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HOMEREPAIRS

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAMERIT BADGE SERIESHOME REPAIRS“Enhancing our youths’ competitive edge through merit badges”

Note to the CounselorNothing encourages pride in one’s surroundings more thanbeing able to improve them through one’s own initiativeand resources.That is why the Home Repairs merit badge can beso important to the development of a young person.Once a Scout learns basic home repair skills andapplies them to his own environment, he willhave a lifetime resource: his ability to learnnew skills.Home repair, however, can be intimidating at first, especially if the Scout lacks a rolemodel for such activities. If p ossible, provideone-on-one or group activities that will get theScout off to a good start.Encourage each Scout to acquire a good setof basic tools, and help Scouts learn to keep theirtools in one place and in good repair. That way, they will“be prepared” to handle repairs as needed.There is no time limit for completing the requirements.Major tasks, such as waterproofing a basement, may becompleted in tandem with another Boy Scout working onthe requirement, and/or with the assistance of an adult.The majority of the work, however, should be performedby the Scouts earning the badge.This book provides a good overview of home-repairprojects, but it is by no means a complete reference. For somerequirements, space does not permit going into constructiondetails or listing all possible repair variations. Therefore, anynew construction or installation or completion of a similarproject (for example, any toilet repair or adjustment) qualifiesas achieving the requirement so long as the Boy Scout understands and demonstrates the basic concepts involved.35908ISBN 978-0-8395-3247-7 2012 Boy Scouts of America2016 Printing

Requirements1. Do the following:a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards youmay encounter while working on home repairs and whatyou should do to anticipate, mitigate and prevent, andrespond to these hazards. Describe the appropriate safetygear and clothing that should be used when working onhome repairs.b. Discuss general precautions related to home repairs.Name at least 10 safe practices that every home repairershould exercise.2. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor,do FOUR of the following:Either a parent orthe merit badgecounselor maysupervise theScout’s work onany Home Repairsrequirements.a. Maintain or recondition a yard tool and show thatyou know how to clean up and properly storethis equipment.b. Weather-strip a window or door.c. Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather.d. Waterproof a basement.e. Repair a break in a concrete or asphalt surface.f. Repair the screen in a window or door.g. Replace a pane of glass.h. Solder a broken wire or metal object.3. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor,do THREE of the following:a. Install or build equipment for storing tools.b. Build a workbench.HOME REPAIRS    3

c. Repair a piece of furniture.d. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, a door, or trimon a house.e. Repair a sagging door or gate.f. Repair a loose step or railing.g. Repair a fence.4. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor,do TWO of the following:a. Locate a main electrical switch box and know howto replace a fuse or reset a circuit breaker.b. Replace an electrical cord or repair a plug orlamp socket.c. Install a single-pole light switch.d. Replace an electrical wall outlet.5. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor,do TWO of the following:a. Clear a clogged drain or trap.b. Repair a leaky water faucet.c. Repair a flush toilet.d. Repair a leaky hose or connector.e. Clean or replace a sprinkler head.6. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor,do THREE of the following:a. Paint a wall or ceiling.b. Repair or replace damaged tile, linoleum, or vinyl flooring.c. Install drapery or curtain rods and then hang drapesor curtains.d. Replace window blind cords.e. Repair or replace a window sash cord.f. Reinforce a picture frame.g. Mend an object made of china, glass, or pottery.4    HOME REPAIRS

Home Repairs Resources.Home Repairs ResourcesScouting LiteratureElectricity, Electronics, Fire Safety,Painting, Plumbing, Welding, andWoodwork merit badge pamphletsVisit the Boy Scouts of America’sofficial retail website at http://www.scoutstuff.org for a completelisting of all merit badge pamphletsand other Scouting resources.BooksEditors of Better Homes and Gardens.Big Book of Home How-To. BetterHomes and Gardens, 2006.Cassell, Julian, Peter Parham, andTheresa Coleman. Do It YourselfHome Improvement: Step-by-StepGuide to Home Improvement. DKAdult, 2006.Editors of Creative Homeowner.Ultimate Guide: Home Repair &Improvement, 3rd ed. CreativeHomeowner, 2011.Editors of Creative Publishing. Black &Decker: The Complete Photo Guideto Home Repair. Creative PublishingInternational, 2008.Editors of Family Handyman. FamilyHandyman Home Improvement2013. Family Handyman, 2013.78    HOME REPAIRS———. Reader’s Digest CompleteDo-It-Yourself Manual, revised ed.Reader’s Digest, 2005.Editors of Reader’s Digest. FamilyHandyman Trade Secrets: FixYour Home Like a Pro!Reader’s Digest, 2012.———. Family Handyman Whole HouseRepair Guide: Over 300 Step-by-StepRepairs! Reader’s Digest, 2013.———. Fix, Repair & Replace: UpgradeYour Home Like a Pro. Reader’sDigest, 2011.———. New Fix-It-Yourself Manual.Reader’s Digest, 2009.———. 1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints andTips: Tricks, Shortcuts, How-Tos, andOther Great Ideas for Inside, Outside,and All Around Your House.Reader’s Digest, 2008.———. Reader’s Digest CompleteDo-It-Yourself Manual, revised ed.Reader’s Digest, 2005.Flexner, Bob. Wood Finishing 101:The Step-by-Step Guide. PopularWoodworking Books, 2011.The Home Depot. Home Improvement1-2-3, 3rd ed. The HomeDepot, 2008.

.Home Repairs ResourcesJackson, Albert, and David Day. PopularMechanics Complete Home How-To.Hearst, 2009.Kidd, James. Popular Mechanics 75 ToolsEvery Man Needs: And How to UseThem Like a Pro. Hearst, 2011.Manfredini, Lou. Lou Manfredini’sHouse Smarts. BallantineBooks, 2004.Nagyszalanczy, Sandor. TheHomeowner’s Ultimate Tool Guide.Taunton Press, 2003.Petersen, C.J. Popular Mechanics WhenDuct Tape Just Isn’t Enough: QuickFixes for Everyday Disasters.Hearst, 2013.Ramsey, Dan. The Home Owner’sManual: Operating Instructions,Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice onSystem Maintenance.Quirk Books, 2006.Wing, Charlie. How Your House Works:A Visual Guide to Understanding andMaintaining Your Home, Updatedand Expanded, 2nd ed.RSMeans, 2012.Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, DC 20460Telephone: 202-272-0167Websites: w2.epa.gov/leadFamily Handyman2915 Commers Drive, No. 700Eagan, MN 55121Toll-free telephone: his Old House Online135 W. 50th St., 10th FloorNew York, NY 10020Telephone: h/Toiletology 101Website: http://www.toiletology.comUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096Telephone: 847-272-8800Website: http://www.ul.comOrganizations and WebsitesAsk the BuilderWebsite: http://www.askthebuilder.comCreative HomeownerOne International Blvd., Suite 400Mahwah, NJ 07495Toll-free telephone: omHOME REPAIRS    79

Woodwork merit badge pamphlets Books Editors of Better Homes and Gardens. Big Book of Home How-To. Better Homes and Gardens, 2006. Cassell, Julian, Peter Parham, and Theresa Coleman. Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Step-by-Step Guide to Home Improvement. DK Adult, 2006. Editors

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