Home Repairs
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{{Otheruses|This is the '''Boy Scout {{PAGENAME}} Merit Badge'''.<br> | {{Otheruses|This is the '''Boy Scout {{PAGENAME}} Merit Badge'''.<br> | ||
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== Merit badge requirements == | == Merit badge requirements == | ||
Revision as of 15:15, April 23, 2008
| Home Repairs merit badge | ||
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| Status: | Elective | |
| Created: | 1943 | |
| Discontinued: | no | |
| BSA Advancement ID: | 062 | |
| Requirements revision: | 2003 | |
| Latest pamphlet revision: | 2002 | |
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| This is the Boy Scout Home Repairs Merit Badge. Webelos can earn the Handyman Activity Badge. |
Merit badge requirements
- 1. Discuss general precautions related to home repairs. Name at least 10 safe practices that every home repairer should exercise.
- 2. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do FOUR of the following:
- a. Maintain or recondition a garden tool and show that you know how to clean up and properly store it and other tools.
- b. Install insulation in an attic, wall, or crawl space.
- 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
- c. Repair a piece of furniture.
- d. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, a door, or trim on a house.
- e. Repair a sagging door or gate.
- f. Repair a loose step.
- 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 how to replace a fuse or reset a circuit breaker.
- b. Replace an electrical cord or repair a plug or lamp 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 or linoleum.
- c. Install drapery or curtain rods and then hang drapes or 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.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Requirements, 2012 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765) |
Notes
| A FREE workbook for Home Repairs is available here!  with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Home Repairs requirements. | meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of Boy Scout merit badge workbooks, Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks. |
Per the BSA: You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Merit badge pamplets are available at your local Scout Shop or online at ScoutStuff.org.
