Re-roof permit checklist — Memphis, Tennessee
Assembled from Memphis’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Memphis does not require a permit for a re-roof.
The Policy for Roof Installations states that a permit is not required for a residential roof repair unless decking is damaged, and answers the question of whether a permit is required for a reroof job on a single family home with: no, a permit is not required unless the decking is to be repaired or altered.
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Sources
- reroof — permit rules, reroof — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Memphis publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Deck permit checklist
- Fence permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Retaining wall permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Memphis before you build.