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Roofers in Chattanooga, Tennessee

20 roofing contractors with a current Tennessee licence are based within 12 miles of Chattanooga, in a place where the Weather Service has logged hail up to 1.75 inches since 2016.

Licensed roofers based within 12 miles of Chattanooga

Listed by where the business is, not by who it says it serves. Every one held an active Tennessee contractor licence with a roofing classification on 2026-09-17, and the address it is placed by is the one the state holds. A licence is valid statewide, so roofers further out can work here too.

Re-roof permits in Chattanooga

Chattanooga permits re-roofing under its Residential Repair, Replace or Alteration permit, applied for through the city's OpenGov portal. The Land Development Office's own page lists re-roofing by name among the work that permit covers.

Office
City of Chattanooga Land Development Office
Phone
423-643-5894
Online
chattanoogatn.portal.opengov.com/categories/1103/record-types/6634

The city's Residential Modification Permit page reads: "This applies to single-family units, both attached and detached, where there is a total remodel of the interior, or portions of the interior, replacing an existing deck, repairing a porch, re-roofing, windows, exterior doors, or siding replacement."

Source: Chattanooga.gov, Residential Modification Permit. Read 2026-09-17.

Storm history within 12 miles of Chattanooga

The National Weather Service logged 99 roof-relevant storm reports within 12 miles of Chattanooga between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 12 hail, 85 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports — about 10 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-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 EF3. Reports cluster in May, June and March, and 2023 was the busiest year with 18 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports813685371810183

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 1, 2017Hail 1 in hail Quarter sized hail was reported at Chattanooga.
Apr 6, 2022Hail 1 in hail no narrative filed
Jun 25, 2023Hail 1 in hail no narrative filed

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, begin point within 12 miles of the USGS centre point for Chattanooga. 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.

Licensing in Hamilton County

Hamilton County is one of nine counties where residential jobs between $3,000 and $24,999 need a Home Improvement licence, on top of the state licence required at $25,000. The Hamilton County detail →