Metal or shingles for a Sevierville cabin?

Standing seam metal sheds leaves and snow, holds up under tree cover and wind, and has no exposed fasteners to work loose, which is why so many cabin owners choose it. Screw-down metal costs less and looks similar from the driveway, but in East Tennessee its screws typically need attention around the 10 to 15 year mark. Architectural shingles cost the least up front and look right on most full-time homes in town. We'll give you a straight recommendation and a quote for whichever you're considering.

Do you handle steep or hard-to-reach cabin roofs?

Yes. High pitches and complex valleys are our specialty in the Smokies. Our crews are set up for steep work, and we plan the staging and material drop around tight cabin driveways before the first shingle comes off.

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

Our shop is in Sevier County, so we are close. Call and tell us water is coming in; we can usually work an active leak in ahead of routine estimates, and we'll tell you honestly when we can be there rather than promise a time we can't keep.

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 replacements are then finished in a day or two on site.

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.

Architectural shingle roof with the Smoky Mountains in the distance

Service Area · Sevier County

Roofing Contractor in Sevierville, TN

Our shop in Seymour sits in Sevier County too, and Sevierville is where we do more work than anywhere else: 411 completed jobs in Sevierville since January 2024. Full-time homes, rental cabins, and commercial buildings, all from one local crew.

Sevierville and the Smokies

The county seat, the cabin market, and everything between.

Sevierville is a mix most roofers only handle half of. On one side are the subdivisions and older neighborhoods where families live year-round and want a roof that looks right and lasts. On the other are the cabins and short-term rentals up the hollows toward Pigeon Forge and Wears Valley, with steep pitches, complex valleys, and a booking calendar that can't lose a weekend. We've been doing both since 1991.

For a full-time home the choice is usually Owens Corning Duration architectural shingles, installed to Platinum Preferred standards. For a cabin the conversation is longer: standing seam metal for the owner who never wants to think about the roof again, screw-down metal for a lower price with the same look from the driveway, or shingles where the budget or the neighborhood calls for them. We'll quote whichever options you're weighing and tell you which we'd pick for your roof.

On a rental, the roof has to fit around the guests. We coordinate with you or your property manager to find an open window between stays, protect decks and hot tubs during tear-off, send photo updates while you're away, and clean up before the next check-in. We're also a Versico Certified Installer, so the flat and low-slope roofs on Sevierville's retail buildings, churches, and shops get the same attention as the homes.

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

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

Standing seam metal roof on a new log cabin with Smoky Mountain ridgelines behind it

Our work in Sevierville

411 jobs finished in Sevierville since January 2024.

Every pin is a real job from our records, January 2024 through September 2026. Pins are placed near the house, not on it, and the map stops short of house-level zoom. No names, no prices.

Roof repair163
Shingle roof146
Metal roof46
Gutters & guards37
Skylights, trim & other19

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See every town on the full map of where we've worked.

Roofing services in Sevierville

Everything a Sevierville roof needs, from one local crew.

Local roofing conditions

What Sevierville roofs actually deal with.

Sevierville's weather is foothills weather with a mountain edge. Wind funnels down the valleys off the Smokies and finds any shingle that was nailed short or high, which is why we install to the manufacturer's six-nail pattern and replace flashing rather than reusing it.

Rain comes heavy and fast. Steep cabin roofs shed it quickly, but every valley, chimney cricket, and roof-to-wall joint carries a lot of water in a short time. Those are the spots we protect with ice and water shield and the first places we look on a repair call.

Tree cover is nearly universal outside the subdivisions. Leaves and pine needles pack into valleys and gutters, hold moisture against the shingles, and feed moss on shaded slopes. On a rental cabin that nobody climbs on between guests, that's how a small problem turns into a ceiling stain. Gutter guards and a fall cleanout pay for themselves here.

Add humid summers that cook a poorly vented attic, spring hail, and winter ice that lifts shingle edges over a clogged gutter. None of it is unusual, and all of it is manageable with the right installation and a look at the roof every year or two.

In and around Sevierville

Where we work every week.

From downtown and the Parkway corridor out to the cabin communities on every side of town.

Downtown Sevierville and the Dolly Parton Parkway corridor
Winfield Dunn Parkway toward Kodak and Douglas Lake
Boyds Creek and the Seymour side of the county
The cabin communities toward Pigeon Forge and Wears Valley

Nearby: Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Kodak, Wears Valley, Seymour, Pittman Center.

Why a local retail roofer

We work for you, not for a sales quota.

Brian King Roofing is a retail roofer. A homeowner or property manager 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 Sevierville homeowners

Straight answers.

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

Helpful reading

Can you work around my cabin's booking calendar?: Yes. We coordinate directly with you or your property manager to find an open window between stays, protect the property and decks during tear-off, send photo updates while you're away, and clean up before the next check-in. Lead time from a signed proposal is typically two to four weeks, weather permitting, so the earlier we can plan the window, the better.
Metal or shingles for a Sevierville cabin?: Standing seam metal sheds leaves and snow, holds up under tree cover and wind, and has no exposed fasteners to work loose, which is why so many cabin owners choose it. Screw-down metal costs less and looks similar from the driveway, but in East Tennessee its screws typically need attention around the 10 to 15 year mark. Architectural shingles cost the least up front and look right on most full-time homes in town. We'll give you a straight recommendation and a quote for whichever you're considering.
Do you handle steep or hard-to-reach cabin roofs?: Yes. High pitches and complex valleys are our specialty in the Smokies. Our crews are set up for steep work, and we plan the staging and material drop around tight cabin driveways before the first shingle comes off.
I have a leak in Sevierville. How soon can you look at it?: Our shop is in Sevier County, so we are close. Call and tell us water is coming in; we can usually work an active leak in ahead of routine estimates, and we'll tell you honestly when we can be there rather than promise a time we can't keep.
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 replacements are then finished in a day or two on site.
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 Sevierville

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

Our office and sheet metal shop are in Seymour, and Sevierville 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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