Knox County, TN
Roofing contractors for Knox County
Knox County is three permit jurisdictions sharing one map: the City of Knoxville, the Town of Farragut, and the county for everything else. Its roofs sit on long ridges and along the rivers that meet here.
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Three offices, depending on your address
Knox County Code Administration handles permits for the unincorporated county, from Powell and Karns out to Corryton and Mascot. Applications go through its Knox Permit Portal, which runs around the clock.
Inside Knoxville city limits, the city's permits office takes over, and the city's tear-off rules are spelled out on our Knoxville page. Farragut is a third office: the town's Community Development department covers building codes and permits there (Town of Farragut planning and codes).
A Knoxville mailing address doesn't settle which office applies. The parcel does, and we look it up before pricing the job.
What Knox County roofs face
The county lies in Ridge-and-Valley country, long narrow ridges running northeast to southwest with valleys between them (Wikipedia). Bays Mountain, McAnnally Ridge, Beaver Ridge, Sharp's Ridge and Copper Ridge all cross it. Summer storms tend to follow that grain, so a house on a ridge shoulder takes gusts the house in the hollow below never feels.
East of downtown, the Holston and French Broad join at the Forks of the River to form the Tennessee, the head of Fort Loudoun Lake. Homes along that water, and along the lake down toward Concord, get wind that has crossed open water first.
The housing runs from prewar city neighborhoods to north-end farmhouses to subdivisions finished last year. No single roof answer fits the whole county, which is why the inspection comes before the price.
Getting to you
I-40, I-75 and I-640 put most of the county a short drive from wherever the crew is working. The fastest start is a text with two or three photos taken from the ground: the slope that worries you, any stain on a ceiling, and the front of the house. From those we can often tell whether it sounds like a repair or a replacement before anyone drives out.
Corryton and Mascot, out on the east end, get grouped with other stops nearby when the calendar allows. A roof letting water in right now is a phone call, not a text: (865) 830-8126, any hour.
Towns we serve in Knox County
Also: Corryton, Mascot, Halls, Heiskell, Concord and Strawberry Plains.
Common questions
Is my house in the city or the county?
Your property tax notices tell you. Homes inside Knoxville get a city tax bill on top of the county one. If the bills aren't handy, text us the address and we'll check the parcel before pricing anything.
Does Knox County require a permit for a re-roof?
That depends on which office covers you and how much work the roof needs. The city requires one for a tear-off, while the county and Farragut set their own rules, and structural repairs change the answer everywhere. We ask the right office for your address and pull whatever it calls for.
Do you pull the permit?
Yes. Inside Knoxville city limits a re-roof needs a city building permit and an inspection after tear-off. Farragut, Maryville, Oak Ridge and the counties set their own rules; Farragut, for example, says a plain re-roof usually doesn't need one. We check the rule for your address and pull the permit when one is needed.
Can I just text you a photo?
Please do. Text a photo of the problem (the ceiling stain, the shingles in your yard, the spot you can see from the street) to (865) 830-8126 with your address. We'll text back what it looks like and whether someone needs to come out. It's the fastest way to find out if a problem is small.
Get a free look at your Knox County roof
Four boxes. We'll call you back to pick a time.
Rather talk? Call (865) 830-8126. Rather text? Send a photo.