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Roofers in Trousdale County, Tennessee
No state-licensed roofing contractor has a published address within 12 miles of a Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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 Trousdale County
The National Weather Service logged 30 roof-relevant storm reports in Trousdale County between 2016 and 2026 (2026 is partial): 6 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports — about 3 a year. The largest hail reported was 1.5 in (quarter-sized or larger), and 4 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 EF2. Reports cluster in May, March and April, and 2016 was the busiest year with 5 reports.
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
The reports that matter for a roof
| Date | Event | Size or speed | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2018 | Hail | 1.5 in hail | Facebook photos showed hail up to ping pong ball size fell on Middle Fork Road between Highway 141 and Highway 10. |
| May 5, 2022 | Hail | 1 in hail | Quarter size hail was reported near Hartsville. |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Hail | 1 in hail | Estimated quarter size hail fell from a severe thunderstorm near Highway 10 and Old Lafayette Road in Hartsville. |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Hail | 1 in hail | Estimated one inch hail fell from a severe thunderstorm about one mile north of Chipman Road and U.S. Highway 231. |
| May 3, 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in hail | Brief dime to nickel size hail was reported northwest of Hartsville. |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, hail, thunderstorm wind, high wind and tornado events for Tennessee, county-level events for Trousdale 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 Trousdale County
Placed by the business address the state holds, within 12 miles of a Trousdale 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 Trousdale County town. Roofers from neighbouring counties can still work here; the licence is statewide.