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I’m also interested in this process and the results. Have you done it before? I’ve been mulling over a lost-pla sand casting project.

Just use 3/16” aluminum rivets that you can install with a standard hand tool. Just use 12 vs 8 of the 1/4”. A permanent fix will be basically what you are doing here, but with a section of 6” pipe instead of two little sister plates. Looks like 2 ft of 6” aluminum pipe will set you back...

Not sure how a solid bottom alleviates any racking concern. A solid back would, but if you are attaching them to the wall, it will be fine. If you are thinking about being able to move them around with stuff in them, you will likely want casters regardless of how sturdy or flimsy you build them.

Well it sounds like some inspector potentially signed off on it for a 500 lb tank at this exact location. If the tank was an adjacent room, would it require massive defenses against vehicle impacts? What separates the rooms? Wood? I’m not saying it’s definitely allowed, I’m saying different...

Is this based on experience with CA code? Sounds like the current water heater is on a wood platform. OP, talk to the inspector or someone local and knowledgeable before making any assumptions. Seems equally likely the intent is to protect against fairly minor parking bumps, not wrong-pedal...

I was in your shoes maybe 10 yrs ago, sounds like HF is still selling the same torque wrench. It’s a total bear to get up to 150 ft-lbs. Though I’ve also never heard of the reset procedure, but I probably never read the manual. If you find yourself needing 150 ft-lbs with any regularity, you...

Yeah, they’ve worked out pretty well for preventing the shelves from becoming caves. I used those flexible LED strings, but something like this that comes with brackets might go in faster: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD814LFK?tag=atomicindus08-20 No reason you couldn’t add the same thing to...

I would second this approach (it’s what I did)

Is it that most people will expect “a shed?” Or is the realtor saying that if the shed is there when they see the house, they will expect it to be there when they close on the house. Because I definitely agree with the second one. I think you will have to list it as an exclusion, same as if...

Agree, semantics. Just pointing out that “medium” isn’t any less correct, and it’s what probably 9/10 people will picture in their heads. Well 9 of the 10 out of 100 that will have any idea what you are talking about.

Sounds like your company made a product called multi density fiberboard. The common usage of the acronym MDF that most people know is medium density fiberboard. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard

I would second this. That stuff will probably work fine if you seal the seams. As mentioned, particle board has terrible water tolerance, but the melamine veneer is reasonably water resistant, so you just need to keep water away from the exposed panel edges. I’ve been using the same stuff as...

My experience with incandescent, CFL, and LED bulbs is some die annoyingly early, and some last seemingly forever. If you just change them when they die, natural selection will leave you with mostly the latter.

If the stud is proud enough that the washer tack and the nut plug weld don’t just become the same thing, there is definitely good reason to tack the washer, which is there is more material to transfer the torque. If you are a good welder, maybe it’s just not necessary. But if you are a...

100% include the washer. Weld the washer to the stud, plug weld the nut to the stud, and weld the nut to the washer. Maybe if you are a good welder the washer is unnecessary. But if you are a hack welder like me, and poor access is making it even harder, the washer is worth the effort. On...

Agree these are dangerous. But that’s because anytime I can’t reach the thing, I put my hand on the nearest wall/shelf to balance and stand on the top tube that says “NOT A STEP”. If you can resist that urge, I feel like they are pretty safe.

Yeah that looks perfectly adequate. Pop rivets into fiberglass aren’t the best (but are definitely still a thing), but in this case they just holding the cover plate. Also 1/4” of fiberglass is nothing to sneeze at, unless it’s a really poor layup. Especially if that’s an encapsulated plywood...

I think that’s a picture of the OEM mounting for reference. OP can clarify if not. Like this one: https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Ladders/Stromberg-Carlson/LA-401.html

Freeze/thaw should only be an issue of water is getting trapped inside the tube. If that’s the case, you may want an intentional drain hole at the bottom of the tube. Since this seems to be mostly cosmetic (ladder is usable without it), you can use a square of thick plastic or painted wood...

Another vote for tape measures. I got tired of having to go to the garage to get a 25 footer when I wanted to measure some random thing in the kitchen, or my desk, or the basement. So I bought a 3 pack of cheap 6’ ones on Amazon. These things...