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Home is the most important place on earth, which is why Angi has helped more than 150 million homeowners transform their houses into homes they adore. We’re serious about upholding our editorial standards so readers can trust they have all the tools needed to start that next project.
We do this by ensuring quality, care, and accuracy in every piece we publish. The end result? A best-in-class content library filled with some of the most engaging, timely, and robust home improvement articles available. We love helping you feel inspired, educated, and confident in starting a task—no matter the budget, experience level, or project scope.
Home is for everyone—whether you’re a weekend DIY warrior, an apartment dweller, or a frantic homeowner with an unexpected emergency.
Our talented Content & Editorial team is committed to making Angi your home base. From brainstorming what readers want to know to ensuring the language we use is responsible yet conversational, we’re enthusiastic about providing top-tier content.
If your project has you stressed out, our content library can make you feel right at home. We approach each subject with an honest, can-do attitude, breaking down even the most technical process with safe and easy-to-follow steps (and let you know when it’s best left to the pros).
Our researchers follow journalistic best practices to the highest standards, with a commitment to balanced, complete, and accurate information. Our proprietary data is consistently updated for validity and reliability, and we use research from reputable sources, including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, academic journals, market studies, and interviews with industry experts.
But we don’t just talk the talk. We have a panel of home service professionals called the Expert Review Board to evaluate and guide our content, too.
We celebrate readers from all backgrounds. That’s why the Editorial team commissions articles from writers all over the world who are well-versed in their various fields, ensuring that our sources are varied and our data reflective of the vast geographic locations our readers call home.
We also understand that words matter. The team strives to make everyone feel included and seen. Our editors make sure the Angi voice and tone mirror the inclusivity and diversity of the world so everyone feels at home.
We strive to avoid language that’s:
Gendered
Sexist
Heteronormative
Ableist
Ageist
Racially and culturally insensitive
Financially privileged
The Editorial team prioritizes educational content, not selling services and products. Our goal is to give you the know-how to turn your humble abode into a sanctuary. Though Angi is supported in part by advertising, our content is produced independently and held to rigorous standards of quality, accuracy, and integrity.
That’s not all, though. Our talented production team manages and oversees the content library to ensure our work is continually updated for facts and figures, ethical guidelines, and timeliness.
We can’t build a best-in-class content library without best-in-class people. Our Editorial team is comprised of some of the most passionate industry leaders, researchers, writers, editors, producers, and project managers in the business. The Editorial team has more than 40 years of experience in journalism excellence with some of the world’s top home service publications.
The Senior Leadership Team has more than 40 years of experience in journalism excellence with some of the world’s top publications. Their primary goal at Angi is to focus on strengthening the brand and growing Angi.com to be the go-to resource for homeowners and service professionals.
Caroline Gilbert is the Director of Content & Editorial at Angi. She has over 10 years of experience writing about the home, with published work in Real Simple and Virginia Living Magazine. She lives in a builder-grade home in Southern California with her husband and son, where she is slowly chipping away at upgrading the "landlord specials" throughout her house.
Kristen Mollica has been writing, editing, and leading content initiatives for over 13 years. In 2018, she finally outgrew her small NYC apartment and settled for the burbs of New Jersey, where the home improvement projects never end.
Mark Burka has 10 years of experience in SEO research and analytics working directly with editorial teams and leading content strategies for publishers. He lives in a two-story apartment in Brooklyn, NY where he constantly finds new ways to maximize and use every square foot.
These wordsmiths have a combined 50 years of experience editing, proofreading, and fact-checking copy. When they aren’t busy fighting their battle against the passive voice and dangling modifiers, they’re tidying up all the content so it’s polished and easy to understand.
Heather Ayer has over three years of experience in digital writing. She’s written several articles in the home and garden, finance, and technology spaces and now focuses her time on home-specific educational pieces. She has a passion for gardening and tackles upcycling projects with her husband on the weekends.
Kassidy Barber has over five years of experience writing and editing in the digital world. She works hard to bring accessible and accurate information to readers. From painting to installing fixtures, she's constantly working on a new DIY and is dedicated to relaying her experiences to new DIYers.
Diana Bird is a Content Editor at Angi. She has over 10 years of experience editing topics from home improvement to personal finance and academia. She lives in an 800-square-foot condo in Toronto where she flexes her organization skills to fit her partner’s maximalist lifestyle into the space.
Kaitlyn Pacheco has more than four years of experience writing about homes, with an emphasis on home improvements to boost resale value. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband where she is making “renter-friendly upgrades” to their cozy 1940s home.
Ryan Noonan is a Content Editor at Angi. He has over six years of experience in the digital marketing and content industry and has contributed to Bankrate and CreditCards.com. He lives in Chicago and is frequently looking for ways to customize his apartment.
Morgan Rousseau is a Content Editor at Angi. She has over 15 years of writing and editing experience for various news and lifestyle brands, including Boston Globe Media Partners, Hearst, News Corp, Gannett, and Metro. She lives with her family in a colonial home in—fittingly—New England.
Danny Smith has two years of experience writing about home insurance, with published work on Insurify. He lives in Brooklyn and is always looking for his next DIY project.
Samantha Velez has been writing and editing in home improvement for eight years. She also has experience in real estate, home organization, and health content. When not editing, she enjoys DIYing projects for her 1950s brick home and doing her own lawn care.
Our researchers prioritize which topics readers care about the most to bring relevant background information, data, and other sources to the writing process.
Eric Dinkins has more than eight years of content marketing experience and has published work in the Mecklenburg Times newspaper, based in Charlotte, NC, and Professional Remodeler Magazine. He lives in a 1950s ranch-style home in Atlanta’s Oakland City neighborhood.
Ally Holliday has over four years of experience writing and creating content in finance, mortgages, and home improvement. With a husband specializing in remodels, their home is in a constant state of home improvement.
Prior to Angi, Marlena spent two years creating content for home services, including window and roofing companies. She lives in a Connecticut condo with her partner and two cats. She enjoys finding new pieces to incorporate into her interior design and brainstorming new home projects.
Claire Nichols has a variety of experience working in the home services industry, from the interior design world to the mortgage sector. Claire lives in the Midwest with her husband and two dogs, where they're continually adding customization to their mid-century home.
Jessica Stockton is a Senior SEO Content Researcher at Angi. She has more than five years of experience creating and improving content for searchability. She enjoys tending to her plants and maximizing every inch of space in her Texas home.
Michelle Ross-Claudio is a Content Researcher at Angi. She has over six years of experience in web development and content strategy for eCommerce, home improvement, and hospitality. She is committed to empowering people by helping them discover more about their homes and shaping their perfect living spaces.
What’s the point of having a best-in-class library if the articles aren’t visually inviting? Our producers take all that excellent content and ensure the articles look as great as the information in them.
Kristie ensures all article content is updated for the end user. She has lived in New York City for the past 10 years. What her pre-war apartment lacks in space, she makes up for in crafty projects, like building miniature rooms and furniture to fill them.
Jorge Jimenez is a Content Producer at Angi. He has nine years of experience working with different content management systems. He enjoys watching home improvement TV shows to get inspiration for his next potential home makeover project.
As a producer, James quality-checks and publishes articles for Angi. He has over eight years of editorial experience and previously worked at Interior Design and Fortune magazines. He lives in an old studio apartment in New York City that always needs repairing.
Emily Robinson is a Content Producer at Angi. Emily is a renter in Chicago and loves making temporary changes to make her home feel like home. Her favorite home project is painting, and she isn’t afraid of a lot of color.
We’re always looking to build the team if you love all things home-related! Check out our Careers page for openings and to submit an application.
Our Expert Reviewers are service industry pros with more than 100 years of combined experience in home services. Readers can rest easy knowing the best of the best are giving their input. You can always tell an article has been reviewed and fact-checked by a pro by looking for the “Reviewed by” byline at the top of the article.
We also partner with our Angi Pro Council, a 13-member council selected from the Angi pro network, who provide insights into their day-to-day business and give advice to homeowners.
Currently certified and licensed in at least one U.S. state or an expert in their field
Can provide real-life examples and insights into their area of expertise
We regularly review and recruit new reviewers. If you are in our Angi network of pros and are interested in helping us review articles, please send an email to editorial@angi.com.
Some Expert Review Board members receive compensation for their time reviewing and fact-checking articles for accuracy. All our Expert Reviewers receive a byline, bio, and credit in the articles they review.
Fact-check articles to ensure accuracy, checking for incorrect information, subjective statements, outdated facts, or missing details
Offer real-life examples, tips, and guidance for readers
We aim to work with pros who are actively doing these projects every day for homeowners. Our Expert Review Board selection process starts with our in-network Angi pros. For some topics, we expand our search to pros across the U.S., so long as they meet our guidelines and requirements above.
Ami Feller is the owner of Roofer Chicks, an entirely female roofing crew in New Braunfels, TX. Her company is a certified woman-owned business enterprise, Master Elite Contractor with GAF, registered member of RCAT, and certified installer for both residential and commercial by RCAT.
Andy Kilborn is the owner of Andy’s Handyman Service. With a bachelor’s in industrial technology, he has 20 years of experience in home repair and remodeling, including fixture installation, wall and siding repair, deck installation and repair, woodworking, and plumbing.
Asya Biddle has a degree in environmental engineering technology and is an expert in commercial, medical, and residential janitorial services. With over 19 years of experience in the cleaning industry, she currently manages The Dust Busters, a family-owned and -operated janitorial company in Williamsport, PA. There, she oversees a crew of skilled cleaning technicians and analyzes customer needs based on market research and customer relations.
Bob Tschudi is a licensed general contractor and home remodeling expert with 16 years of experience in general contracting, home building, and home remodeling. He also has experience in home restoration on houses dating back to the 1850s, as well as in wood, masonry, roofing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and painting. He and his wife currently co-own a remodeling business they started in 2004.
Jeff Botelho has been a Massachusetts-licensed journeyman plumber since 2008. He has 18 years of experience in the plumbing trade and specializes in installing and maintaining ultra-high efficiency, commercial and residential hydronic space heating and water heating systems. He also holds multiple specialist certifications, including Trac-Pipe and Wardflex corrugated gas pipe installer, Viega ProPress, and MegaPress installer Fuseal thermoplastic pipe welder.
A third-generation mason, Matt DiBara is the owner of Dibara Masonry in Los Angeles. Matt specializes in concrete, repairs, restorations, and new installations of stone, block, brick, concrete, and pavers, as well as waterproofing and sealing.
John Bryant is the owner of AquaGuard Waterproofing Corp. in Beltsville, MD. With more than 30 years of experience, he has serviced thousands of basements in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area, specializing in foundations, waterproofing, concrete, and egress windows.
Joseph Wood is a master plumber and the founder of Boston Standard Company. He trained vocationally and received a college degree in telecommunications. Joseph used his hybrid experience to create Boston Standard Company, the leading residential plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical company based in Boston.
Leslie Rogers, Jr. is the owner of Clear Pane Windows Plus LLC in Deland, FL. He specializes in cleaning windows, pressure-washing, soft-washing, and cleaning gutters.
Nick May is the founder and owner of Walls by Design Painting and Decorating in Denver, CO, where he and his team specialize in interior painting. Nick is also the founder of the Pro Painter Network.
Tyler Keezer has been the owner of Switch Electric Home Energy in Lake Stevens, WA, since 2009. He specializes in solar, generator, and home electrical services for homeowners looking to lower their energy bills.
Tara Dudley has a degree in landscape design and brings over 15 years of experience to her customers as the owner and operator of Plant Life Designs, a residential landscape design company in central Iowa.
Salvatore Cutrona is a master licensed electrician who’s been working in the electrical field for 31 years, from a large 27-building commercial complex to small residential electrical remodel projects. Common residential jobs include performing service upgrades, new lighting installation, troubleshooting, electrical kitchen remodels, HVAC control work, home backup generator system installation, and landscape lighting.
Our diverse group of contributing writers consists of pros, home experts, DIY enthusiasts, and people passionate about loving where they live. Our writers have hands-on experience accomplishing home projects, whether that’s remodeling a historic home, upgrading their plumbing, or tackling that closet organization project.
We put writers through a rigorous interview process and ensure they have specific qualifications. Our sources are varied and our data is reflective of the vast geographic locations our readers call home.
Writers must have prior experience writing in home improvement, home design, real estate, or home selling and buying.
Be based in the U.S.
Submit an application to be a freelance Contributing Writer by emailing us at editorial@angi.com. You don’t need to send a pitch idea. Experience writing for home decor, home improvement, and/or construction topics is required. Please include 1-2 relevant writing samples.
Our contributing writers spend every day thinking about how to make your home better. We have over 50+ writers, and below is a selection of many who you’ll find across our library.
Deane Biermeier has spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance, and home repair, and now contributes DIY and educational articles for publications like Forbes Home and U.S. News. Throughout his career, he has strived to help homeowners find the potential hidden within the walls of every home and empower them to take control of their household repair and remodeling endeavors.
Alison Kasch is a Chicago-based writer who has spent the last seven years focusing her content on everything inside and outside the home. Her creative drive and penchant for projects mean she always has her hands in something, whether it’s redecorating and optimizing her living space, painting upcycled furniture, propagating her indoor plants, or tending her herb and vegetable gardens. In addition to her work with Angi and HomeAdvisor, Alison has written content for plumbers, carpenters, HVAC technicians, pest control professionals, and other small businesses in the home service trades.
Dan Simms worked as a hands-on property manager for five years on Long Island in New York, managing the renovation and upkeep of hundreds of properties. He hired and worked alongside countless contractors, landscapers, plumbers, and electricians during that time, and he learned a lot about real estate and home improvement. On a more personal level, he learned about woodworking from his father. He now enjoys DIYing just about everything in his life, including personal construction projects and work around the house.
Kelly Weimert has been a professional writer and editor in the home and interior design space for over 10 years. She's contributed to publications such as Apartment Therapy, The Spruce, Forbes Home, MyDomaine, Living Cozy, Hunker, and more. She loves to share design inspiration and tips, as well as help readers tackle their own interior design and renovation projects. She also recently bought a house and is excited to put her own design and renovation skills to work in her new space.
Scott Dylan Westerlund has been writing about homes and real estate for almost 10 years. In addition to Angi and HomeAdvisor, he's written for Today's Homeowner, Homedit.com, Flyhomes, and HomeLight. You'll find his byline on articles about everything from buying a house and managing rentals to clearing clogged drains and picking the right lumber for your home improvement project. Prior to writing, Scott was an apprentice building contractor and property manager—so he knows how to keep the lights on and the water running.
Our industry-leading cost data spans over 400 projects and more than 2 million reported costs. After completing a project on Angi, we ask our customers to provide us with the cost they paid for their project, which is then compiled to create our cost ranges.
You can learn more about our cost data methodology and Angi cost guides. If you have a question or correction to cost information, please email costquotes@angi.com.
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