I get what you mean about the “line”—it’s easy to feel confident until you’re staring at a mess you didn’t expect. I tend to agree with your approach:...

You’re not alone in feeling like it’s a moving target. I’ve had similar run-ins—one inspector flagged my attic venting and the next didn’t even look u...

Having a paper trail has saved me more than once too, especially when inspectors contradict each other. I’ve had one sign off on a detail, then the ne...