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 a toilet.

     28.  Clean or replace a grass sprinkler water head.

     29.  Install insulation in attic, wall, or crawl space.