Home Repairs

Do 14 of the following:
  1. Know where your main electric switch is. Replace a fuse or reset the circuit breaker in an electric entrance switch box.
  2. Waterproof a basement wall.
  3. Repair or put in drapery or curtain rods. Hang draperies or curtains.
  4. Build or fix a stair or porch handrail.
  5. Repair furniture.
  6. Repair window screen or screen door.
  7. Repair sagging door or gate.
  8. Repair a picture frame.
  9. Clean a clogged drain or trap.
  10. Repair or replace a sash cord.
  11. Repair a leaky water faucet or valve.
  12. Repair a break in a cement walk, drive, garage floor, or in an asphalt surface.
  13. Repair a fence.
  14. Recondition a garden tool.
  15. Repair an electric cord, plug, or lamp socket.
  16. Replace a broken pane of glass.
  17. Mend china.
  18. Paint or varnish a piece of furniture, door, or part of the trim on a house. Clean brush afterward.
  19. Repair a leaky hose.
  20. Caulk cracks or joints open to the weather.
  21. Put in fixtures for storing equipment or tools.
  22. Paint a wall or ceiling. Clean brush afterward.
  23. Lay floor tile or repair a worn spot.
  24. Solder.
  25. Put new cords in a Venetian blind.
  26. Build a workbench.
  27. Repair a flushing mechanism in toilet.
  28. Clean or replace a grass sprinkler water head.
  29. Install insulation in attic, wall or crawl space.