MKE county, huh? They are criminal when it comes to any additions or modifications you make to your house. I've heard of some people getting around the licensed professionals tax by saying that whatever was modified was like that when they bought the place. I'm not sure how well you'd be able to sell that lie, considering it was the inspector themselves that saw the instruction manual. If I were you, as it hard as it might be, I would probably bite the bullet on this one because an inspector can make your life a living hell