About The Inspector

    When you hire Alan Chase of Chase Home Inspections you are hiring a seasoned professional who has vast training and experience in the building industry.

    I spent many of my earlier years as a carpenter.  I know the pride it takes to do a construction job right and the temptation that exists to cut corners.  I worked for ten years as a field inspector for FEMA (back when they had a good name) where I learned how to professionally document field observations of damaged residential dwellings.  I became well versed in local building codes after serving several years as a Knox County Building Inspector.  I am the only full time Knox County home inspector to maintain certification as a State Building Inspector for New Construction. 

    When Tennessee implemented the Home Inspector License Act, I was the 12th inspector in the state to become a licensed home inspector.  In August 2010 I was appointed by the Department of Commerce and Insurance to serve as a member of the Home Inspector Advisory Committee.   I presently serve with eight other State Licensed Home Inspectors.         

    After 20 years as a home inspector, performing over 7,000 local home inspections and achieving certification in the top two national home inspection organizations, I feel confident to fully evaluate your new home and provide you with full disclosure of the present conditions.

• President 2011-2012 East TN Chapter of ASHI (ETASHI)
• Certified State Building Inspector #0417
• Certified Inspector ASHI  #116355
• Certified Real Estate Inspector NAHI CRI #2005121
• TN Licensed Home Inspector #0012
• Appointed Member of the Home Inspector Advisory Committee
• Associate Degree: General Technology, Pellissippi State
• Member International Code Council
• Member East Tennessee Building Officials Association
• Over 7,000 Local Home Inspections Performed

Life After Work

I greatly enjoy life here in East Tennessee.   My wife and I are fortunate to run a business that we both find fulfillment in.  You may find me on weekends biking the Greenways in Knox Co. or paddling the shores of Norris Lake.  I spend two nights a week at the YMCA (Yoga) and on Friday nights you can usually find me at a Mexican Restaurant.  After spending the last 20 years remodeling every room in my home I am now eying the unfinished basement.