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Roofers in Chester County, Tennessee

2 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a Chester County town. A state contractor licence is required here only for jobs of $25,000 or more; smaller re-roofs need none.

Who has to be licensed here

$25,000 and up
Tennessee contractor licence with the BC-21 roofing classification (or a building classification that includes it), for the prime contractor and for any roofing subcontractor whose share is $25,000 or more.
$3,000 to $24,999
No state licence required in Chester County. The Home Improvement licence applies only in Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby.
Under $3,000
No state licence in any county.

Source: Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors. The licence rules in full →

Storm history in Chester County

The National Weather Service logged 30 roof-relevant storm reports in Chester County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 18 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 1 tornado report — about 3 a year. The largest hail reported was 2 in (hen-egg-sized), and 15 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 63 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF1. Reports cluster in May, March and April, and 2023 was the busiest year with 6 reports.

Year201620172018202020212022202320242025
Reports211534626

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Mar 27, 2017Hail 2 in hail no narrative filed
May 8, 2025Hail 1.75 in hail no narrative filed
May 2, 2025Hail 1.25 in hail no narrative filed
Mar 31, 2016Hail 1 in hail Quarter size hail fell east of Henderson.
May 3, 2020Hail 1 in hail Quarter size hail fell near Glendale Road and Shae Lane.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Chester County. Retrieved 2026-09-17. A report is what a spotter, cooperative observer or emergency manager sent the Weather Service; counties with more spotters log more storms. None of this says whether a particular roof was damaged.

Licensed roofers based in and around Chester County

Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Chester County town, never by a claimed service area. A Tennessee licence is valid statewide, so roofers further out can work here too; these are the closest.