What to say to the appraiser

[Fishboy]

I had my house appraised recently for a HELOC, and I wanted to ask those here who are more experienced with that process if I did what I should have to maximize the appraised value.

While the lady was looking around the house, she asked about some of the changes I've made. I've lived in this house for ten years and have done a fair bit of renovation. She asked how much each of the changes had cost, and I was honest about it. The structural changes have all been permitted and I contracted for the work, so that work included the value of labor. I didn't figure in any labor for the stuff I've done myself, though, and now I'm wondering if that will make a difference in the final figure.

For instance, I completely renovated the kitchen, taking out everything to the bare walls, floor, and ceiling. I put in some nice stuff, but the total cost was only $6,500. If I'd had that done by a contractor, it'd've cost twice or three times that much. I've installed tile throughout and other stuff like that, so now that the appraisal is done I'm wondering if I should have given her numbers that included an estimate of labor cost. What do you guys think?

Aloha pumehana,
Brian and Mary
Lynnwood, WA\Discovery Harbour