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Knoxville, TN

Roof Repair in Knoxville, Tennessee

A repair is the job most likely to fall under every threshold: usually no permit, and under $3,000 no licence anywhere in Tennessee. That makes the checks you do yourself matter more, not less.

Permits for a roof repair in Knoxville

We have not found Knoxville's rule for roof repairs stated on the building department's own page, so nothing is asserted here.

City of Knoxville Plans Review and Inspections, 865-215-4311. Source: City of Knoxville, Plans Review and Permits, read 2026-09-18.

Licensing for a repair

Under $3,000, no state licence is required in any county. Over $3,000 in Knox County the roofer needs a Home Improvement or contractor licence, which covers most repairs that involve decking or a whole slope. Ask for the certificate of insurance and call the agent named on it; a fall from your roof by an uninsured crew is your problem.

What breaks roofs around Knoxville

Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 172 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 117 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 75 mph. Lifted tabs, missing ridge caps and creased shingles after a gust front are repairs; bruised shingles across a whole slope after hail are usually not.

DateWindWhat the spotter logged
Feb 28, 202475 mphThe ASOS weather station KTYS measured a 65 knot thunderstorm wind gust.
Mar 25, 202374 mphA 74 mph wind gust was measured by a spotter.
Dec 18, 202570 mph
$100K damage
A 36 inch diameter oak tree was felled by severe thunderstorm winds and sliced through the side of a home, requiring the fire department to extricate 1 person. No confirmed injuries. Fire department reported another tree falling on a separate house in Knoxville as well as several other incidents of
Mar 29, 202070 mphSeveral trees were reported down with numerous power outages across the western part of the county. Time was estimated by radar.

Roofers for a repair near Knoxville

The 12 nearest of 47 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 87 roofing companies near Knoxville →

Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile

Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names. In Knox County a residential job over $3,000 needs one, and a company may hold it under a different legal name, so ask for the licence number and check it before you sign. This is not a finding that any of them is unlicensed.