H.A.C. -Home Repairs Traditional Geocache
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Home Repairs
This should be a quick park and grab. You will be looking for a
plastic peanut jar just a few feet off the side of the road. This
area holds a boat launch. From here you can also rent a few
different types of flotation devices and can float down river to
Pictured rocks. The boat drop area was redone last year and there
is some signs nearby that tell about the area. Happy
caching!!!
Successfully completing this badge's requirements can lead to a
lifetime of personal and financial rewards: Doing basic home
repairs provides a sense of personal pride in one's achievements
and increased self-confidence. In addition, safe and successful
do-it-yourselfers can easily save a family thousands of dollars in
repair bills over the years.
Requirements for the badge not the cache:
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:
1. Maintain or recondition a garden tool and show that you know how
to clean up and properly store it and other tools.
2. Install insulation in an attic, wall, or crawl space.
3. Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather.
4. Waterproof a basement.
5. Repair a break in a concrete or asphalt surface.
6. Repair the screen in a window or door.
7. Replace a pane of glass.
8. Solder a broken wire or metal object.
3. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do THREE of
the following:
1. Install or build equipment for storing tools.
2. Build a workbench.
3. Repair a piece of furniture.
4. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, a door, or trim on a
house.
5. Repair a sagging door or gate.
6. Repair a loose step.
7. Repair a fence.
4. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do TWO of
the following:
1. Locate a main electrical switch box and know how to replace a
fuse or reset a circuit breaker.
2. Replace an electrical cord or repair a plug or lamp
socket.
3. Install a single-pole light switch.
4. Replace an electrical wall outlet.
5. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do TWO of
the following:
1. Clear a clogged drain or trap.
2. Repair a leaky water faucet.
3. Repair a flush toilet.
4. Repair a leaky hose or connector.
5. Clean or replace a sprinkler head.
6. Under the supervision of your merit badge counselor, do THREE of
the following:
1. Paint a wall or ceiling.
2. Repair or replace damaged tile or linoleum.
3. Install drapery or curtain rods and then hang drapes or
curtains.
4. Replace window blind cords.
5. Repair or replace a window sash cord.
6. Reinforce a picture frame.
7. Mend an object made of china, glass, or pottery.
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