What Is a Tennessee Unlimited Contractor License?

Most fence companies in Tennessee cannot legally bid the jobs we do every day. The reason is the monetary limit on their contractor license. Loudon County Fence holds an unlimited monetary limit, license #54371, which is what puts stadium, utility and federal work in reach.

Tennessee Licenses Contractors by Dollar Amount, Not Just by Trade

The Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors requires a contractor license for any project of $25,000 or more when acting as a prime contractor. Every license carries a monetary limit, which the state defines as the total dollar amount allowed for each individual project or contract. That limit is not a suggestion. A contractor cannot legally bid or perform a project above their limit.

How the State Sets That Limit

The monetary limit is calculated at ten times the lesser of a contractor's working capital or net worth, plus the required experience. A company showing $15,000 in both working capital and net worth would qualify for a $150,000 limit. To reach an unlimited monetary limit, the state requires the applicant to demonstrate $300,000 in both working capital and net worth, plus the required experience. Source: Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, Board for Licensing Contractors.

Why It Matters to You

For a backyard privacy fence it may never come up. It comes up the moment a project is large, public, or attached to a general contractor who has to document every sub on the job. An unlimited license is a statement about financial depth and documented experience, verified by the state rather than claimed on a website. It is also what makes a company bondable at scale.

Loudon County Fence's license is behind our work at the TRISO-X nuclear fuel facility in Oak Ridge, the University of Tennessee, Neyland Stadium, Lindsey Nelson Stadium and Lenoir City Utilities Board.

How to Check Any Contractor, Including Us

You do not have to take a contractor's word for it. Tennessee publishes license status, classification and monetary limit through the Department of Commerce & Insurance license verification tools. Ask for the license number, look it up, and confirm it is active, that the classification covers the work, and that the monetary limit covers your project. Ours is #54371.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an unlimited contractor license in Tennessee?

An unlimited contractor license is a Tennessee contractor license with no dollar cap on the size of an individual project or contract. The Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors requires an applicant to demonstrate $300,000 in both working capital and net worth, plus the required experience, to obtain an unlimited monetary limit.

When does Tennessee require a contractor license?

Tennessee requires a contractor license for projects of $25,000 or more when acting as a prime contractor. Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC and roofing subcontractors must be licensed when that portion of the project is $25,000 or more, and masonry subcontractors when the masonry portion is $100,000 or more.

What is a monetary limit on a contractor license?

The monetary limit is the total dollar amount a licensed Tennessee contractor is permitted for each individual project or contract. It is calculated at ten times the lesser of the contractor's working capital or net worth, plus required experience.

What is Loudon County Fence's contractor license number?

Loudon County Fence holds Tennessee Unlimited Contractor License #54371. You can verify it through the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance license verification tools.

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Loudon County Fence has been building fences in East Tennessee since 1973. We are veteran-owned, Google Guaranteed, and hold a Tennessee Unlimited Contractor License #54371.

Call (865) 988-9935, stop by our yard at 5482 Hwy 321 N, Lenoir City, TN 37771, or request a free estimate online. We serve Loudon, Knox, Blount, Roane, Anderson, Monroe, Morgan, Sevier, Rhea and Meigs counties.