Cookeville, TN
Roof Repair in Cookeville, 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 Cookeville
We have not found Cookeville's rule for roof repairs stated on the building department's own page, so nothing is asserted here.
Licensing for a repair
Under $3,000, no state licence is required in any county. Putnam County requires none until a job reaches $25,000, so for a repair the licence is a plus rather than a legal floor. 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 Cookeville
Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 85 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 39 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 96 mph, plus 8 tornado reports. 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.
| Date | Wind | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2017 | 96 mph $1.4M damage | A NWS storm survey found a severe 15 mile long by 1 to 2 mile wide downburst caused major damage across Cookeville and surrounding areas of central Putnam County. Damage was first reported east of Bloomington Springs where trees and power lines were blown down. Scattered tree and power line damage c |
| May 27, 2017 | 85 mph $50K damage | A NWS storm survey found a severe 17 mile long by 1 mile wide downburst caused major wind damage along the Putnam/Overton County border from southwest of Rickman southeastward to around Monterey. Damage was first reported on Cindy Lane in northern Putnam County where trees were blown down. Numerous |
| May 27, 2017 | 85 mph $50K damage | A NWS storm survey found a severe 17 mile long by 1 mile wide downburst caused major wind damage along the Putnam/Overton County border from southwest of Rickman southeastward to around Monterey. Damage was first reported on Cindy Lane in northern Putnam County where trees were blown down. Numerous |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 76 mph $10K damage | Inflow from a tornadic thunderstorm caused trees to uproot and snap along Ben Mason Road. Damages are a rough estimate. |
Roofers for a repair near Cookeville
The 9 nearest of 9 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 35 roofing companies near Cookeville →
- Allen'S Roofing & Exteriors, Inc.931-526-7663 · 526roof.com · BC
- Fitts & Company LLC615-512-5353 · BC-21
- Chc Mechanical Contractors, Inc.931-528-5514 · chccompanies.com · BC-21
- Elite Gutters And Sunrooms931-510-4038 · eliteguttersandsunrooms.com · BC-A
- Henry Brothers Roofing & Siding Inc931-854-1027 · henrybrothersroofing.com · BC-A
- Modern Roofing Group931-644-3940 · modernroofing-group.com · BC-21
- Risher Roofing(931) 559-7663 · risherroofing.com · Home Improvement
- Harkins Roofing Company931-520-7663 · harkinsroofing.com · BC-A
- Rosco Enterprises DBA Apex RoofingHome Improvement
Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile
- American Roofing Company(800) 385-0781 · roofyou.com
- Bennett Roofing Since 1938(931) 432-7663
- Cookeville Sheet Metal Works(931) 432-7663
- Custom Fireplaces & More(800) 264-8181 · customfireplacesandmore.com
- Gilliam roofing.(931) 341-9211 · gilliamroofing.com
- Moores Roofing(931) 310-0659
- Onyx Roofing & Construction(931) 444-0424 · onyxtn.com
- Roof Pros TN LLC(931) 255-2536
Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names, and in Putnam County none is required for a job under $25,000, so that is not a mark against them. For a roof quoted at $25,000 or more, ask for the contractor licence number and check it.