Roofers in Grainger County, Tennessee

6 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a Grainger 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County

The National Weather Service logged 38 roof-relevant storm reports in Grainger County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 4 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 1 tornado report — about 4 a year. The largest hail reported was 2.5 in (hen-egg-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 70 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF1. Reports cluster in May, August and June, and 2018 was the busiest year with 6 reports.

Year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Reports	4	1	6	5	4	2	1	4	6	4	1

The reports that matter for a roof

Date	Event	Size or speed	What the spotter logged
May 8, 2024	Hail	2.5 in hail $100K property damage	Several reports of tennis ball sized hail from both broadcast media and public reports were received. Significant damage was inflicted in Grainger County, with farmers reporting their tomato greenhouses were significantly damaged by the hail.
May 8, 2024	Hail	1.5 in hail	no narrative filed
Feb 6, 2025	Hail	1.25 in hail	no narrative filed
Mar 21, 2026	Hail	1 in hail	no narrative filed
Mar 29, 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	Numerous trees were reported down across the county.

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

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