FALL CHECKLIST | Is your home ready?

by Mitch Kuffa4 months agoSeptember 30, 2020

For those of you who don’t know where to start in preparing for OLD MAN WINTER, here’s some help. Use the following as a checklist to ensure your house is ready for winter.

EXTERIOR

Seal basement windows
Caulk windows
Caulk doors
Caulk hole/cracks
Install extensions (and splash blocks) on downspouts
Clean gutters
Cover air-conditioning unit (top only)
Clean debris of the roof
Check roof condition
Re-seal roof penetrations (vents, stacks, etc.)
Check flashing around the chimney
Install weather covers on electrical outlets
Drain conventional hose faucets (and shut off within)
Check lights for function

DOOR & WINDOWS

Check door weather stripping
Check all windows for proper seal and function
Wash windows

INSULATION

Insulate perimeter bond in the basement (top of foundation wall)
Add attic insulation (70% of heat loss is up)

HEATING

Install new furnace filter
Buy extra filters
Have furnace checked for proper function
Install computerized thermostat
Clean chimney’s as necessary (especially fireplace)
Install chimney caps if necessary
Adjust fireplace damper

VENTING

Pull attic insulation away from soffit vents
Open all attic vents
Close all crawl space vents
Seal crawl space hatch
Check draw fans for function (bath, range, etc.)

CLEAN-UP

Clean out the storage areas
Clean out garage
Clean and store patio furniture
Rake flower beds

Questions about your home or property? Call MJK today!

Inspections by MJK
Mitch & Celeste Kuffa
627 N Riverside
St. Clair, MI 48079
(810) 329-4052

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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. 20,000 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 attorneys'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 previously taught a series of construction classes (for misc. school districts, community colleges. Michigan state housing authority, etc.).