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Franklin, TN

Roof Repair in Franklin, 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 Franklin

We have not found Franklin's rule for roof repairs stated on the building department's own page, so nothing is asserted here.

Williamson County Building Codes (unincorporated county), 615-790-5718. Source: Williamson County, Building Permits page, read 2026-09-17.

Licensing for a repair

Under $3,000, no state licence is required in any county. Williamson County requires none until a job reaches $25,000, so for a repair the licence is a plus rather than a legal floor. 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 Franklin

Wind does more repair work than hail. The Weather Service has logged 216 damaging-wind reports within 12 miles since 2016, 109 of them at 60 mph or more, topping out at 85 mph, plus 3 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.

DateWindWhat the spotter logged
Jun 19, 201985 mph
$25K damage
A NWS storm survey determined that an approximately 3.2 mile long by 1 mile wide microburst struck northeastern Thompson's Station and northern Spring Hill, from near I-840 at Highway 31 southeastward across Critz Lane, Thompson's Station Road, and Buckner Road to near I-65. Numerous trees were snap
Dec 11, 202181 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
Mar 1, 201781 mph
$25K damage
A large downburst associated with the rear flank downdraft of the Cool Springs and Four Corners Marina tornadoes caused damage across a wide swath of northeast Williamson, far southeast Davidson, and far northwest Rutherford Counties. In Williamson County, dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted f
Mar 1, 201781 mph
$25K damage
A large downburst associated with the rear flank downdraft of the Cool Springs and Four Corners Marina tornadoes caused damage across a wide swath of northeast Williamson, far southeast Davidson, and far northwest Rutherford Counties. In Williamson County, dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted f

Roofers for a repair near Franklin

The 12 nearest of 41 licensed roofers based within 12 miles, by business address. All 110 roofing companies near Franklin →

Also nearby, listed from their own Google profile

Listed from each company's own Google Business Profile. We found no Tennessee licence under these exact names, and in Williamson County none is required for a job under $25,000, so that is not a mark against them. For a roof quoted at $25,000 or more, ask for the contractor licence number and check it.