La Vergne, TN
Roof Repair in La Vergne, 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 La Vergne
We have not found La Vergne's rule for roof repairs stated on the building department's own page, so nothing is asserted here.
Licensing for a repair
Under $3,000, no state licence is required in any county. Over $3,000 in Rutherford 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 La Vergne
Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 243 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 118 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 85 mph, plus 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | 85 mph $15K damage | A large and intense downburst affected northern Rutherford County from I-840 near Hickory Grove Road southeastward across Mona Road and Powells Chapel Road to around Walterhill. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted, power lines and poles were blown down, and fences and outbuildings damaged. |
| Mar 1, 2017 | 82 mph $10K damage | The roof was blown off and doors blown out of a hangar at the Smyrna Airport. Five other hangars and the fire station also suffered minor damage. FAA wind equipment on the nearby control tower measured an unofficial wind gust of 71 knots or 79 mph. |
| Dec 11, 2021 | 81 mph $1.0M damage | Severe straight-line winds caused sporadic wind damage throughout a roughly 6 mile wide swath across much of the southeast Nashville areas of Brentwood, Crieve Hall, the Ellington Ag Center, Nippers Corner, Antioch, Nashboro village, and around the nashville intl airport. Numerous trees were snapped |
| May 20, 2025 | 81 mph $50K damage | An intense downburst caused damage near Blackman Road, west of I-24 and northwest of Murfreesboro. These estimated 80 mph winds caused numerous downed trees and powerlines as well as minor structural damage. Damages are a rough estimate. |
Roofers for a repair near La Vergne
The 12 nearest of 49 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 127 roofing companies near La Vergne →
- Er Roofing Complete LLC615-642-9803 · BC-21
- Elevated Roofing & Home Improvement LLCHome Improvement
- Nashville Gutter Guys LLCHome Improvement
- Nick And Nick's Roofing, LLCHome Improvement
- Roof Solutions LLC615-583-3348 · roofsolutionstn.com · BC-21
- Genesis Exteriors, LLCHome Improvement
- Royal House, LLC904-909-0200 · goroyalhouse.com · BC-21
- Diversified Construction Services, Inc.615-300-6609 · BC-21
- Priority Roofing Of Nashville LLCBC-21
- Roof Bucks LLC615-266-6173 · roofbucks.com · BC-21
- T & A Roofing, LLC615-712-8893 · roofingbymidsouth.com · BC-A
- Bethel Construction, LLC615-982-8433 · bethelconstructionllc.com · BC-21
Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile
- Automatic Roofing(615) 793-2299
- BOG Roofing(615) 692-8166 · bogroofing.com
- Johns Lyng USA(615) 256-7447 · johnslyng.com
- Nashville Roof(615) 245-5752 · nashville-roof.com
- Shamrock Roofing Experts(615) 793-0838
- Valdez & Sons Roofing & Construction(629) 500-2616 · valdezroofingconstruction.online
- Fast, Reliable Roofing(615) 967-8022
- GR Renovations LLC(615) 310-0939 · gr-renovations.com
Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names. In Rutherford 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.