Had a similar situation recently—inspector didn't bat an eye at the chaos, but he did ask me to clear a path to the attic hatch. Lesson learned: mess is fine, blocked access points... not so much.
Haha, sounds familiar. When our inspector came by, I panicked and spent hours cleaning the kitchen—only for him to completely ignore it and head straight for the basement. Turns out he was way more concerned about the furnace access being blocked by boxes. Lesson learned here too: inspectors don't care about your dirty dishes, but they definitely care about squeezing into tight spaces... priorities, right?
Haha, inspectors definitely have their own weird checklist. I remember spending half a day scrubbing grout lines in the bathroom tiles, convinced he'd judge my entire remodel based on that. Nope... he spent all of two seconds in there and then grilled me on attic insulation and venting. Guess energy efficiency beats sparkling tiles every time. Lesson learned: next time, less scrubbing, more ladder climbing.
"Guess energy efficiency beats sparkling tiles every time."
Funny you mention that... I've had inspectors who barely glanced at insulation but spent ages nitpicking cabinet alignment and countertop seams. One guy even whipped out a level to check the backsplash tile—talk about unexpected priorities. Makes me wonder if it's less about energy efficiency specifically and more about each inspector's personal pet peeves. Maybe the real lesson is to expect the unexpected and keep a little flexibility in your prep?
Ha, I've been there—had one inspector who obsessed over grout lines like his life depended on it, yet totally ignored the brand-new windows I'd just installed. Guess you never know what's gonna trigger their inner perfectionist...
