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Roofers in Pickett County, Tennessee
No state-licensed roofing contractor has a published address within 12 miles of a Pickett 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 Pickett 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 Pickett County
The National Weather Service logged 19 roof-relevant storm reports in Pickett County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 7 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 1 tornado report — about 2 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.75 in (golf-ball-sized), and 5 of the hail reports were an inch or larger, the size at which asphalt shingles start losing granules. The strongest wind logged was 85 mph. The strongest tornado rated EF0. Reports cluster in May, June and July, and 2018 was the busiest year with 4 reports.
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
The reports that matter for a roof
| Date | Event | Size or speed | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in hail | Estimated golf ball size hail fell from a severe thunderstorm in Byrdstown. |
| Dec 18, 2016 | Hail | 1 in hail | Quarter size hail fell on Obey River Bridge in Byrdstown. |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Hail | 1 in hail | no narrative filed |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Hail | 1 in hail | Facebook photos showed dime to quarter size hail in Byrdstown. |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Hail | 1 in hail | Facebook photos showed quarter size hail in the Cedar Grove area. |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Pickett 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 Pickett County
Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Pickett 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.
No licensed roofer has a published address within 12 miles of a Pickett County town. Roofers from neighbouring counties can still work here; the licence is statewide.