Roofing Contractor in Sequoyah Hills, TN
Homes from the 1920s and '30s on curving, tree-lined streets between Cherokee Boulevard and the river. Sequoyah Hills calls for a roofer who treats every install like a restoration.
Restoration-grade roofing for Knoxville's most storied neighborhood.
Sequoyah Hills is where a roof has to do more than keep water out. The homes along Cherokee Boulevard and the streets running down to the river date to the 1920s and '30s, and they were built with slate, tile, and copper details that set the standard for everything that followed. A replacement here has to respect that.
The common requests are designer architectural shingles and slate-look systems that hold the character of the house, copper flashing and trim details where they belong, and workmanship on dormers, chimneys, and turrets that doesn't shortcut anything. We bring the patience those jobs need and a supervisor who's done them before.
We also work carefully around what makes these properties what they are: old trees, stone walls, and landscaping that took decades. Staging, protection, and cleanup get planned before the first shingle comes off.
- Family-owned since 1991, based in Seymour, TN
- Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor
- Versico Certified and VELUX Certified Installer
- Tennessee Contractor License #66940
Everything a Sequoyah Hills roof needs, from one local crew.
Shingle roofing
Owens Corning Duration architectural shingles, installed to Platinum Preferred standards on Sequoyah Hills homes.
Roof repairs
Leaks, flashing, pipe boots, wind-lifted shingles. We diagnose the actual problem and fix that, not the whole roof.
Custom sheet metal
Chimney caps, step and counter-flashing, and trim bent in our Seymour shop, the details older homes depend on.
Metal roofing
24-gauge standing seam and 29-gauge screw-down metal, with trim and flashings formed in our own shop.
Seamless gutters
5-inch and 6-inch aluminum gutters formed on site at your house, with hidden hangers.
Gutter guards
Mesh and micro-mesh guards for the leaf and needle load on Sequoyah Hills roofs, color-matched to your gutters.
Skylights and sun tunnels
VELUX No Leak skylights and Sun Tunnels installed by a VELUX Certified Installer.
Commercial roofing
TPO and EPDM single-ply systems from Versico Certified installers for Sequoyah Hills shops, churches, and commercial buildings.
Free roof inspection
A no-obligation look at your roof and attic with photos and a written summary of what we found.
What Sequoyah Hills roofs actually deal with.
The roof conditions in Sequoyah Hills are those of any old, well-treed Knoxville neighborhood, amplified. Deep shade keeps slopes damp and feeds moss. Complex rooflines put a lot of water through a few valleys and crickets. And the original flashing, however beautifully done, is now close to a century old. On these homes the flashing details are the job; the field of the roof is the easy part.
Older roofs fail at the details before they fail in the field. Dormer sidewalls, chimney crickets, and the tight valleys on a bungalow or Tudor carry the most water and were often flashed with materials that have long since given up. On these houses we replace step flashing and counter-flashing rather than caulking over them, and we match shingle color and profile to the street.
Sequoyah Hills 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.
Where we work.
Sequoyah Hills and the neighboring West Knoxville streets.
- Cherokee Boulevard and the river streets
- Toward Bearden and Kingston Pike
- Toward the university and downtown
Nearby: Bearden, Knoxville, West Knoxville, South Knoxville, Northshore.
We work for you, not for a sales quota.
Brian King Roofing is a retail roofer. A homeowner in Sequoyah Hills 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.
If a storm did damage your roof, we'll meet your adjuster for the inspection, give you photo documentation, and answer your questions about the process. You stay in control of your claim. We don't chase storms, 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
Straight answers.
Don't see your question? Call 865-573-6859 and ask.
Can you do copper flashing and slate-look roofing?
- Yes. We install designer and slate-look shingle systems and fabricate copper and custom metal flashing, caps, and trim in our own sheet metal shop in Seymour, so the details on an older home are made for that house rather than adapted from stock parts.
How do you protect mature trees and landscaping during a replacement?
- We plan it before the job starts: where the truck and dump trailer go, tarps and catch systems over beds and walls, and a route for materials that doesn't cross the lawn. A magnetic sweep of the grounds closes every day.
How fast can you get to a roof leak in Sequoyah Hills?
- We respond to every request within one business day, and for an active leak we can usually be on site within 24 hours of your call. Our shop is in Seymour and our crews work across East Tennessee every day. Call 865-573-6859 and tell us water is coming in so we can prioritize it.
A storm damaged my roof. Do you work with insurance?
- We'll inspect it honestly, document everything with photos, meet your adjuster for the inspection, and answer your questions about the process. You keep control of your claim; we don't file or manage it for you, and we don't chase storms.
Do you offer financing?
- Yes. We partner with GreenSky for roofing financing with fixed monthly payments, and zero-interest promotional plans are available for qualified buyers. We'll walk you through the options when we go over your estimate.
What warranties come with a new roof?
- Three layers. 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.
One shop, one family, one phone number since 1991.
Our office and sheet metal shop are in Seymour, and Sequoyah Hills is part of our regular service area. Call, or send the form and we'll respond within one business day.
Brian King Roofing, Inc.2021 E. Union Valley Rd, Seymour, TN 37865
865-573-6859
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