
So, the inspector’s coming over. The checklist is ready, the clipboard is armed, and your home is about to face the ultimate judgment day. Most people think of safety inspections as nothing more than making sure smoke alarms beep and outlets don’t spark.
But here’s the twist: the little tweaks, upgrades, or shortcuts you’ve made around the house could be the very things that sink you. What seems harmless or clever might actually be a bright red flag that earns you a fail stamp faster than you can say, “But it looked fine on Pinterest.”