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Roofers in Giles County, Tennessee
No state-licensed roofing contractor has a published address within 12 miles of a Giles 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 Giles 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 Giles County
The National Weather Service logged 65 roof-relevant storm reports in Giles County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 13 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports — about 7 a year. The largest hail reported was 2.5 in (hen-egg-sized), and 11 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 90 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF2. Reports cluster in June, May and March, and 2018 was the busiest year with 11 reports.
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
The reports that matter for a roof
| Date | Event | Size or speed | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2018 | Hail | 2.5 in hail | A storm chaser reported tennis ball size hail on Rolin Hollow Road. |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in hail | Golf ball size hail fell in Elkton. Report relayed via WHNT-TV in Huntsville. |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in hail | A Twitter photo from Tennessee Valley Weather showed estimated quarter to half dollar size hail in the Westside Community west of Pulaski. |
| May 2, 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in hail | Estimated half-dollar size hail was reported in Minor Hill. |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Hail | 1 in hail | Quarter size hail covered the ground in Goodspring. |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Giles 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 Giles County
Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Giles 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 Giles County town. Roofers from neighbouring counties can still work here; the licence is statewide.