I'll help you figure out your supplies. Back home you could say I did a lot of building-related community service. My specialty is speed, so my mentor and I ran around helping with housing projects pretty often. [And if he gets confused he'll go ask an expert real fast.]

I bet you're right. I'd look into both magic and physical options. Magic is common but who knows what Calice can do to blow out the lights. She had an easy time doing that at the gala.