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Roofers in Franklin County, Tennessee
No state-licensed roofing contractor has a published address within 12 miles of a Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
The National Weather Service logged 118 roof-relevant storm reports in Franklin County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 12 hail, 95 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports — about 12 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 9 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 March, May and April, and 2020 was the busiest year with 29 reports.
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 3 |
The reports that matter for a roof
| Date | Event | Size or speed | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in hail | Golf ball sized hail was observed via a photo. |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Hail | 1.5 in hail | Hail with a diameter up to 1.5 inches was reported via photograph. |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in hail | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in hail | Up to half dollar dized hail was reported. |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in hail | Half dollar sized hail was reported via mPING. |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Franklin 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 Franklin County
Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Franklin 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.
No licensed roofer has a published address within 12 miles of a Franklin County town. Roofers from neighbouring counties can still work here; the licence is statewide.