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Edition 2026Active Merit Badge
Home Repairs
Official Requirements & Fillable Workbook · 2026 Edition
Home Repairs is completely hands-on under adult supervision: you will be patching drywall, weatherstripping, rewiring a lamp plug, and clearing a clogged drain. You need access to a home toolbox and must locate the main water shutoff and electrical breaker box before you begin. Pick tasks from requirements 2 through 6 that match work your home actually needs.
Key Requirements Covered:
- Home Tool Safety & Maintenance
- Plumbing Repairs: Faucets, Toilets & Pipes
- Drywall Patching, Carpentry & Painting
- Electrical Fixtures, Doors & Weatherproofing
7Printable Pages
7Requirements
2026Reqs Revised
What is on the worksheet: Home Repairs Requirements
Every requirement for the Home Repairs merit badge, word for word as published, with room to write under each one on the printed worksheet.
1Hazards and Safe Practices
Do the following:
- a Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while working on home repairs and what you should do to anticipate, mitigate and prevent, and respond to these hazards. Describe the appropriate safety gear and clothing that should be used when working on home repairs.
- b Discuss general precautions related to home repairs. Name at least 10 safe practices that every home repairer should exercise.
2Weatherproofing and Exterior Repairs
Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or counselor, do THREE 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 Weatherstrip a window or door.
- c Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather.
- d Repair a break in a concrete or asphalt surface.
- e Repair or replace the screen in a window or door.
- f Replace a pane of glass.
3Tool Storage, Furniture, and Woodwork
Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or 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.
4Basic Electrical Repairs
Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or 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.
5Plumbing Repairs and the Water Shutoff
Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or counselor, locate and know how to turn off the main water source, including well pumps, and 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.
6Interior Walls, Floors, and Fixtures
Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or 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 drapes or curtains.
- d Repair a hole in drywall.
- e Secure a picture, plant hanger, or other object approved by your parent or guardian to drywall using anchors.
- f Reinforce a picture frame.
- g Mend an object made of china, glass, or pottery.
- h Fix a drawer slide or fix/replace cabinet pulls.
7Option Selection
Do ONE of the following:
- a Explore careers related to this merit badge. Research one career to learn about the training and education needed, costs, job prospects, salary, job duties, and career advancement. Your research methods may include—with your parent or guardian's permission—an internet or library search, an interview with a professional in the field, or a visit to a location where people in this career work. Discuss with your counselor both your findings and what about this profession might make it an interesting career.
- b Explore how you could use knowledge and skills from this merit badge to pursue a hobby or healthy lifestyle. Research any training needed, expenses, and organizations that promote or support it. Discuss with your counselor what short-term and long-term goals you might have if you pursued this.
Two dates, two different things
Requirements Revision vs. Worksheet Date
Scouting America last revised the Home Repairs requirements in 2026. That is the badge, not this sheet — an older year does not mean the worksheet is out of date.
Verbatim Fidelity & Verification
This worksheet was checked against https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/home-repairs/ in Aug 2026 and reproduces the requirements word for word. Both dates are printed on the sheet, so a copy in a binder can always be placed in time.
Requirement text is © Scouting America, reproduced verbatim. The worksheet layout and design are original to this project.
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