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Roofers in Lincoln County, Tennessee

3 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

The National Weather Service logged 203 roof-relevant storm reports in Lincoln County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 11 hail, 182 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports — about 20 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 10 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 93 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF3. Reports cluster in April, June and May, and 2025 was the busiest year with 77 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports1320559863025775

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Apr 22, 2017Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball sized hail was reported. Window screens were knocked out of homes.
Mar 29, 2020Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball sized hail was reported in the Boons Hill area. Time estimated by radar.
Feb 26, 2026Hail 1.75 in hail Golf ball sized hail was reported.
Apr 22, 2017Hail 1.25 in hail Half-dollar sized hail was reported.
Apr 5, 2017Hail 1.25 in hail Half dollar sized hail was reported in Belleville.

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

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