Driveway

Melting metal mesh screen into broken plastic to rebuild a torn-out mounting hole strong enough to redrill.

A zip tie backed by a washer standing in for a broken plastic trim clip — pennies, and stronger than the part it replaces.

Pulling a small tire through a clogged culvert to scrape it clean.

Raising solar path lights on pipe posts so they stand above the driveway edge instead of sitting at grade.

Aiming the blower up the wall so the backdraft pushes debris away from doorways and cracks instead of into them.