Kingsport, TN service area
If you need a roofing company in Kingsport, TN, White's Roofing Co has been coming over from Bristol since 1973. We replace worn-out roofs, fix leaks, and put on shingle and metal roofs for homes from Colonial Heights to Rock Springs, plus re-roofs on existing commercial buildings.
Since 1973
The Model City has a little of everything: brick houses close to downtown, ranch homes and split-levels in the suburbs, and houses tucked into the trees out toward Bays Mountain. Each one wears out its roof in its own way. A roofing company in Kingsport ought to know the difference before it ever sets a ladder.
Kingsport was laid out as a planned city about a hundred years ago, and the houses around downtown and Church Circle show their age in the roof first. Brick chimneys, low porch roofs tied into steep main roofs, and flashing that's been tarred over more than once.
Those roofs come off completely, and every chimney and wall gets new flashing. See how a roof replacement goes from start to finish.
Out in Colonial Heights and Rock Springs it's mostly ranch homes and split-levels with simple gable roofs. Good, honest asphalt shingle work. Most of these are a one- to two-day job.
Architectural shingles go on nearly every one of these houses now, and they look better and hold up longer than the old three-tab roofs they replace. More about our residential roofing work.
Houses up in the trees toward Bays Mountain catch leaves, limbs and pine needles all fall. That mess piles up in the valleys, holds water against the shingles, and rots them early.
A standing-seam metal roof sheds that debris and doesn't care much about a wet valley. It costs more up front and lasts a good while longer. We'll price it next to shingle so you can weigh it out.
Most leaks start small. A brown spot on the ceiling, a drip in the closet when the wind's blowing a certain way. By then the water has usually been getting in for a while.
Call early and it's often a quick fix: a pipe boot, a few shingles, a bad piece of flashing. Here's what a typical roof repair looks like.
Kingsport has plenty of shops and offices that have been standing for decades, and their roofs wear out like anybody's. We re-roof and repair existing commercial buildings.
What we don't do is new commercial construction or subcontract work for other builders. If you own the building and the roof is the problem, read about roofing for existing commercial buildings.
A lot of Kingsport houses got a second layer of shingles nailed over the first one years back. When that roof gives out, both layers come off, and you find out what the decking really looks like.
Soft spots get cut out and new wood goes in before any new roofing goes down. It adds a little time and it's the part nobody sees, which is exactly why it matters.
Bobby does a lot of work for people who buy houses to fix up, rent out or resell. They need a roof done right, done quick, and priced so the numbers still work.
We get most of those roofs on in a day or two. If you've got a property under contract, call with the address and we'll tell you honestly when we can get there.
Bobby's father started the company in 1973 and still drives out to look at jobs at 82. Bobby took up roofing in 1991, and his son runs things day to day with him now. Folks of a certain age still call the road over here Bloody 11W, and we've made that drive more times than we could count.
We're licensed and insured in Tennessee and Virginia, and most of our work comes from people telling their neighbors. Look over how we roof homes in the Tri-Cities.
We get on the roof and in the attic before we give you a number. Layers, decking, flashing, valleys. You'll hear what we saw in plain words.
If the roof has life left in it, we'll steer you to repairing what's there. If not, we'll lay out new roof installation options in shingle and metal side by side.
Around Kingsport
From Kingsport we work out to Church Hill and Mount Carmel, back toward Colonial Heights, and right on up 23 into Virginia.
Just over the line, see roofing in Weber City. Back toward the airport, there's our Blountville roofing page. If you typed roofing contractor near me from a road between those towns, we likely cover it. Any roofing company in Kingsport worth calling should.
FAQ
Smaller, simple roofs, sometimes. Most houses take one to two days. Steep, custom or metal roofs can run four days or more.
They can. Debris that sits in valleys and gutters holds water against the roof and wears it out early. Metal sheds it better than shingle does.
Not the way a barn roof is. Over solid decking and underlayment, most people hear a soft patter, if anything.
Yes, Colonial Heights is right on our way between Bristol and Kingsport.
Yes, if the building already exists. We handle commercial re-roofs and repairs, not new construction.
How long they've been in business, who will actually be on your roof, and whether they tear off to the deck. If you found us searching roofers near me, ask us all three.
All the time. Rentals and flips are a big part of what we do. Call with the address and your timeline.
Wind-driven rain gets in where flashing meets a wall or chimney, or under shingles that have lost their seal. It's usually a repair, not a new roof.
Talk to the White family
Bobby's cell is the best number, and the second line rings his dad. Or fill out the form and we'll call you back. A roofing company in Kingsport should be easy to reach, and we are.
