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Roofers in Hamilton County, Tennessee

23 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a Hamilton County town. Hamilton County is one of nine Tennessee counties where a Home Improvement licence is also required for residential jobs between $3,000 and $24,999.

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
Home Improvement licence required in Hamilton County. That roster is separate from the state export and is not shown on this site yet; check it at verify.tn.gov.
Under $3,000
No state licence in any county.

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

Storm history in Hamilton County

The National Weather Service logged 148 roof-relevant storm reports in Hamilton County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 19 hail, 127 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports — about 15 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 18 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 EF3. Reports cluster in June, May and July, and 2025 was the busiest year with 30 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports1216121411482612303

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Mar 1, 2017Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball sized hail was reported at Chattanooga.
Jun 25, 2023Hail 1.75 in hail no narrative filed
Mar 21, 2017Hail 1.25 in hail Half dollar size hail was reported.
May 12, 2025Hail 1.25 in hail no narrative filed
Apr 10, 2025Hail 1.25 in hail no narrative filed

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

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

By town