I know what you mean—I've had inspectors get hung up on the weirdest details, like the angle of a porch light or the sheen on a mailbox. Meanwhile, there was a house down the street with a half-collapsed shed for months and nobody blinked. Sometimes it feels like they focus on the stuff that's easiest to spot or fix, rather than what actually matters for safety or the neighborhood. I get that there need to be standards, but the inconsistency drives me nuts.
Totally get where you’re coming from. I once had an inspector flag me for using the wrong type of screws on a deck railing—meanwhile, my neighbor’s fence was literally falling into the sidewalk for weeks and nobody cared. Sometimes I wonder if it’s just about what’s right in front of them, or maybe they’re following some checklist to the letter. Have you ever tried asking an inspector to clarify why certain things get flagged over others? I’ve found that sometimes they’ll actually walk you through their reasoning, but other times it’s just “that’s the rule.”
