Oak Ridge, TN
Roof Repair in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
A repair is the job most likely to fall under every threshold: usually no permit, and under $3,000 no licence anywhere in Tennessee. That makes the checks you do yourself matter more, not less.
Permits for a roof repair in Oak Ridge
We have not found Oak Ridge's rule for roof repairs stated on the building department's own page, so nothing is asserted here.
Licensing for a repair
Under $3,000, no state licence is required in any county. Anderson County requires none until a job reaches $25,000, so for a repair the licence is a plus rather than a legal floor. Ask for the certificate of insurance and call the agent named on it; a fall from your roof by an uninsured crew is your problem.
What breaks roofs around Oak Ridge
Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 82 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 46 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 81 mph, plus 2 tornado reports. Lifted tabs, missing ridge caps and creased shingles after a gust front are repairs; bruised shingles across a whole slope after hail are usually not.
| Date | Wind | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | 81 mph | Rear flank downdraft winds associated with a tornadic supercell snapped and felled several trees along Poplar Creek Road, the small valley just east of where a brief tornado had touched down. |
| May 20, 2025 | 72 mph | Severe convective gust measured on an at home anemometer. |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 70 mph | A tree was downed onto a home in the Kingston Woods area in West Knoxville. |
| Apr 14, 2019 | 69 mph | Widespread power lines and trees were downed across Oak Ridge. Multiple trees fell on commercial buildings, homes, and across roads. A rook was partially blown off a building on Warehouse Road. |
Roofers for a repair near Oak Ridge
The 12 nearest of 12 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 35 roofing companies near Oak Ridge →
- Brogdon Roofing, Inc.865-483-8900 · brogdonroofinginc.com · BC-21
- Climax Roofing & Renovations LLCHome Improvement
- Seven Arrows Roof Restoration LLC DBA Roofmaxx Of West KnoxvilleHome Improvement
- Brandons Construction423-676-6241 · BC-21
- Hemlock Roofing, LLCHome Improvement
- Smith Roofing LLC865-507-0033 · smithroofingservice.com · BC-A
- Just-N-Credible Plumbing Services LLC716-573-4319 · BC-21
- Brogdon Construction & Roofing LLC865-963-2975 · BC-A
- Farragut Roofing LLC865-865-7663 · BC
- Innovative Roofing & Siding, Inc.(865) 688-2888 · knoxvilleroofingandsiding.com · Home Improvement
- Mcguire Roofing & Construction, LLC865-338-7663 · mcguireroofing.com · BC-21
- Roofing By Rli Inc.(865) 670-7663 · roofingbyrli.com · Home Improvement
Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile
- Hatcher Seamless Guttering(865) 659-6496 · hatchergutters.com
- The Roof Rejuvenators(865) 418-7663 · theroofrejuvenators.com
- Wolf's Roofing Flooring and Home Repairs(865) 387-4952
- Oak Ridge Roofing(865) 345-3553
- Universal Trade Builders(865) 275-1201
- American Home(865) 800-3982 · youramericanhome.net
- B&B Roofing Repairs(865) 321-0300 · bbroofingrepairs.com
- Barnett Roofing(865) 323-2402 · barnettroofingknoxville.com
Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names, and in Anderson County none is required for a job under $25,000, so that is not a mark against them. For a roof quoted at $25,000 or more, ask for the contractor licence number and check it.