A Closer Look Inspections has 35+ years of flooring, and moisture problems related experience. We have more experience, training and certifications than any inspection company in Tennessee, from Knoxville to Tri-cities, Clarksville and Nashville to Chattanooga. Here is why we can say that:

 

After high school, Dale Collins went on to vocational school. He was trained and became certified as a Welder/Fabricator. This trade normally has nothing to do with the above, but it led to his first employment with the flooring industry. This was because a hardwood flooring manufacturer hired him for their machine shop. He later became foreman of that shop. In this capacity, he not only saw how hardwood flooring was made but also many manufacturing defects.

While working in the above position, a friend of his owned a carpet cleaning operation, which Dale began working as a second job. When the above flooring manufacturer went out of business, he went full-time with the carpet cleaning company. In a very short time that company grew to a 1000+ employee company and Dale was made their Technical Director, and he oversaw all cleaning, water/smoke damage restoration operations. This position required that he attend many restoration industry training schools and college courses to be certified as a Master Restorer. 

Later, in 1991 the cleaning company had a flooring problem that involved an independent inspector. This inspection did not go as the company had hoped. Because of this Dale then was sent to Inspection school to be trained and certified as a Senior Carpet Inspector. Two years later he returned to the same school, for training and certification as a Hard-Surface Inspector. Then in 1997 he left the company to become a full-time flooring Inspector.