By Mitch Kuffa With Winter here, many of us will begin lighting up our old natural fireplaces. If you stop for a moment and think about the...
Author - Mitch Kuffa
Mitchell J. Kuffa Jr. has been in the construction industry since 1967. In that time, he was worked as a construction superintendent, general superintendent and construction manager for several large developers in the state of Michigan.
He has been a licensed Michigan residential builder since 1977, was an incorporated general contractor for 11 years and has built and/or run the construction of approx. 3,500 residential houses, apartments, commercial structures and/or light industrial buildings.
In 1981 he started the first private home inspection agency in Michigan and to date has personally performed approx. 16,000 inspections for a fee.
Since 1981, Mr. Kuffa, inspects properties and acts as a construction consultant for the Michigan Department of Mental Health (group homes), UAW Legal Services, numerous lenders, several non-profit organizations and for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Mr. Kuffa is a federal housing fee inspector and FHA 203K mortgage loan consultant, works with several attorney's as an "expert witness", has been appointed by the Michigan circuit court system to act as a Receiver in several cases concerning construction litigation and teaches a series of construction classes (for misc. school districts, community colleges. Michigan state housing authority, etc.).
Mr. Kuffa has been a member of the National Association of Home Inspectors, in good standing, since 1983.
By Mitch Kuffa With winter and heating fuel costs being what they are, let’s talk about your house and HEAT LOSS concerns. Basically, HEAT...
IINSPECTIONS by Mitch Kuffa answers questions from BWHL readers. QUESTION: I have been trying to get my house re-roofed since last summer and have...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about how little house problems turn into big house problems if left untouched When we inspect houses, it is very...
By Mitch Kuffa FURNACE Let’s inspect your furnace! Let’s get your furnace in shape before the frost arrives. A majority of homes...
By Mitch Kuffa WINTER Guess What? It’s time to dust off the old snowshoes, grease up the dog sled and say good-bye to the summer of...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about some “HORROR STORIES!” I’ve been wanting to do an article on some of the “horror stories” that our office...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about clues! Many times, when inspecting a house, you have to maintain the mentality of a detective and know how...
By Mitch Kuffa Here are some “Fun Facts” that I have discovered after having been in the construction industry for 40 years and...
By Mitch Kuffa SCENARIO’S Let’s talk about some very interesting scenarios that we have discovered while inspecting homes. STOP THE WATER...