Nashville, TN
Roof Repair in Nashville, Tennessee
A repair is the job most likely to fall under every threshold: usually no permit, and under $3,000 no licence anywhere in Tennessee. That makes the checks you do yourself matter more, not less.
Permits for a roof repair in Nashville
Metro Nashville lists "repairs to an existing roof not to exceed 33 percent of the roof area" among normal maintenance that needs no permit. Past a third of the roof, it is permit work.
Metro Nashville Department of Codes and Building Safety, 615-862-6500. Source: Nashville.gov, Residential Building Permit Procedures, read 2026-09-17.
Licensing for a repair
Under $3,000, no state licence is required in any county. Over $3,000 in Davidson County the roofer needs a Home Improvement or contractor licence, which covers most repairs that involve decking or a whole slope. Ask for the certificate of insurance and call the agent named on it; a fall from your roof by an uninsured crew is your problem.
What breaks roofs around Nashville
Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 455 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 225 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 90 mph, plus 16 tornado reports. Lifted tabs, missing ridge caps and creased shingles after a gust front are repairs; bruised shingles across a whole slope after hail are usually not.
| Date | Wind | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | 90 mph $10K damage | Severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees across Rivergate Parkway in Goodlettsville. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 90 mph $10K damage | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines at Curtis Crossroads and Roberta Drive, forcing the closure of the road. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 90 mph $10K damage | Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in the Hendersonville area. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 85 mph $500K damage | A 6 mile long by 1/2 mile wide microburst caused severe wind damage from the Napier area just southeast of downtown Nashville NNE across East Nashville and Inglewood. Numerous large trees were blown down, including several that fell onto and blocked I-40/I-24 near Fairfield Avenue. Other trees fell |
Roofers for a repair near Nashville
The 12 nearest of 66 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 138 roofing companies near Nashville →
- City Of Lambs Roofing LLCHome Improvement
- Elite Roofing Company Of Nashville615-259-0774 · eliteroofingofnashville.com · BC-21
- Ace Roofing & Restoration, LLCHome Improvement
- High Note Roofing LLC865-705-2742 · BC-A
- Above All Roofing Contractor, LLC615-472-1841 · above-all-roofing.com · BC-A
- Archway Roofing, LLC615-364-7868 · archwaytn.com · BC-A
- Clg Construction & Roofing LLC615-852-6401 · BC-21
- Don Kennedy Roofing LLC757-561-1250 · BC-21
- Empire Roofing Of TN, Inc.817-572-2250 · empireroofing.com · BC-21
- Everwise Roofing LLC615-961-5891 · BC-21
- Mr. Roof Nashville, LLC615-208-3245 · mrroof.com · BC-21
- Npr Roofing LLCHome Improvement
Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile
- Checkmate Roofing and Construction - TN(615) 263-9293 · checkmateroofing.com
- Nashville City Roofing Experts(615) 562-4041 · nashvillecityroofingexperts.com
- ROOFMAN(615) 389-3390 · roofmantn.com
- Henry & Sons Roof Repair(629) 500-2434 · henryroofrepair.homes
- Man of Steel Roofer of Nashville TN(615) 601-3063 · nashvilleroofer.manofsteelresources.com
- Nashville Roofing Services(423) 512-6201
- Roofing in Nashville(615) 719-7895
- Phoenix Roofing and Renovations(629) 356-5356 · phoenixrnr.com
Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names. In Davidson County a residential job over $3,000 needs one, and a company may hold it under a different legal name, so ask for the licence number and check it before you sign. This is not a finding that any of them is unlicensed.