lifestyle verticals. In all, we reach nearly 60 million people in the U.S. and deliver more than two billion minutes of monthly video viewership across streaming TV and social media. See what’s new at Reader’s Digest, The Healthy, Taste of Home, The Pet Collective, Family Handyman, FailArmy, People Are Awesome, and Birds & Blooms.
