Best Roofers in Nashville, TN: 5 Certified Contractors, Scored and Verified

Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are MidSouth Construction LLC (95.9), Bluebird Roofing (89.6), Force Roofing Systems, LLC (88.7), Music City Roofers LLC (87.8), Sumner Roofing & Exteriors (87.6). Every one holds a manufacturer certification that can be verified independently, every rating below has been corroborated against at least one source outside the certification registry, and no company paid to appear here.

The Roofing Brief scored 21 certified roofing contractors serving the Nashville metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Tennessee regulates roofing more tightly than most southern states. Projects of $25,000 or more require a licence from the Board for Licensing Contractors, with the BC-21 roofing classification or a broader building one, and where the roofing portion of a job reaches $25,000 the roofing subcontractor needs a licence too. Davidson County is also one of nine counties where residential work from $3,000 up to $25,000 requires a state Home Improvement licence. A full Nashville replacement routinely clears $25,000, so the classification matters as much as the licence. The metro also takes 330 damaging-hail reports a decade, enough that storm-chasing crews are a documented problem here.

The conditions a Nashville roof has to be specified for

Tennessee licenses roofing contractors properly, and the threshold decides which credential you need to see. Work of $25,000 or more requires a state contractor licence from the Board for Licensing Contractors, with roofing covered by the BC-21 classification. Between $3,000 and $25,000, Davidson County is one of a named group of counties where a Home Improvement licence is required instead. Ask which licence the contractor holds and check it against the value of your job, because a contractor licensed only for home improvement cannot legally take a $40,000 replacement.

The 3 March 2020 tornado is the reference point for this metro. An EF3 with winds up to 165 mph began in west Nashville after midnight and tracked more than 60 miles through Davidson, Wilson and Smith counties, causing about $1.5 billion in damage and becoming one of the costliest tornadoes in United States history. It is not an outlier in kind, only in scale: the metro logged 110 tornadoes over the decade, alongside 1,751 severe wind reports and $1.61 billion in total reported property damage.

Hail is the other half of the load: 453 reports over the decade, 330 of them an inch or larger and 37 at two inches or more, with 3-inch stones in Maury County in April 2025. June is the peak month and 2016 was the busiest year. Between the hail and the wind, this is a metro where an impact-rated shingle and a high-wind fastening pattern both earn their place, and where the insurance documentation is worth as much as the materials when the next storm arrives.

Storm work brings storm chasers, and Tennessee has seen plenty. After a tornado or a hail event, verify the state or home improvement licence number on the state’s register before signing, and be wary of any offer to cover your deductible or to start work on the strength of a contingency agreement signed on your doorstep. Metro Nashville’s permit requirements vary by the scope of the work, so ask the contractor to confirm what will be filed for your job and to give you the number once it is issued.

The 5 best roofers in Nashville, TN

Scored 2026-09-15. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Nashville is 4.824, across a pool of 21 certified contractors.

Rank	Company	TRB Score	Certification	Rating (reviews)	Adjusted	In business since	Based in
1	MidSouth Construction LLC	95.9	President’s Club	4.9 (1,089)	4.897	not published	Nashville, TN
2	Bluebird Roofing	89.6	President’s Club	4.9 (395)	4.891	not published	Mount Juliet, TN
3	Force Roofing Systems, LLC	88.7	President’s Club	4.9 (362)	4.891	not published	Franklin, TN
4	Music City Roofers LLC	87.8	President’s Club	4.7 (874)	4.707	1988	Nashville, TN
5	Sumner Roofing & Exteriors	87.6	President’s Club	4.9 (158)	4.882	1989	Hendersonville, TN

1. MidSouth Construction LLC: best overall (TRB Score 95.9)

MidSouth Construction LLC is based in Nashville, TN, BBB accredited since 22 February 2011, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.

Score component	Points	Max
Certification tier	35	35
Adjusted rating	35.9	40
Review corpus depth	15.0	15
Metro proximity	10.0	10
Total	95.9	100

Independently corroborated:

• A+ rated with the Nashville BBB and accredited since 22 February 2011. BBB
• Certified to install, repair, replace and maintain metal, shingle, flat, TPO, EPDM, slate, tile and wood shake roofing. Company

What they actually do. All major roofing systems including metal, shingle, flat, TPO, EPDM, slate, tile and wood shake, residential and commercial.

Services we could verify: roof replacement, roof repair, metal roofing, flat and low-slope roofing, slate and tile, commercial roofing.

Why it ranks here. The widest material range in the Nashville top five by a clear margin, covering slate and wood shake alongside standard systems, and carrying 1,089 registry reviews, the deepest evidence base in the pool. Fifteen years of unbroken accreditation.

Best fit for: Slate, tile or wood shake roofs, and historic properties around Nashville’s older neighbourhoods.

Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (615) 712-8893, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.

2. Bluebird Roofing: best for Mount Juliet and Lebanon (TRB Score 89.6)

Bluebird Roofing is based in Mount Juliet, TN, BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.

Score component	Points	Max
Certification tier	35	35
Adjusted rating	35.7	40
Review corpus depth	12.8	15
Metro proximity	6.1	10
Total	89.6	100

Independently corroborated:

• A+ rated and BBB accredited, with three complaints in the last three years and none closed in the last twelve months. BBB
• Listed with GuildQuality. GuildQuality

What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing, gutters and siding across Wilson County and eastern Nashville.

Services we could verify: commercial roofing, gutters, siding.

Why it ranks here. Reviews consistently note assistance through the insurance claim process, and no complaints have been closed in the past twelve months, which suggests the earlier three were resolved rather than recurring.

Best fit for: Mount Juliet, Lebanon and east-metro homeowners handling a storm claim.

Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (615) 758-9101, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.

3. Force Roofing Systems, LLC: best for Williamson County homes (TRB Score 88.7)

Force Roofing Systems, LLC is based in Franklin, TN, BBB profile on record, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.

Score component	Points	Max
Certification tier	35	35
Adjusted rating	35.6	40
Review corpus depth	12.6	15
Metro proximity	5.5	10
Total	88.7	100

Independently corroborated:

• BBB business profile on record. BBB
• Rated 5.0 on both Angi and HomeAdvisor. Cross-platform reviews
• Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys customers directly. GuildQuality

What they actually do. Residential roofing across Williamson County and southern Nashville.

Why it ranks here. Perfect 5.0 ratings on both Angi and HomeAdvisor at once, backed by 362 registry reviews.

Best fit for: Franklin, Brentwood and Williamson County homeowners.

What we would want clarified. A published BBB review describes the company as a storm chaser leaving unsolicited flyers on private property in high-end neighbourhoods. Marketing conduct is not workmanship, and the review ratings are strong, but if unsolicited door-to-door approaches concern you this is worth weighing. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.

Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (615) 614-3441, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.

4. Music City Roofers LLC: best for middle Tennessee coverage (TRB Score 87.8)

Music City Roofers LLC is based in Nashville, TN, in business since 1988, BBB accredited since 14 August 2015, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.

Score component	Points	Max
Certification tier	35	35
Adjusted rating	28.3	40
Review corpus depth	14.5	15
Metro proximity	10.0	10
Total	87.8	100

Independently corroborated:

• A+ rated and accredited since 14 August 2015, 38 years in business. BBB
• Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
• Serving Nashville, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Hendersonville, Smyrna, Spring Hill, Brentwood and Gallatin. Company

What they actually do. Roofing and exterior remodelling across middle Tennessee.

Why it ranks here. 874 registry reviews is the deepest evidence base in the Nashville pool, with President’s Club certification and 38 years trading. Tennessee licenses contractors at $25,000 and up with a limited roofing category below it; ask which tier applies to your contract.

Best fit for: Nashville homeowners wanting the largest verifiable record in the metro.

What we would want clarified. At 4.7 the rating sits below several contractors ranked around it. Several similarly named Nashville firms exist, including Music City Roofing and Music City Exteriors, each with its own BBB file; confirm which one you are calling. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.

Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (615) 900-4000, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.

5. Sumner Roofing & Exteriors: best for manufacturer warranty claims (TRB Score 87.6)

Sumner Roofing & Exteriors is based in Hendersonville, TN, in business since 1989, BBB a+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.

Score component	Points	Max
Certification tier	35	35
Adjusted rating	35.3	40
Review corpus depth	10.9	15
Metro proximity	6.5	10
Total	87.6	100

Independently corroborated:

• A+ rated, with reviews citing warranty work and storm damage handled professionally. BBB
• 140 reviews. Birdeye
• Serving Middle Tennessee since 1989 across roofing, siding, gutters, windows and doors. Company

What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing, siding, gutters, windows and doors across Sumner County and northern Nashville.

Services we could verify: storm damage work, commercial roofing, siding, gutters, windows.

Why it ranks here. Trading since 1989, 37 years, and reviews specifically cite the company handling manufacturer warranty claims on behalf of customers, which is work most roofers leave the homeowner to pursue alone.

Best fit for: Sumner County homeowners, and anyone needing an existing manufacturer warranty pursued.

What we would want clarified. At 158 registry reviews this is the thinnest evidence base in the Nashville top five, so the volume-adjusted rating sits closer to the metro mean than the raw score. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.

Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (615) 264-3233, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.

Roof replacement and repair in Nashville, TN

Short answer: MidSouth Construction LLC is the strongest overall pick, especially for slate, tile or wood shake; Bluebird Roofing suits Mount Juliet and Lebanon, Force Roofing Systems suits Williamson County, Music City Roofers serves much of middle Tennessee with 38 years trading and Sumner Roofing & Exteriors suits Sumner County. Key rule: jobs of $25,000 or more need a state licence with the BC-21 roofing or a broader building classification; Davidson County work from $3,000 to $25,000 needs a Home Improvement licence.

The Nashville metro carries a heavy wind and hail load. The reference event is the 3 March 2020 tornado, an EF3 with winds up to 165 mph that began in west Nashville after midnight and tracked more than 60 miles through Davidson, Wilson and Smith counties, causing about $1.5 billion in damage. Over the decade the metro logged 110 tornadoes and 1,751 severe wind reports, 252 of them at 58 knots or more. Hail added 453 reports, 330 of them an inch or larger and 37 at two inches or more, with 3-inch stones in Maury County in April 2025. June is the peak month. Between the hail and the wind, an impact-rated shingle and a high-wind fastening pattern both earn their place.

Tennessee has no statewide 25 percent roof rule. The State Fire Marshal’s minimum code for one and two family homes is the 2018 International Residential Code with Tennessee amendments, none of which touch roofing, but the statewide standards do not apply to renovations of existing one and two family homes, and cities that enforce their own codes set their own rules. Where a local government applies the 2018 IRC, R908.3 requires tear-off to the deck for a replacement, and R908.3.1.1 bars a recover over a water-soaked or deteriorated roof, over slate or tile, or over two or more layers. Metro Nashville’s permit requirements vary by scope, so ask the contractor what will be filed and for the number once issued.

Insurance-funded work carries specific protections. Under T.C.A. 62-6-601 to 606, a homeowner may cancel an insurance-funded roofing contract before midnight on the third business day after written notice that all or part of the claim is not covered, and the roofer may not require payment until the insurer confirms full coverage or that window has passed, apart from emergency repairs the owner acknowledged. Under replacement cost policies, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-05-.10(1)(b) requires the insurer to replace items to a reasonably uniform appearance where replaced items do not match. After a storm, verify the licence number on the state register and be wary of offers to cover your deductible or doorstep contingency agreements.

For the widest range of replacement and repair work, MidSouth Construction LLC is certified to install, repair, replace and maintain metal, shingle, flat, TPO, EPDM, slate, tile and wood shake roofing, residential and commercial. Bluebird Roofing covers residential and commercial roofing, gutters and siding across Wilson County and eastern Nashville. Sumner Roofing & Exteriors has reviews citing storm damage handled professionally and manufacturer warranty claims pursued for customers. Force Roofing Systems serves Williamson County and southern Nashville, though a published BBB review describes unsolicited flyers in high-end neighbourhoods. Music City Roofers serves much of middle Tennessee; confirm you are calling that firm, as similarly named Nashville companies exist.

Replacing a roof in Nashville: the rules that apply

Rule	What applies	Source
State contractor licence	Required for projects of $25,000 or more; roofing is the BC-21 classification, and broader building classifications also cover roofing.	Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
Roofing subcontractor licence	A roofing subcontractor needs its own licence once the roofing portion of a project reaches $25,000.	T.C.A. 62-6-103(d)
Home Improvement licence	Required in Davidson County for residential work over $3,000 and under $25,000; Davidson is one of nine counties where this applies.	Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
Cancellation of insurance-funded contracts	Homeowner may cancel before midnight on the third business day after written notice that all or part of the claim is not covered; no payment required until coverage is confirmed or that window passes, apart from acknowledged emergency repairs.	T.C.A. 62-6-601 to 606
25 percent rule	Tennessee has no statewide 25 percent roof rule; where the 2018 IRC applies there is no percentage trigger.	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-23-.02
Tear-off and recover limits	Where a local government applies the 2018 IRC, replacement requires tear-off to the deck, and no recover over a water-soaked or deteriorated roof, slate or tile, or two or more layers.	2018 IRC R908.3 and R908.3.1.1
Matching after a claim	Under replacement cost policies, the insurer must replace items to a reasonably uniform appearance, with the insured paying nothing beyond the deductible.	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-05-.10(1)(b)

Related guides: the 25% roofing rule in Tennessee and every other state; how to decide between roof repair and replacement; how to read and compare a roof replacement quote; how to compare roof repair quotes; what homeowners insurance covers on a roof.

The 330 inch-plus hail reports behind a Nashville roof

Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 14 counties of the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 453 hail reports, 1,751 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 110 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.6 billion; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.

The biggest hail to fall on Nashville in a decade

Date	Stone size	Reported near	County
3 April 2025	3.0 in	Santa Fe	Maury
3 April 2025	3.0 in	Santa Fe	Maury
3 March 2020	3.0 in	Charlotte	Dickson
17 June 2022	3.0 in	Gladeville	Wilson
20 May 2025	3.0 in	Douglas	Williamson
20 May 2025	3.0 in	Peytonsville	Williamson

The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 3 April 2025 near Santa Fe, measured at 3.0 inches. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired.

Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 78 knots, about 90 mph, near Kingston Spgs on 5 April 2025. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.

Tornadoes. 110 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Scottsboro on 3 March 2020.

What the National Weather Service wrote about it

The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 5 April 2025 event near Kingston Spgs, reproduced verbatim:

Severe thunderstorm winds damaged fifteen homes in the Kingston Springs area, including on Kingston Springs Road, Highway 70, Copper Steel Road, and Pine Valley Road. Five of these fifteen homes had trees fall on them. Damages are a rough estimate.

A roof in this metro is built against events like that one, as recorded by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.

When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in June (433), May (417), July (384). The worst years on record were 2016 (444), 2017 (307), 2023 (277). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Nashville, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.

What to do with this. At 330 damaging-hail reports in ten years, impact resistance in Nashville is a specification question, not an upsell. Ask every contractor you shortlist to quote a UL 2218 Class 4 impact-rated shingle alongside the standard option, and ask your insurer whether a Class 4 roof earns a premium discount, because many carriers offer one in high-hail territory.

Before you sign anything in Nashville

Licensing is required in TN. Tennessee requires a licence from the Board for Licensing Contractors, within the Department of Commerce and Insurance, for projects of $25,000 or more. Like electrical, plumbing and HVAC subcontractors, a roofing subcontractor needs its own licence once the roofing portion of a project reaches $25,000 (T.C.A. 62-6-103(d)).

The roofing classification is BC-21, covering roofing, gutters and vinyl siding over $25,000; the broader building classifications also cover roofing. BC-21 applicants sit no trade exam but must pass the Business and Law exam and show experience; since 1 July 2026 a surety bond of at least half the requested monetary limit can replace the reviewed financial statement, and exams have been run by Prov since the same date. A Home Improvement licence for residential work over $3,000 and under $25,000 applies only in Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford and Shelby counties. Under T.C.A. 62-6-601 to 606, a homeowner may cancel an insurance-funded roofing contract before midnight on the third business day after written notice that all or part of the claim is not covered, and the roofer may not require payment until the insurer confirms full coverage or that window has passed, apart from emergency repairs the owner acknowledged.

Check here: Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors. Outside the nine home improvement counties, a reroof under $25,000 needs no state licence at all, so ask for liability and workers’ compensation certificates and check them with the insurer. On larger jobs, check the classification and the monetary limit, both shown on the state’s public register.

Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.

1. Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
2. Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
3. Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
4. Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.

Who else is certified in Nashville

21 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area, of which 9 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 6,281 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.824. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 2,150,553, a change of 6.76% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.

How these Nashville rankings were produced

Every contractor in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 21 certified contractors, of whom 9 hold President’s Club standing and 6 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.824. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Where that research turned up something awkward it is on the page, and no placement was paid for.

The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-15. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.

The questions that come up most in Nashville

Who is the best roofer in Nashville, TN?

MidSouth Construction LLC of Nashville, TN scores highest in the Nashville metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 95.9 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 1,089 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 8.3 points.

What is the 25% rule for roofing in Tennessee?

Tennessee has no statewide 25 percent roof rule. Where a local government applies the 2018 IRC, R908.3 requires tear-off to the deck for a replacement and R908.3.1.1 bars a recover over a water-soaked or deteriorated roof, over slate or tile, or over two or more layers. There is no percentage trigger.

Who does roof repair in Nashville?

MidSouth Construction LLC is certified to install, repair, replace and maintain metal, shingle, flat, TPO, EPDM, slate, tile and wood shake roofing. Sumner Roofing & Exteriors has reviews citing storm damage handled professionally, mainly across Sumner County and northern Nashville.

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Nashville?

Metro Nashville’s permit requirements vary by the scope of the work. Ask the contractor to confirm what will be filed for your job and to give you the permit number once it is issued.

Can I cancel a roofing contract in Tennessee if my insurance claim is denied?

Yes. Under T.C.A. 62-6-601 to 606, you may cancel an insurance-funded roofing contract before midnight on the third business day after written notice that all or part of the claim is not covered. The roofer may not require payment until the insurer confirms full coverage or that window has passed, apart from emergency repairs you acknowledged.

How many certified roofing contractors serve Nashville?

21 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area as of September 2026, of which 9 hold President’s Club status.

How much damaging hail does Nashville get?

The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area recorded 330 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 37 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 3.0 inches.

Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?

No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top five.

What was the worst hailstorm in Nashville in the last ten years?

The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 3.0 inches, reported near Santa Fe on 3 April 2025. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 453 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.6 billion; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.

When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Nashville?

Severe-weather reports in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area cluster in June, May, July, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Outside those months local crews are not triaging storm damage, so lead times are shorter and scheduling is easier.

Do roofers need a licence in TN?

Tennessee requires a licence from the Board for Licensing Contractors, within the Department of Commerce and Insurance, for projects of $25,000 or more. Like electrical, plumbing and HVAC subcontractors, a roofing subcontractor needs its own licence once the roofing portion of a project reaches $25,000 (T.C.A. 62-6-103(d)). The roofing classification is BC-21, covering roofing, gutters and vinyl siding over $25,000; the broader building classifications also cover roofing. BC-21 applicants sit no trade exam but must pass the Business and Law exam and show experience; since 1 July 2026 a surety bond of at least half the requested monetary limit can replace the reviewed financial statement, and exams have been run by Prov since the same date. A Home Improvement licence for residential work over $3,000 and under $25,000 applies only in Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford and Shelby counties. Under T.C.A. 62-6-601 to 606, a homeowner may cancel an insurance-funded roofing contract before midnight on the third business day after written notice that all or part of the claim is not covered, and the roofer may not require payment until the insurer confirms full coverage or that window has passed, apart from emergency repairs the owner acknowledged.

What should I check before hiring a roofer in Nashville?

Outside the nine home improvement counties, a reroof under $25,000 needs no state licence at all, so ask for liability and workers’ compensation certificates and check them with the insurer. On larger jobs, check the classification and the monetary limit, both shown on the state’s public register.

Is Nashville a hard market to find a good roofer in?

Tennessee regulates roofing more tightly than most southern states. Projects of $25,000 or more require a licence from the Board for Licensing Contractors, with the BC-21 roofing classification or a broader building one, and where the roofing portion of a job reaches $25,000 the roofing subcontractor needs a licence too. Davidson County is also one of nine counties where residential work from $3,000 up to $25,000 requires a state Home Improvement licence. A full Nashville replacement routinely clears $25,000, so the classification matters as much as the licence. The metro also takes 330 damaging-hail reports a decade, enough that storm-chasing crews are a documented problem here.

Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Nashville?

Wind, by a wide margin. The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN statistical area logged 1,751 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 330 hail reports of an inch or more between 2016 and 2025. Wind damage shows up at the rake, ridge and edge rather than across the field of the roof, so the fastening schedule and edge detail matter more here than the impact rating of the shingle.

Roofer rankings for other metros

The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.

• Best roofers in Clarksville, TN, about 41 miles from Nashville
• Best roofers in Bowling Green, KY, about 59 miles from Nashville
• Best roofers in Huntsville, AL, about 102 miles from Nashville
• Best roofers in Chattanooga, TN, another TN metro on the same formula
• Best roofers in Jackson, TN, another TN metro on the same formula
• Best roofers in Indianapolis, IN, a metro of comparable size
• Best roofers in Cleveland, OH, a metro of comparable size

See the full index of metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.

Cite this analysis

The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Nashville, TN: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.