Restoration companies in Tennessee

A mold-heavy list

Tennessee's list stays deep past water damage, at least for mold. 20 of 23 companies document mold remediation, close behind the 22 of 23 that document water work. Fire and smoke appears on 16 of 23. Sewage and biohazard cleanup reaches 13 of 23 and storm damage 12 of 23, so those are the services to filter for first.

16 of 23 say they'll answer at any hour, and the same number mention insurance claim help. Free estimates are stated by 14 of 23. One listing is a franchise location.

Missing from most Tennessee sites

The two gaps are the same size. 5 of 23 companies say how long a crew takes to arrive, and 5 of 23 put any warranty in writing on the site. When a pair of scores sits close together, those are the questions that break the tie.

Standards are named by 12 of 23, usually IICRC S500 or S520. That's a self-reported line on the company's site, scored as a claim. We found no third-party credential for any listed company that we could confirm ourselves, and the Board's license search isn't wired into our checks.

The gap between 69% and a rank

The median coverage on this page is 69%. Website evidence can't go higher, because the remaining points belong to an entity record from a state business registry and the years operating it shows. The Secretary of State's Business Entity Search has that information, but we haven't connected it. Once we do, Tennessee companies with a clear record could move into a ranked list.

How to check a restoration company in Tennessee

Size the job first, because Tennessee's rules turn on dollars. A prime contractor needs a license from the Board for Licensing Contractors before bidding or negotiating on a project of $25,000 or more. Roofing, HVAC, plumbing and electrical subcontractors need one when their share hits $25,000.

Below that line, your county matters. Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford and Shelby counties adopted the Home Improvement license, which covers residential remodeling from $3,000 to $24,999.

For mold, ask whether the company holds the Board's Mold Remediation (S-F) classification. Then search the company on the Department of Commerce and Insurance public license search, linked from the Board as Verify a License.

Keep the deposit small. Tennessee's Home Improvement law, as the Attorney General describes it, bars a down payment above one-third of the contract. For a home built before 1978, the EPA runs lead Renovation, Repair and Painting certification in Tennessee, with an emergency provision that exempts firms from certain requirements after a disaster. The Secretary of State's Business Entity Search shows an entity's type, status and registration date. On our profiles, license, IICRC and lead-safe checks read Not verified until one is logged.