Home Improvement Contractors in Oak Ridge, TN

The median home in the city of Oak Ridge was built in 1965, older than the U.S. median of 1980 and older than the Tennessee median of 1987.¹ Older housing stock means a contractor's first job is finding what is behind the finish - wiring, plumbing and roof decking - before a price is final. The stock is old by national standards: 67% of Oak Ridge's housing units were built before 1980 (U.S. 50%), and only 7% since 2010.¹ Owner-occupied and rented homes in Oak Ridge are of similar age: median build years 1967 and 1964.¹

Housing in Oak Ridge is mostly detached single-family: 69% of units, with 18% in buildings of five or more units.¹ A mostly detached stock means the full range of exterior work applies: roofs, garage doors, chimneys and backyard units. 66% of occupied homes in Oak Ridge are owner-occupied (67% statewide).¹ The median owner-occupied home in Oak Ridge is valued at $270,200 (ACS), close to the Tennessee median of $286,700.¹

The Oak Ridge Atdd station averages 75 nights a year at or below 32°F and 13 at or below 20°F.^2,3 A real freeze season means masonry, roofing and exterior sealing are specified for freeze-thaw cycles. Summers bring about 39 days a year at or above 90°F.^2,3 Annual precipitation is about 60 inches, with 17 days a year of an inch or more.^2,3 Heavy rainfall makes flashing, drainage and ventilation details the difference between a sound assembly and a wet one.

Snowfall averages about 4 inches a year.^2,3 Heating dominates the year: about 3,732 heating degree days against 1,414 cooling degree days (base 65°F).^2,3 In a heating-led climate, insulation and air sealing carry most of the energy-code weight for any work that opens the envelope. Oak Ridge sits in IECC climate zone 4A (Mixed-Humid).⁴

Building permits in Oak Ridge are normally issued by the city building department.^5,6