Home Repair
Limited help with minor home repairs and home weatherization. The Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) program was developed to train and certify building contractors to address the needs of consumers who want to repair or modify their houses to make them homes for a lifetime. See the Action Guide for more information about local contractors with CAPS certification.
CAC Housing Rehabilitation & Construction
244-3080
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650, 37950-1650 (mailing)
Offers limited help with home repairs or rehabilitation, building wheelchair-accessible ramps, and repairing or replacing septic tanks or defective private sewer laterals. Help is for low- and moderate-income homeowners. Eligibility requirements.
CAC Weatherization
244-3080
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650, 37950-1650 (mailing)
Provides whole-house weatherizing to low-income homeowners and renters to reduce long-term energy costs. Eligibility requirements.
City of Knoxville Community Development
215-2120
City-County Building, 400 Main Street, 5th Floor, 37902
Financial and technical assistance for income-eligible homeowners to make home repairs to bring home up to code. Homeowner must qualify for low-interest loans.
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Knox County Department of Community Development
215-3980
City-County Building, 400 Main Street, Suite 345, 37902
No-interest loans for income-eligible Knox County homeowners to pay for minor and emergency home repairs, septic tank and drainfield problems, and water and sewer line service. Apply for program through CAC Housing & Energy Services.
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Operation Backyard
524-2774
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
901 E. Summit Hill Drive, Suite 300, 37915
Home Repair Program provides free home repairs—such as re-shingling roofs, painting, building ramps, and other minor home repairs—to low-income homeowners in Knoxville. Recipients of services must own and live in the house being repaired and must meet income guidelines. Recruits and coordinates volunteers to make home repairs.
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Project Live – Living Independently Through Volunteer Efforts (CAC)
524-2786
Office on Aging
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650, 37950-1650 (mailing)
In-home assessment and referral to services. Volunteers make limited minor home repairs and safety modifications for seniors who meet eligibility requirements. Free.
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Utility Companies
Contact your utility company to see if it has low- or no-interest loans for home improvements such as upgrading water/ sewer connections, repairing or replacing septic tanks or defective private sewer laterals, and installing more efficient heating or air-conditioning equipment.
