Yeah, inspectors can be all over the place. Had one guy nitpick my deck railing height down to a quarter inch, yet ignored the sketchy wiring in my ga...

I've had decent luck with smaller sawmills, actually. You do have to be flexible though—sometimes the boards are a bit wonky or need extra trimming. R...

Good point about checking out the smaller details. I drove by a couple of the builder's past projects too, but honestly, I didn't even think to look c...