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. Free limited help available for low-income renters with accessibility needs only. Eligibility requirements.
CAC Weatherization
637-6700
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.
Good Deeds of Oak Ridge
241-3836
122 Balboa Circle, Oak Ridge, 37830
Modifies homes of elderly and disabled residents of Knox and surrounding area. Must have genuine need for assistance and limited financial resources. Modifications limited to wheelchair ramps, enlarging doorways, and installing handrails. Free.
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 home repair, septic tank and drainfield problems, or water and sewer line service.
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.
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, care management, and referral to services. Volunteers make limited minor home repairs and safety modifications for older adults who meet eligibility requirements. No fees; contributions accepted.
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.
