We only use our lake place on weekends. How does a roof job work?

We schedule around your calendar, send photo updates from tear-off through the finished roof, protect decks and docks during the work, and leave the site clean. You don't have to be there.

Do you cover the rural parts of Campbell County?

Yes. Homes on long driveways and wooded lots are regular work for us. We plan access and crew size on the first visit so the job finishes in one trip.

How soon can you start once I sign?

Typically two to four weeks from a signed proposal to install day, weather permitting. We'll give you a realistic window when you sign and keep you posted if the forecast moves it. Most residential shingle replacements are then finished in a day or two on site.

I have a roof leak in LaFollette. How soon can you look at it?

Call 865-573-6859 and tell us water is coming in. Our shop is in Seymour and our crews are out across East Tennessee most days, so we can usually work an active leak in ahead of routine estimates. We'll tell you honestly when we can be there rather than promise a time we can't keep.

Shingles or metal for a LaFollette home?

Both work well here and we install both every week. Architectural shingles are the lower up-front cost and look right on most homes. Standing seam metal costs more, lasts longer, and has no exposed fasteners. Exposed-fastener (screw-down) metal sits between the two on price; in East Tennessee its screws typically need attention around the 10 to 15 year mark. We'll give you a straight recommendation for your house and a quote for either one.

Do you offer financing?

Yes. Financing with fixed monthly payments is available through GreenSky. Our financing page explains the current options, and we'll walk you through them when we go over your estimate.

What warranties come with a new roof?

Three layers on a replacement: the manufacturer's materials warranty, our own workmanship warranty (a two-year minimum on every install and lifetime on standing seam metal), and, on qualifying Owens Corning shingle systems, the Platinum Protection warranty that only Platinum Preferred contractors can register. Repairs are priced as repairs and don't carry a warranty.

New shingle roof ridge with a lake in the background

Service Area · Campbell County

Roofing Contractor in LaFollette, TN

LaFollette anchors Campbell County and the northern shore of Norris Lake: in-town residential streets along Central Avenue and the lake homes and weekend properties scattered along the coves north of the dam. Steep waterside roofs and rural homes where access is half the job.

LaFollette and Campbell County

Campbell County's seat and the north shore of Norris Lake.

LaFollette is two kinds of roofing. In town, along Central Avenue and the residential streets, it's full architectural shingle replacements and repairs on homes of every age. North of the dam, along the coves of Norris Lake, it's lake homes and weekend properties with steep waterside rooflines that need extra rigging, plus rural mountain homes set back on long driveways where getting there is half the job.

Our crews work both. For the lake and mountain properties, that means planning access and materials on the first visit, rigging for the pitch, decks protected during tear-off, and photo updates for owners who are only here on weekends. In town, it's Owens Corning Duration installed to Platinum Preferred standards with the same attention to flashing and ventilation we bring everywhere.

Standing seam metal is a common choice on the lake homes for its wind resistance and low maintenance; shingles are the lower up-front cost. We'll quote both.

Family-owned since 1991, based in Seymour, TN
Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor
CertainTeed ShingleMaster and Low-Slope Roofing Master
Versico Certified and VELUX Certified Installer
Tennessee Contractor License #66940

Brian King Roofing van parked at a home with a new roof at sunset

Drone view of a cabin in the woods with a new gray architectural shingle roof

Roofing services in LaFollette

Everything a LaFollette roof needs, from one local crew.

Local roofing conditions

What LaFollette roofs actually deal with.

Norris Lake sends wind across open water at the lake-facing slope of every cove home, and the Cumberlands behind LaFollette add weather of their own. Wooded lots bring shade, debris, and moss. In town, the usual East Tennessee heat and freeze-thaw winters apply. Fastening on the water side and gutter guards under the trees cover most of it.

Lakefront roofs take weather from the water side. Wind crosses open water with nothing to slow it and hits the exposed slope hard, so fastening pattern and flashing matter more here than on a sheltered in-town lot. Those slopes also face the sun and the spray, which ages shingles unevenly from one side of the house to the other.

LaFollette summers are long and humid, and that's the quiet killer of shingle roofs in East Tennessee. An attic without real airflow cooks the shingles from underneath and takes years off their life, so we check soffit and ridge ventilation on every estimate. Winter brings freeze-and-thaw cycles rather than deep snow: water gets under a lifted shingle edge, freezes, lifts it further, and the next thaw finds the decking. Ice and water shield in the valleys, where that water concentrates, is cheap insurance against exactly that.

Tree cover does the rest. Leaves and needles pack valleys and gutters, hold moisture against the shingles, and feed algae and moss on shaded slopes. Gutter guards and a fall cleanout do more for a roof's lifespan here than most people expect, and a look at the roof every year or two catches the small problems while they're still small.

In and around LaFollette

Where we work.

LaFollette and the Campbell County shore of Norris Lake.

Central Avenue and downtown LaFollette
The Norris Lake coves north of the dam
Toward Jacksboro and Caryville
Toward Rocky Top

Nearby: Rocky Top, Norris, Sharps Chapel, Clinton, Tazewell.

Why a local retail roofer

We work for you, not for a sales quota.

Brian King Roofing is a retail roofer. A homeowner in LaFollette calls us, we look at the roof, and we tell them the truth about it. Often the honest answer is a repair, and when it is, that's what we recommend.

We're not a storm-chasing company. We don't file insurance claims, meet adjusters, or handle claim paperwork; we inspect, photograph what we find, and give you a written scope and price you can take your time with. We don't door-knock and we don't pressure anyone.

Honest inspections with photo documentation
Repair recommended when repair is the right answer
Written scope of work you can compare to any other quote
Same family, same shop, same phone number since 1991

A Brian King Roofing representative in a red shirt setting up a ladder for a roof inspection at a brick home

Questions from LaFollette homeowners

Straight answers.

Don't see your question? Call 865-573-6859 and ask.

Helpful reading

We only use our lake place on weekends. How does a roof job work?: We schedule around your calendar, send photo updates from tear-off through the finished roof, protect decks and docks during the work, and leave the site clean. You don't have to be there.
Do you cover the rural parts of Campbell County?: Yes. Homes on long driveways and wooded lots are regular work for us. We plan access and crew size on the first visit so the job finishes in one trip.
How soon can you start once I sign?: Typically two to four weeks from a signed proposal to install day, weather permitting. We'll give you a realistic window when you sign and keep you posted if the forecast moves it. Most residential shingle replacements are then finished in a day or two on site.
I have a roof leak in LaFollette. How soon can you look at it?: Call 865-573-6859 and tell us water is coming in. Our shop is in Seymour and our crews are out across East Tennessee most days, so we can usually work an active leak in ahead of routine estimates. We'll tell you honestly when we can be there rather than promise a time we can't keep.
Shingles or metal for a LaFollette home?: Both work well here and we install both every week. Architectural shingles are the lower up-front cost and look right on most homes. Standing seam metal costs more, lasts longer, and has no exposed fasteners. Exposed-fastener (screw-down) metal sits between the two on price; in East Tennessee its screws typically need attention around the 10 to 15 year mark. We'll give you a straight recommendation for your house and a quote for either one.
Do you offer financing?: Yes. Financing with fixed monthly payments is available through GreenSky. Our financing page explains the current options, and we'll walk you through them when we go over your estimate.
What warranties come with a new roof?: Three layers on a replacement: the manufacturer's materials warranty, our own workmanship warranty (a two-year minimum on every install and lifetime on standing seam metal), and, on qualifying Owens Corning shingle systems, the Platinum Protection warranty that only Platinum Preferred contractors can register. Repairs are priced as repairs and don't carry a warranty.

Based in Seymour, working in LaFollette

One shop, one family, one phone number since 1991.

Our office and sheet metal shop are in Seymour, and LaFollette is part of our regular service area. Call, or send the form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Brian King Roofing, Inc.
2021 E. Union Valley Rd, Seymour, TN 37865
865-573-6859

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