Family Handyman Magazine Subscription

Pros: Informative hints and detailed instructions.
Cons: The title.

Pros: Excellent for Homeowners
Cons: Home owners are the only ones to get the max out of the mag

What I like about Family Handyman Magazine is the fact that it is always opening my eyes to new ideas and the latest in methods and tools. (many by reading adds) It also offers very specific needs lists for some projects. A Few Different ...

Pros: Clear and easily understood how-to articles
Cons: You'll skills will probably soon surpass the intended audience

The Family Handyman is a magazine for people who want to start embarking on home improvement jobs, but need a little guidance along the way. For people with some home improvement skills, the magazine will not likely be useful and might just be ...

Pros: covers various handyman do-it-yourself topics, step-by-step how-to instructions with photographs
Cons: 10 issues a year, some of the advertising

The Family Handyman is a great magazine for those interested in do-it-yourself (DYI) projects and ways to better improve the home and yard.  The magazine cover proudly boasts "#1 in DIY Home Improvement".Description ...

Pros: variety of subjects covered, great household tips, inexpensive
Cons: only 10 issues per year

If you don’t know caulk from chalk, or couldn’t pick a rototiller out of a line-up of garden equipment, don’t despair. Go ahead and open an issue of The Family Handyman. You won’t be overwhelmed by experts looking down their noses at you, chortling as...

Pros: Good Variation In Projects Each Month, Easy To Follow
Cons: None

Although The Family Handyman isn’t for the severely tool-and-construction-challenged person, it is a wonderful guide for doing repairs and projects on your own. The amount of money that contractors want these days for even the most minor projects is...

Pros: variety of projects for people of varying abilities
Cons: WAY too many ads

Who Should Read This Magazine?
My husband and I love home projects, and I originally got this magazine as a gift for him. However, we ended up reading it together and have saved all our back issues. My husband is an engineer and can fix...

Pros: Well rounded, good photos/illustrations
Cons: none

I am a new subscriber to Family Handyman magazine. So far I like it. I must tell you, I read perhaps 10 different home repair, shop type magazines each month. I look for a good blend of subjects. I want to see good illustrations and photos describing...

Pros: Well documented with lots of pictures and diagrams
Cons: Some repetition of Hints, there may be months where the main projects hold no interest for you

When my wife and I bought our first house, we were unaware of the amount of work that it would entail. My wife's mother worked at the town library and gave me a stack of Family Handyman magazines that were being removed from circulation. I was amazed...

Pros: informative, easy to read, entertaining
Cons: issues don't come often enough!

We are in our second year subscription of Family Handyman magazine. This is homeowners "must have" magazine. Every issue offers instructional pieces on real life repair and remodeling issues. Along with that, you will always find some really...

Pros: easy to understand, highly illustrated, geared to the average homeowner
Cons: I wish they published it weekly

When I bought my first house, I did not know squat about home repair. Eleven years later, I know a bit more like how to fix toilets, install ceiling fans, how to lay vinyl floor tile, etc. Much of that knowledge came from screwing up the first time but...

Pros: Lots of great, easy to understand information.
Cons: Their subscription department (I'll explain in my review).

Shortly before Christmas last year, I got a bill in the mail for the Family Handyman. At first, I figured it was some marketing gimmick. I've been through it before. They send you a bill, either as advertising, or if they're unscrupulous, hoping it'll...

Pros: good pics, new stuff news
Cons: lot of junk handymen already know

Ok I bought my house gutted it out completely down to the studs and remodeled it. So of course I subscribed to just about all of these types of magazines. This one was the easiest to read and had the best photos. But frankly it was not far ahead of the...

Pros: Lots of helpful tips
Cons: Mostly for the modern home owner

I got this magazine becouse the kids had to sell magazines for school and I had to buy one.I feel the magazine is good for the home owner that has a modern home ,our home is very old but still got some good tips.They dont tackle really large projects....

Pros: realistic , helpful and knowledgeable
Cons: can't think of any

I have subscribed to this magazine for over three years. The magazine covers all aspects of home repair or improvement. The articles range from faux painting to installing driveway pavers.
I especially enjoy the section called 'ask handyman'...