Our Team

PuroClean Property Damage Experts of Cleveland is a family business, operating since 2014 as PuroClean, but prior to owning our Franchise, we were an independent restoration company for ten years. Our family takes pride in being the backbone of this business. We respond quickly and professionally, and with a personal touch. Once we are on site, we assess the situation and explain the procedure to our client before we start mitigation. We are always accessible to the client and any of their concerns.

The whole Tennessee-based PuroClean team understands that water, fire, mold, and property damage presents an unexpected and stressful disruption to our daily lives. Our role is beyond just repairing the property – it’s also repairing lives.

We service the Cleveland, Tennessee area, where the friendliest people we have ever met live. Not only are they friendly, they also care for their families and their community. We at PuroClean Property Damage Experts take that same community spirit into every home or business we serve. We go beyond repairing property: we also repair the homes and lives of every customer we meet. We also service the counties of Hamilton, Polk, McMinn, and areas in North Georgia. We do not call Cleveland the City with the Spirit just to be saying something. It truly is a city with a sweet southern spirit. We love servicing this area because we are a close knit community of caring people.

No matter the size, PuroClean Property Damage experts are ready to help. We recently completed a fire job at our local Belk’s, located in the stock room and Men’s department, that was very extensive. We were able to get the store back open within 48 hours. We also recently completed a frozen pipe flood at the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home that included the cafeteria, two campus houses, and the gymnasium. We were also able to mitigate extensive microbial growth in a benevolence home here in town, and we were able to clean and get a microbial testing clearance.

Cleveland customers appreciate a predictable, systematic recovery process, with our team promptly answering questions and giving consistent updates on progress towards normalcy. Customers just call us at (423)790-3500 or email us at [email protected] and we usually respond within an hour or two.

PuroClean Property Damage Experts provides 24/7/365 emergency restoration service in Cleveland and all of our surrounding areas. If you need assistance anytime, please call our 24-hour local hotline.

Our Story

PuroClean Property Damage experts are proud to be strongly bound in the close-knit community we love. We are members of the local BBB, Cleveland Power Lunch/BNI group and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. We proudly support our local soccer team, and each year, our family does a Mission trip to the Appalachian Region, providing coats, blankets, food boxes and Christmas gifts for children. We also support our local Sheriff’s Department often, are active in local church events, and participate in Life Clinic, providing free medical assistance to those in need.

We worked for many years on the volunteer side of disaster recovery, alongside the faith-based community and the Church of God, before starting our first restoration business in 2004. We still do lots of volunteer work when time permits; however, our first priority is to take the utmost care of our customers. In fact, our owner Charles Atkins has been a Disaster Response Chaplain for many years and uses that training to understand and care for the needs of our customers. In other words, at PuroClean Property Damage Experts, you are a name, not a number.

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Our Team

Charles and Sharon Atkins

Owners

Charles and Sharon are no strangers to the restoration and housing business. After working for twelve years in construction Charles opened his own mold and restoration company in 2004. After ten years he saw an opportunity to work nationwide. Charles brings a lot of expertise to this industry with multiple certifications in water, fire, structural drying, mold, odor, and carpet damage.
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Jorge Villatoro

Production Manager

Joined PuroClean in 2020

Jorge has been with us since 2020. He has worked the disaster field intermittently. Jorge is a master welder. He spearheads all local jobs and responds to storm surges as needed. He is our primary estimator.

Cynthia Penny

Business Development Representative

Joined PuroClean in 2023

Cynthia is originally from North Carolina. She completed her undergraduate work at Lee and is thrilled to be back in the city and with us. She's a retired middle school teacher who spent six years in China as a teacher and an administrator. She recently helped start a church by working in pastoral care and in marketing. She loves missions, writing and making journals for her own ETSY store.

Jacob Rhodes

Production Technician

Joined PuroClean in 2024

Jacob graduated from Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology and has worked at Heil as a welder. He joined us last year after marrying his wife Breleigh. Jacob is quickly learning the trade of restoration as he has traveled and worked disaster response with owner Charles. In his spare time he enjoys working with guns, skiing and biking.

Caroline Pribanich

Office Manager

Joined PuroClean in 2024

Caroline raised in Crossville, TN graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University where she obtained her Bachelors in Accounting and a Master's in Business Administration. She is glad to call Cleveland her home. Caroline prides herself on ensuring all customers are taken care of in a compassionate and attentive manner. Raised to be challenged, Caroline enjoys fly fishing (tying her own flies!), camping, gardening, weighlifting, and spending time with loved ones.

Breleigh Rhodes

Accounts Payable Assistant

Joined PuroClean in 2024

Since graduation Breleigh has worked with children at Wesley Kids where she was a lead teacher in the two-year-old class. She was recently married and enjoys going to the lake, cooking and baking. She has joined us to assist her mom in Accounts Payable but knows the business by helping her dad lead technicians in their job of restoration. She loves helping people and recently led her first MOWA team to Newland, NC where she helped more than 200 families.

Achievements

We have been honored to receive the following awards and certifications...

PuroClean Property Damage Experts, Cleveland TN

IICRC Certified

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EPA Lead Safe Certified

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July 9th

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