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Roofers in Macon County, Tennessee

2 state-licensed roofing contractors are based within 12 miles of a Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon County

The National Weather Service logged 57 roof-relevant storm reports in Macon County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 9 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports — about 6 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 7 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 EF1. Reports cluster in May, July and June, and 2016 was the busiest year with 11 reports.

Year20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Reports117763323861

The reports that matter for a roof

DateEventSize or speedWhat the spotter logged
Apr 5, 2017Hail 1.75 in hail A tSpotter Twitter report indicated golf ball size hail fell in Red Boiling Springs.
May 4, 2016Hail 1 in hail A Facebook report indicated quarter size hail and strong winds occurred about 4 miles south-southeast of Westmoreland in southwest Macon County.
Apr 5, 2017Hail 1 in hail Quarter size hail was reported around 4 miles southeast of Lafayette.
Mar 31, 2023Hail 1 in hail Estimated quarter size hail fell from a severe thunderstorm near Lafayette.
May 8, 2024Hail 1 in hail Estimated quarter size hail was reported near Red Boiling Springs.

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

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