Item Name: Home Repairs 1990 - 2002

Item ID: HomRep-H5

Collector Rating: 1

Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge

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.

 

Requirements September 1993 until January 2003

Complete 14 of the following repairs or installations.

1. Install or build equipment for storing tools.

2. Build a workbench.

3. Maintain or recondition a garden tool.

4. Locate a main switch box and know how to replace a fuse or reset a circuit breaker.

5. Repair an electric cord, plug, or lamp socket.

6. Clear a clogged drain or trap.

7. Fix a leaky water faucet.

8. Repair a flush toilet.

9. Repair a leaky hose or connector.

10. Clean or replace a sprinkler head.

11. nstall insulation in an attic, wall, or crawl space.

12. Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather.

13. Paint a wall or ceiling. Clean equipment.

14. Waterproof a basement.

15. Lay new tile or linoleum, or replace a worn spot.

16. Repair a break in a cement or asphalt surface.

17. Repair the screen in a window or door.

18. Replace a pane of glass.

19. Repair or install drapery or curtain rods. Hang drapes or curtains.

20. Replace blind cords.

21. Repair or replace a window sash cord.

22. Repair a picture frame.

23. Mend an object made of china, glass, or pottery.

24. Solder a broken wire or metal object.

25. Repair a piece of furniture.

26. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, a door, or trim on a house. Clean the brush.

27. Repair a sagging door or gate.

28. Build or fix stairs or a rail.

29. Repair a fence.