Kitchen and bath: where marriages and change orders start

Homeowners feel cabinets and tile with their eyeballs at weird angles. Shoot what they will judge: seams at eye level, outlet symmetry mistakes, shower niche grout corners, undercabinet shadow lines. Also shoot what they will not notice until anger: waterproofing laps, blocking for grab bars, valve depth before tile.

Before you cover pretty

Framed rough openings, blocking, DWV stacks behind vanities. Nobody wants to core a finished backsplash because someone “assumed” blocking.

Finish photos need mean light

Flash at user height reveals paint holidays owners will find at 9pm with a lamp. You are not being petty—you are buying quiet.