Cleveland, TN
Roof Repair in Cleveland, 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 Cleveland
We have not found Cleveland'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. Over $3,000 in Bradley County the roofer needs a Home Improvement or contractor licence, which covers most repairs that involve decking or a whole slope. 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 Cleveland
Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 68 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 42 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 81 mph, plus 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | 81 mph $500K damage | Large tree branches up to 10 inches in diameter were snapped off the trees by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. At one location, the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a house with a large tree branch damaging the porch roof of the home. EPB of Chattanooga reported over 400 incidents of downed |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 81 mph | Structural damage was reported to several buildings along highway 411 and Stump Street. |
| Jun 7, 2025 | 81 mph | Small trees snapped at their trunks by potent thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| Jun 7, 2025 | 69 mph $50K damage | Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts, blocking a local road. Elsewhere in Bradley County, numerous trees were felled, with multiple trees landing on both site built and manufactured housing, dealing various amounts of damage to structures. |
Roofers for a repair near Cleveland
The 8 nearest of 8 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 23 roofing companies near Cleveland →
- Absolute Roofing & Restoration LLC423-715-6019 · aroof.co · BC-A
- All-Timate Construction LLC DBA All-Timate Roofing423-476-6387 · alltimateroofing.com · BC-21
- Bradley Awning, Siding & Aluminum Products Co.Home Improvement
- Weston Construction, LLC240-355-2311 · BC-21
- Best RoofingHome Improvement
- Burell Built LLC865-207-2697 · BC-21
- Southeast Roofing And Exteriors LLCHome Improvement
- Mountainview Roofing And Contracting, LLC423-394-5656 · BC-A
Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile
- RivCo(423) 883-0594 · rivco.co
- Select Flooring and Remodeling(423) 225-4515 · selectflooringandremodeling.com
- H L Construction(423) 464-4506 · hlconstructionsite.com
- Hep Roofing(423) 786-0710 · hepisontheway.com
- HILL TOP ROOFING INC(888) 687-0401 · hilltoproof.com
- johnson roofing(423) 883-3865 · silentbob8228.wixsite.com
- Premiere Roofing Services(423) 457-3239 · premiereroofingservices.com
- Ready Roofers(423) 704-6031
Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names. In Bradley County a residential job over $3,000 needs one, and a company may hold it under a different legal name, so ask for the licence number and check it before you sign. This is not a finding that any of them is unlicensed.