Bluff City, TN service area
White's Roofing Co is a family roofing company in Bluff City, TN territory, about fifteen minutes down 11E from our Bristol shop. Since 1973 we've put on shingle and metal roofs, fixed leaks, and handled roof tear-offs for houses along the river, out by the lakes, and up every side road in between.
Since 1973
Bluff City is small, and people here talk. That suits us fine, since nearly all our work comes from neighbors. If you're hiring a roofing company in Bluff City, ask around first. That's how most folks end up calling us.
Houses down by the river sit low, damp and shaded, and their roofs show it. Black streaks on the north side, moss in the valleys, shingles that stay wet half the morning.
That moisture shortens a shingle roof's life. When it's time for a new one, we'll point you toward shingles made to resist those streaks, or toward metal, which doesn't give moss much to grab.
Older houses in and around town often have more than one roof on them. When the top layer goes, all of them come off so we can see the decking and fix what's soft.
Then it's new underlayment, flashing and drip edge, and the new roof. Read about each step of a roof replacement.
Lake houses tend to have big roofs, steep pitches and plenty of glass to work around. Metal is the common pick out there, since it stands up to wind coming off open water and lasts a long time.
Custom metal roofs take patience. Panels get cut on site, flashing gets bent to fit, and a big one can run four days or more. You'll know the timeline before we unload anything.
Most of the houses along the highways and the roads off them are ranch homes and two-stories with plain gable roofs. Asphalt shingle roofs, mostly, and a day or two of work apiece.
Architectural shingles are the standard now. They look heavier and hold up better than the old flat three-tabs. More about our work on houses.
A strong storm down the valley can peel shingles off a roof that looked fine the day before. Once a few are gone, rain gets to the decking fast.
Take pictures from the ground, stay off the ladder, and call. Most wind damage is a repair if it gets handled quickly. Here's how we repair storm-worn roofs.
Bluff City's businesses mostly run out of buildings that have been around a while: shops, garages and offices with roofs that have been patched more than once. We re-roof and repair existing buildings like those.
We don't take new commercial construction or sub work for builders. Read more on commercial roofing for buildings already standing.
Bobby does a good bit of roofing for people who buy older houses, fix them up and sell or rent them. A tired roof is usually the first big item on that list.
We keep those jobs to a day or two when the roof allows it, and we'll tell you straight if the decking is going to add time.
Bobby's father started the company in 1973, and at 82 he still drives out to look at jobs. Bobby has been roofing since 1991, and his son runs things day to day with him now. Anybody from here knows the spot in town where 19E splits off for Elizabethton. We've driven through it more times than we could count.
We're licensed and insured in Tennessee and Virginia. See more of how we roof homes in the area.
We go up on the roof and into the attic before we price anything. You'll hear what we found in plain language.
If a simple repair will hold, that's what we'll recommend. If the roof is finished, we'll price a new roof installation in both shingle and metal so you can compare.
Around Bluff City
From Bluff City we roof out to Piney Flats, Hickory Tree and Blountville, back up to Bristol, and down 19E to Elizabethton.
Follow 19E south and you'll find our Elizabethton roofing page. Head back up and across State Street for roofing in Bristol, Virginia. If you searched roofing contractor near me from a road out here, we likely cover it. A roofing company in Bluff City has to, since half the county is a back road.
FAQ
That's usually algae, and it loves shade and damp, which river houses have plenty of. It holds moisture against the shingles. New shingles made to resist it, or a metal roof, solve it.
It can be. Moss holds water and can lift shingle edges, which lets rain in. If it's thick, have the roof looked at.
Usually. Tell us about the drive when you call, and we'll plan the trailer and materials around it.
Stay off the roof, take photos from the ground, and call. The sooner the gap gets covered and repaired, the less the decking soaks up.
Yes, existing ones. We re-roof and repair commercial buildings but don't do new construction.
Every layer. A new roof goes on bare decking, so we can see and fix whatever is underneath.
Because a roof outlasts a lot of companies. Any list of roofers near me will have new names on it every year. We've been answering the same family phone since 1973.
No. We need to see the roof and the attic first. A number given sight unseen is a guess, and you deserve better than that.
Talk to the White family
Call Bobby's cell or the family line, or fill out the form. Tell us the road and what's going on. A roofing company in Bluff City should come look before it quotes, and we will.
