# Home Improvement Contractor — General contractor license requirements and dollar thresholds by US state

For Home Improvement Contractor, state is Tennessee; licensing authority is Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors; dollar threshold is from $3,000 to $24,999; surety bond is $10,000; insurance required is General Liability and Worker’s Compensation required, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **License type:** Home Improvement Contractor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State:** Tennessee _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Licensing authority:** Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dollar threshold:** from $3,000 to $24,999 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Surety bond:** $10,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Insurance required:** General Liability and Worker’s Compensation required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Application/license fee:** $250 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> A Home Improvement license is required for residential remodeling projects from $3,000 to $24,999; however, this only applies to the counties adopting the law. Currently, this applies to the following counties: Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford, and Shelby.

## Source

- https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/get/home-improvement.html

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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