HOME REPAIRS PROGRAM OVERVIEW & WORKBOOK MERIT BADGE UNIVERSITY OVERLAND TRAILS COUNCIL
TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM OVERVIEW MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS (PRE-REQUISITE REQUIREMENTS IN BOLD RED UNDERLINED ITALICS) WORKBOOK PART ONE (COMPLETE BEFORE ATTENDING MBU) WORKBOOK PART TWO (WILL BE COMPLETED DURING CLASS) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Overland Trails Council, May 2012 Information in this booklet was accurate at the time of publishing. Home Repairs Merit Badge Requirements, 2002. Copyrighted Boy Scouts of America
HOME REPAIRS PROGRAM OVERVIEW BRING TO CLASS: Home Repairs merit badge pamphlet. Home Repairs merit badge workbook, part one & part two. Signed Application for Merit Badge Blue Card. PRE-REQUISITES: Complete Part One of the workbook before class (requirement 1 ). CURRICULUM: Requirements 2, 3, 4, 5, &, 6 will be completed during class (part two of the workbook). Pre-requisites will also be reviewed during class. CLASS SIZE: 10
HOME REPAIRS Home Repairs Merit Badge Requirements, 2002 PRE-REQUISITE REQUIREMENTS ARE PRINTED IN BOLD UNDERLINED RED ITALICS & MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS. 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 yard tool and show that you know how to clean up and properly store this 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. 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 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 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.
HOME REPAIRS WORKBOOK PART ONE, PRE-REQUSITIES Name Unit # Council District Part One of the workbook must be completed before class. Bring the entire workbook (part one and part two) with you to class. 1. Discuss general precautions related to home repairs. Name at least 10 safe practices that every home repairer should exercise. Safe practices: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
HOME REPAIRS WORKBOOK PART TWO, CLASS CURRICULUM Name Unit # Council District Part Two of the workbook will be completed during class. 2. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do FOUR of the following: a) Maintain or recondition a yard tool and show that you know how to clean up and properly store this 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.
HOME REPAIRS WORKBOOK, PART TWO, p.2 Name 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 or railing. g) Repair a fence.
HOME REPAIRS WORKBOOK, PART TWO, p.3 Name 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.
HOME REPAIRS WORKBOOK, PART TWO, p.4 Name 5. continued 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.
ORGANIZATIONS and WEB SITES (Whenever you go online, be sure you have your parent s permission first.) Ask the Builder Website: http://www.askthebuild.com CornerHardware.com Website: http://www.conerhardware.com Creative Homeowner Website: http://www.chp-publisher.com Environmental Protection Agency Website: http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/asbestos.html Website: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/ National Fire Protection Association Website: http://www.nfpa.org This Old House Online Website: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/ Toiletology 101 Website: http://www.toiletology.com Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Website: http://www.ul.com