Bartlett, TN
Roof Replacement in Bartlett, Tennessee
97 roofing companies are based within 12 miles of Bartlett, 44 of them holding a current Tennessee licence. Below: who may legally take the job, whether Bartlett wants a permit for it, what it costs, and what the hail record says about why roofs here get replaced.
Who may legally replace a roof in Bartlett
In Shelby County any residential job over $3,000 needs a state licence: a Home Improvement licence up to $24,999, a contractor licence at $25,000 and above. A replacement quoted at $25,000 or more also needs a contractor licence whose monetary limit covers the contract. Of the 44 licensed roofers near Bartlett, 30 hold a contractor licence and 30 of those carry a limit of $100,000 or more; the other 14 hold the Home Improvement licence, which stops at $24,999. The limit is printed on every listing.
Re-roof permits in Bartlett
Bartlett issues its own building permits inside city limits, so ask its codes office first. For comparison, the Memphis and Shelby County office, which covers Memphis, Germantown, Arlington, Lakeland, Millington and the unincorporated county around Bartlett, does not require a permit to re-roof a single-family home unless decking is repaired or altered, and requires a Tennessee licensed contractor for any roofing job over $3,000.
- Office
- Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement
- Address
- 6465 Mullins Station Road, Memphis, TN 38134
- Phone
- 901-222-8300
- Code
- 2021 International Residential Code, Chapter 9 enforced in full except the ice barrier (local amendment)
The office's Policy for Roof Installations asks "Is a permit required for a reroof job on a single family home?" and answers: "No, a permit is not required unless the decking is to be repaired or altered." It adds that new sheathing or repair to sheathing does require a permit, that the 2021 International Residential Code's roofing chapter is enforced in full except the ice barrier, and, on licensing: "Yes, when a project is over $3,000, depending on monetary limit, either a Home Improvement Contractor or a Building Contractor licenses is required." Because no permit is pulled, the office notes it "may never see the work that was done", which is the practical reason to check the licence yourself.
Source: Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development, Policy for Roof Installations, revised June 8, 2022. Read 2026-09-18. The office details are from the jurisdiction's own page; whether a re-roof needs a permit there is not stated on it and is not asserted here.
What a replacement costs
Published figures for the same Tennessee city differ by more than double, because they assume different roof sizes. One national estimator prices a Nashville shingle roof at $6,509 to $8,290 for 1,282 square feet; a Nashville roofing company says most homes there run $20,000 to $30,000. Both work out to roughly $5 to $7 a square foot for architectural shingles. Measure your roof, then read what a roof replacement costs in Tennessee for the arithmetic and the things that move the price.
Why roofs get replaced around Bartlett
Hail is the usual reason a roof here is replaced before it wears out. The Weather Service has logged 51 hail reports within 12 miles since 2016, 33 of them an inch or larger, peaking in May, April, March. The largest was 1.75 inches.
| Date | Hail | What the spotter logged |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1.75 in | no narrative filed |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 1.5 in $5K damage | Large hail up to ping-pong size lasted for approximately five minutes resulting in small dents to a car. |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 1.5 in | no narrative filed |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 1.5 in | Ping-pong-sized hail fell along Highway 70 near Lakeland City Hall. |
Roofers for a replacement near Bartlett
The 12 nearest of 44 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 97 roofing companies near Bartlett →
- Campbell, John J. Co., Inc.901-372-8400 · campbellroofing.com · BC-21
- Elite Southern Construction DBA Masters Roofing901-871-7663 · mastersroofing.com · BC-21
- Excellent Roofing, Inc.(901) 484-1800 · excellentroofing.com · BC-21
- Haven Roofing And Exteriors, LLC901-235-2121 · havenroofing.com · BC-A
- Lucius Complete Home Inc.901-752-1232 · golucius.com · BC-21
- Memphis Roofing & Renovations LLC901-443-7272 · memphisroofing.pro · BC-21
- Panel Exteriors, Inc.901-377-7141 · panelexteriors.com · BC-B
- Resolution Landscapes, Hardscapes, Pools, LLC901-491-3492 · BC-21
- Rivet Roofing LLC(901) 350-2870 · rivet-roofing.com · Home Improvement
- Martin Roofing LLC.901-380-8161 · martinroofingllc.com · BC-21
- Midsouth Interiors And Exterior LLC901-305-9333 · BC
- Cary & Company, LLC901-864-0709 · myhomeupkeep.com · BC-21
Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile
- ABL Homes LLC(901) 371-7499 · ablhomestn.com
- AJ’s Roofing & Restoration, LLC(901) 493-1219 · ajsroofingrestorationllc.com
- Bartlett Roofer(901) 441-9585 · bartlettroofer.com
- Big M Roofing(901) 484-5645 · bigmroofingandremodeling.com
- Echo Roofing(901) 504-5990 · echo-roofing.com
- Geno's Roofing Co(901) 458-2423
- Guzman Roofing(901) 264-3363 · guzmanroofing.com
- Lucius Commercial Roofing(901) 509-9463 · golucius.com
Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names. In Shelby 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.