Temporarily wrap the crown with plastic material to prevent water leaking because It's cold now so crown rebuild can not be done until weather is right/warm enough4. 

If I was single and living alone, I would definitely consider it but with a live-in gf who recently had back surgery, it' not ideal at the moment.

Thin plastic panels were glued to the wall initially.

There are various types of fences designed to help address intrusion problems, like an L-footer, hard plastic, and other redundant fences.

(Unless you're getting crazy good deals on good quality faucets, that is.)If the existing faucet is good quality (brass internals instead of plastic) then I might consider replacing the cartridge and seals, otherwise, I'd replace the whole faucet.

@Aaron McGinnisI just pulled apart a tenant to patch of a door knob hole in drywall comprised of a plastic shopping bag held in-place with patterned duct tape and covered with plaster-of-Paris.  

Then at 21 I had a major surgery that left me unable to walk, nearly blind, deaf in one ear, a facial paralysis and medical bills that exceeded 600k.

@Melody Everett-NeddoA bandit sign is basically a large yard sign also known as a corrugated plastic yard sign.

Hiring Benny, Guido, Lurch, and Associates who have wet-vacs and some used plastic in the back of their cars will only cause you heartache!

The plastic gets brittle and more and more parts will start to break.Are you responsible for replacing it, legally?