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Roofers in Fentress County, Tennessee

3 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a Fentress 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 Fentress 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 Fentress County

The National Weather Service logged 54 roof-relevant storm reports in Fentress County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 7 hail, 42 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports — about 5 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 4 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 87 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF2. Reports cluster in June, July and May, and 2016 was the busiest year with 10 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports105843337731

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Jul 8, 2016Hail 1.75 in hail no narrative filed
Feb 6, 2025Hail 1 in hail
$25K property damage		 A few houses just north of Clarkrange received hail the evening of February 6th. A few minutes of hail was reported, leading to roofs being damaged as well as some vehicle damage. One resident reported hail of nickel to quarter size.
Feb 8, 2017Hail 1 in hail Penny to quarter size hail was reported 2 miles north of Jamestown.
Feb 8, 2017Hail 1 in hail Quarter size hail was reported 3 miles north of Jamestown.
Mar 1, 2016Hail 0.88 in hail Dime to nickel size hail was reported in the Double Top community.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Fentress 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 Fentress County

Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Fentress 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.