Fig. 1: HomRep-H4-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread, dull sheen
- Border: Lt green merrowed
Fig. 2: HomRep-H4-Reverse
- Back: Lt green lock stitch, molded plastic
Fig. 3: HomRep-H4-mve1-front
- Minor variation: Yellow border
Fig. 4: HomRep-H4-mve1-reverse
- Minor variation: Lt green lock stitch, molded plastic
Item Name: Home Repairs 1978 - 1990
Item ID: HomRep-H4
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements June 1972 until August 1982
Do fourteen of the following:
1. Know where your main electric switch is. Replace a fuse.
2. Waterproof a basement wall.
3. Repair or put in curtain rods. Hang curtains.
4. Build or fix a stair or porch handrail.
5. Repair furniture.
6. Repair window screen or screen door.
7. Repair sagging door or gate.
8. Repair a picture frame.
9. Clean out a sink trap.
10. Repair a sash cord.
11. Put in a new faucet washer.
12. Repair a break in a cement sidewalk, driveway, or garage floor or in an asphalt surface.
13. Repair a fence.
14. Recondition a garden tool.
15. Repair an electric cord, plug, or lamp socket.
16. Replace a broken pane of glass.
17. Mend china.
18. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, door, or part of the trim on a house. Clean brush afterward.
19. Repair leaky garden hose or connector.
20. Calk cracks or joints open to the weather.
21. Put in fixtures for storing equipment or tools.
22. Paint a wall or ceiling. Clean brush afterward.
23. Lay linoleum or asphalt tile or replace worn areas.
24. Solder.
25. Put in new cords in a Venetian blind.
26. Build a workbench.
Requirements August 1982 until September 1993
Do 14 of the following:
1. Know where your main electric switch is. Replace a fuse or reset the circuit breaker in an electric entrance switch box.
2. Waterproof a basement wall.
3. Repair or put in draperies or curtain.
4. Build or fix a stair or porch handrail.
5. Repair furniture.
6. Repair window screen or screen door.
7. Repair sagging door or gate.
8. Repair a picture frame.
9. Clean a clogged drain or trap.
10. Repair or replace a sash cord.
11. Repair a leaky water faucet or valve.
12. Repair a break in a cement walk, drive, garage floor, or in an asphalt surface.
13. Repair a fence.
14. Recondition a garden tool.
15. Repair an electric cord, plug, or lamp socket.
16. Replace a broken pane of glass.
17. Mend china.
18. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, door, or part of the trim on a house. Clean brush afterward.
19. Repair a leaky hose.
20. Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather.
21. Put in fixtures for storing equipment or tools.
22. Paint a wall or ceiling. Clean brush afterward.
23. Lay floor tile or repair a worn spot.
24. Solder.
25. Put new cords in a Venetian blind.
26. Build a workbench.
27. Repair a flushing mechanism in a toilet.
28. Clean or replace a grass sprinkler water head.
29. Install insulation in attic, wall, or crawl space.