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The Metal Roofers is a family-owned metal roofing contractor serving Hermitage, Old Hickory, and the east side of Davidson County. We install standing seam metal roofs, stamped metal shingles, copper, and architectural metal on the brick ranches of Hermitage Hills, the established streets of Tulip Grove, and the lakeside homes off Anderson Road, neighborhoods where a practical house deserves a permanent roof. Lifetime workmanship warranty. No asphalt. No subcontracted installation.
The western two-thirds of Tennessee falls inside Dixie Alley, the Southern counterpart to Tornado Alley. Davidson County has taken three tornado tracks in recent memory: April 1998, March 2020, and December 2023. The 2020 storm ran the I-40 corridor just minutes south of Hermitage. Add wind coming off two open lakes, and this is what your roof is up against, twelve months a year.
Hermitage sits inside Dixie Alley, where tornado risk runs November through May. Davidson County has been crossed three times in recent memory: April 1998, March 2020, and December 2023, with the 2020 track passing minutes south of these neighborhoods. Standing seam metal resists wind uplift to 140+ mph. Metal shingles interlock and carry Class 4 impact ratings. Asphalt shingles peel off in 70 mph gusts.
Middle Tennessee averages multiple severe hail events every spring. Hail that dents asphalt and voids shingle warranties bounces off properly gauged steel. Metal shingles with Class 4 hail ratings, tested against 2-inch ice balls at terminal velocity, are the highest-rated residential roofing material available.
Hermitage's humid subtropical summers push dark shingle surfaces past 160°F, and homes that face Percy Priest or sit on open ridges without mature canopy take the worst of it. Sunlight bouncing off open water adds load the shingle never gets a break from. Metal roofing with PVDF reflective coatings cuts surface temperature dramatically, reducing attic heat gain and ending the daily expansion cycling that cracks and curls shingles.
Hermitage is water country. Between the Stones River bottoms, Priest Lake coves, and the mature trees shading its oldest streets, roofs here live with constant humidity, leaf litter, moss, and algae. Asphalt absorbs moisture and traps debris. Metal doesn't. Water sheets off. Debris slides.
Winter Storm Fern coated Middle Tennessee in ice in January 2026, pulling gutters off homes and splitting shingles from Hermitage Hills to the lake. Metal's hard, smooth surface sheds ice cleanly. With snow guards to control slide-off, there is no buildup and no freeze-thaw damage.
Installed over solid decking with synthetic underlayment, standard in every Hermitage home, a metal roof is no louder than asphalt shingles during rain. The loud tin roof memory comes from barns and open-framed structures. In a residential assembly with decking, insulation, and drywall below, heavy rain produces a soft, even hum. If the occasional BNA flight path overhead has never bothered you, rain on a modern metal roof never will.
Hermitage grew up between the 1960s and the 1990s, brick ranches, split-levels, and two-story family homes built along Lebanon Pike, Central Pike, and Andrew Jackson Parkway. Builders roofed nearly all of them the same way: three-tab asphalt shingles, chosen because they were fast and cheap, not because they were right for Middle Tennessee weather. The houses were built to last. The roofs were built to be replaced.
And replaced they were. A house built here in 1970 has likely been reroofed two or three times already, each cycle costing more than the last. Every one of those shingle roofs has fought the same enemies: Dixie Alley storms, 160-degree summer surfaces, 49 inches of annual rain, and freeze-thaw cycles that crack and curl the material. If your current shingles are 15 to 20 years old, they are near the end of the same cycle their predecessors lost.
So the real question for a Hermitage homeowner isn't “which shingles should I buy this time?” It's “do I want to buy a roof again in 2045, or never again?”
On Hermitage roofs over 15 years old we find the same pattern: granule loss on south- and west-facing slopes, adhesive failure on ridge caps, cracked shingles at chimney and valley transitions, and, on the oldest ranches, a second layer of shingles hiding under the first. The roof looks “okay” from the street. The problems are visible up close. If your roof is in this range, it is worth a professional evaluation before the next storm season, not after.
Hermitage is named for the home of the man they called Old Hickory, because he would not break. Andrew Jackson bought this land in 1804, and the house his family built still stands two centuries later, a few minutes from your front door. It has outlived every fence, barn, and outbuilding around it for one reason: it was built once, correctly, and maintained instead of replaced.
The neighborhoods that grew up around the estate took the practical version of that mindset. Hermitage has never been a showplace suburb. It is brick ranches on quiet streets, families that stay for decades, and houses bought to be kept, not flipped every five years. A typical Hermitage roof runs 1,600 to 3,200 square feet, honest, straightforward rooflines with simple gables and manageable pitches.
That roof geometry is exactly where metal makes the most sense per dollar. Simple planes mean clean panel runs, fewer penetrations, fewer places to fail, and a lower installed cost than the sprawling estate roofs south of town. On a Hermitage ranch, the step up from another round of shingles to a permanent metal roof is smaller than most homeowners assume, and it is the last roofing decision the house ever needs.
Here is some good news that surprises people comparing notes with friends in Brentwood or Franklin: most of Hermitage has no architectural review board to satisfy. For the majority of homes here, the path from decision to installation is a Metro permit and a start date.
Hermitage's core neighborhoods, the ranch streets of Hermitage Hills, the established blocks around Tulip Grove, the lakeside roads off Anderson and Bell, largely predate the HOA era. There is no architectural review committee between you and the roof you want. You choose the profile, you choose the color, and the only approval that matters is a standard Metro Nashville building permit, which we pull for you.
The exceptions are the newer subdivisions and townhome communities built since the 1990s, mostly off Central Pike and along the growth edges, where an HOA may have covenants on roofing materials and colors. These boards are usually far simpler to satisfy than a Brentwood-style ARC. A short letter, a spec sheet, and a color sample typically settle it in one pass.
Either way, the paperwork is ours to carry. If your street has a board, we prepare the full submittal: manufacturer specifications, Kynar/PVDF warranty documentation, color samples on actual metal, comparable installation photos, and fire, wind, and hail certifications. If it doesn't, we skip straight to the permit and the schedule.
The heart of old Hermitage. Brick ranches and split-levels from the 1960s on quiet, tree-lined streets, most now on their third roof. Simple gable geometry makes these some of the cleanest, most economical metal installations we do.
The streets that border Andrew Jackson's estate and the Tulip Grove mansion grounds. Settled, established homes where families measure their stay in decades, exactly the ownership horizon where a 50-year roof beats a 17-year roof three times over.
The two-story family subdivisions near the Old Hickory Boulevard and I-40 interchange. Builder-grade shingles from the '80s and '90s are aging out street by street here, and steeper two-story rooflines make wind performance matter more, not less.
Homes off Anderson Road and Bell Road live with what the lake gives them: open light, open views, and wind with a running start across the water. Roofs here take more sun and more sustained gusts than anywhere else in Hermitage. This is exactly the exposure metal was engineered for.
The oldest route through Hermitage carries its most varied housing: postwar ranches, small acreage with workshops and sheds, and long-held family properties. Many projects here pair a house roof with an outbuilding, one mobilization, one color story, everything under warranty at once.
The parkway threads through the subdivisions where most of Hermitage actually lives. Streets built out from the '70s through the '90s, largely without HOA gatekeeping, which means the roof you want is the roof you get, usually within weeks of deciding.
East of the parkway, Hermitage loosens its collar: bigger lots, barns, workshops, and homes with a little land as Central Pike runs toward the Wilson County line. Metal is the working standard out here, and nobody asks a committee first.
The farmhouse-style infill going up across east Davidson already wears metal accents over porches and gables, black standing seam is practically the neighborhood signature. Going full-roof metal from day one skips the shingle-to-metal replacement cycle entirely and finishes the look the architecture started.
Most Hermitage streets need nothing but a Metro permit. But if your subdivision or townhome community does have a board, we prepare the full review packet, manufacturer specifications, PVDF finish warranties, color samples on actual metal, comparable installation photos, and fire, wind, and hail certifications, and we communicate with the committee directly until it's approved.
Hermitage sits on a shelf of east Davidson County framed by water: Old Hickory Lake to the north, Percy Priest to the south, and the Stones River winding between them toward the Cumberland. That geography is why people live here, and it quietly shapes how every roof in the zip code ages.
Wind that crosses open water arrives with a running start. Homes near Priest Lake and along exposed stretches of Bell and Anderson Roads take sustained gusts that inland streets never feel. Standing seam metal, mechanically fastened with concealed clips, resists that sustained uplift in ways nail-through shingles cannot.
South- and west-facing slopes take the heaviest solar loading, full afternoon sun at the highest angle and longest duration, amplified near open water by light coming off the surface. These are the slopes where we find shingle deterioration most advanced on every inspection. Metal's reflective PVDF coating cuts solar absorption exactly where it matters most.
The river bottoms and shaded older streets face the opposite problem: humidity that lingers and never fully dries. Shingles there grow moss, harbor algae, and trap leaf debris that holds water against the surface. Metal sheds all of it. No absorption, no biological growth, no trapped moisture accelerating rot.
A single Hermitage home can have a south-facing slope baking in lake-brightened sun, a north-facing slope holding moisture under mature trees, a west-facing gable catching wind that crossed a mile of open water, and an east-facing dormer collecting morning dew that never fully dries. One material has to handle all four conditions at once. That material is steel with a high-performance finish, properly ventilated and mechanically attached.
The right metal profile depends on the home and the roof geometry. Hermitage's range, from 1960s brick ranches to lakeside homes to brand-new farmhouse builds, means all three primary profiles earn their place here. Here is how they match up.
The premium profile. Clean vertical lines with concealed fasteners and mechanically seamed panels. On Hermitage's simple ranch gables it installs beautifully and economically; on lakeside and new farmhouse builds it is the signature look. Highest wind ratings and longest warranties, which matters when your roof faces open water.
Stamped steel panels that replicate slate, cedar shake, or clay tile while delivering the performance of metal. The natural choice for Hermitage's traditional brick streets, all the character of the original roofline, none of the fifteen-year replacement cycle. Class 4 hail rated, interlocked against wind.
Exposed-fastener panels with ribbed or corrugated profiles, the budget-friendly workhorse. With few HOA restrictions in Hermitage, ribbed steel is a legitimate option not just for barns, workshops, and garages along Central Pike and Lebanon Pike, but for the house itself where budget is the priority.
We don't sub out. Every service listed below is performed by our crew, on your property, with materials we spec and warranties we stand behind.
Mechanically seamed panels with concealed fasteners. Maximum wind and weather resistance, the benchmark system for lakeside exposure and open-ridge streets.
Learn More →Stamped steel panels in traditional profiles. Class 4 hail rating, interlocking wind resistance, and the appearance of slate or shake. The natural fit for Hermitage's brick-ranch streets.
Learn More →Seamless aluminum and copper gutter systems sized for Middle Tennessee's 49+ inches of annual rainfall. Custom-fit to your roofline, color-matched to your panels or trim.
Learn More →Architectural metal wall systems for accent walls, gable ends, dormers, and full exterior cladding. Same PVDF finish technology as our roofing. Coordinates or contrasts with your roof panels.
Learn More →Professional recoating for existing metal roofs that need a color update or finish restoration. Spray-applied elastomeric and ceramic coatings that seal, protect, and renew faded panels.
Learn More →Metal roofs are the ideal substrate for solar. Panels attach with non-penetrating clamps, no holes, no leak risk, no voided roof warranty. Paired with battery backup for complete energy independence.
Learn More →Prevents sudden snow and ice slides over entries, walkways, and landscaping. Essential on standing seam roofs. Installed with non-penetrating clamp attachments that preserve your roof warranty.
Learn More →Protective coatings for both metal and existing built-up roofs. Silicone and ceramic coatings add 10–15 years to an aging roof while dramatically improving reflectivity and energy performance.
Learn More →Hermitage's streets run from 1960s red-brick ranches to repainted flips to brand-new farmhouse builds, and the lake light on the south side changes how colors read at different hours. Each exterior type has a palette of metal roof colors that works with it, and a few that don't. Here is what we recommend based on what we see most across 37076.
Earth-tone metals: Burnished Slate, Weathered Bronze, Dark Bronze, Hartford Green, Charcoal Gray. Avoid bright or cool-toned colors that conflict with the warm brick undertone. Muted, warm darks are the safest and most attractive pairing.
Broader palette: Charcoal, Matte Black, Slate Blue, Patina Green, Aged Copper. Stone and stucco exteriors are neutral enough to accept a wide color range. Standing seam in darker tones creates a striking contrast. Metal shingles in slate profiles blend naturally.
Almost any metal roof color works against a white or cream exterior. Dark charcoal, matte black, and standing seam in anthracite are the most popular choices. For a warmer tone, Weathered Bronze or Aged Copper. Avoid mid-range colors that compete rather than contrast.
Choose lighter metals where heavy tree shade would make dark roofs visually disappear. Medium tones, Pewter Gray, Weathered Bronze, Colonial Red, maintain visibility and prevent the home from looking top-heavy under a dark canopy. Metal shingles in cedar shake profiles integrate beautifully.
Standing seam in dark, flat finishes, Matte Black, Dark Zinc, Anthracite, is the default for modern architecture. The clean panel lines complement contemporary geometry. Avoid textured or shake-profile shingles on modern homes; the material language conflicts. Let the metal read as metal.
Homes on multi-acre lots with detached structures have the most flexibility. The main house, barn, garage, and workshops can be unified under a single metal color or differentiated by structure. Standing seam for outbuildings, metal shingles for the residence, all in a coordinated palette.
We walk the roof, inspect the deck condition, assess ventilation, photograph the existing system, and take precise measurements. Drone imaging for steep or complex rooflines. You get a full written condition report regardless of whether you move forward.
We bring actual metal samples, not printed brochures, so you can see the finish, texture, and color against your brick or siding in natural light. We recommend profiles and colors based on your home's architecture, your street's character, and your aesthetic preferences.
Most Hermitage homes skip this step entirely. If your subdivision does have a board, we prepare and submit the full packet, manufacturer specs, PVDF warranty documentation, color samples, comparable installation photos, and required test certifications, and we communicate directly with the committee until it's approved.
Hermitage is Metro Nashville, so roofing permits run through Metro Codes. We handle the application, the fee, and the inspection scheduling online, you never stand in a line downtown, and most permits clear quickly for straightforward replacements.
Existing shingles are removed to the deck. We inspect every square foot of sheathing for rot, soft spots, and structural compromise. Damaged decking is replaced. Underlayment, ice-and-water shield at vulnerable areas, and ventilation components are installed to spec before a single metal panel goes on.
Our crew installs panels, trim, flashing, ridge systems, and all transition details. Standing seam panels are mechanically seamed on-site. Metal shingles are interlocked and fastened per manufacturer specifications. We do not leave your property with exposed decking overnight.
Metro inspection is scheduled and passed. We walk the completed roof with you, review all warranty documentation, and photograph the finished installation for your records. If you are adding solar, gutter, or siding work, those systems are coordinated and installed in sequence.
A metal roof costs more than shingles on the day of installation. There is no honest way around that. The question is what happens over the 15, 25, and 40 years that follow.
Asphalt shingles on a Hermitage home typically last 15–22 years, less on south-facing slopes, less near open water, less under mature canopy. A metal roof on the same home lasts 40–60+ years with minimal maintenance. A house built here in 1970 has already paid for two or three shingle roofs. Metal is the roof you stop paying for.
| Factor | Asphalt Shingles | Metal Roofing |
|---|---|---|
| Installed Cost | Lower up front | Higher up front |
| Service Life | 15–22 years | 40–60+ years |
| Replacements (50 yr) | 2–3 full replacements | 0 replacements |
| Storm Damage Risk | High · Frequent claims | Minimal · Class 4 impact |
| Energy Savings | None | Up to 25% cooling reduction |
| Insurance | Standard rates | Potential impact-rating discount |
| Maintenance | Regular inspection/repair | Minimal to none |
Here is the part that surprises people: Hermitage's roof geometry works in your favor. Most homes here run 16 to 30 squares with simple gable lines, smaller and cleaner than the estate roofs south of town, which means a typical one-story ranch around 30 squares lands roughly at $33,000–$48,000 in standing seam, and meaningfully less in metal shingles or exposed-fastener systems. Most installations take 3–7 business days, and we never leave your home with exposed decking overnight.
Every roof is different. Pricing depends on roof area, complexity, profile selection, and deck condition, and on the oldest ranches, whether a second shingle layer is hiding under the first. We provide detailed, line-item estimates after a thorough on-site inspection, not ballpark numbers from satellite imagery. Call for a free evaluation and written estimate specific to your home.
We serve every street in the 37076, from the lake to the county line, plus the neighboring communities on both sides of the Stones River.
We are The Metal Roofers, a Nashville-based company that does one thing: metal roofing, and everything that goes with it. Standing seam, metal shingles, gutters, siding, roof painting, solar, snow guards, and coatings. We do not install asphalt shingles. We do not install tile. We do not do general contracting. Metal is all we do, and Hermitage is twenty minutes from our shop.
We know this side of the county: the brick ranches on their third set of shingles, the lakeside streets where wind arrives with a running start, the barns and workshops off Central Pike, and the Metro permitting process that covers all of it. We are not a Williamson County outfit that occasionally crosses the river. Our shop is on Trinity Lane, we drive Lebanon Pike every week, and east Davidson is home turf.
When you call us, you talk to someone who can answer your questions immediately, not a call center that takes your name and promises a callback. We show up with samples, walk the roof, and provide a written estimate that explains exactly what we recommend and why. No pressure, no gimmicks, no “sign today” discounts.
Usually not. Most of Hermitage's core neighborhoods predate the HOA era, so for the majority of homes the only approval needed is a standard Metro Nashville building permit, which we pull for you. If you live in one of the newer subdivisions or townhome communities that does have a board, we prepare the full submittal packet and handle the committee communication ourselves. Either way, approval is our problem, not yours.
A properly installed metal roof with a Kynar/PVDF finish will last 40–60+ years with minimal maintenance. Standing seam systems with quality substrate preparation can exceed 60 years. By comparison, asphalt shingles on a Hermitage home typically last 15–22 years, often less on south-facing slopes near the lake or under the mature canopy on the older streets. A house built here in 1970 has likely been reroofed two or three times already; metal ends that cycle.
Yes. The western two-thirds of Tennessee, including all of Davidson County, falls within Dixie Alley, a region with an enhanced risk of destructive tornadoes. The county has taken three significant tornado tracks in recent memory: April 1998, March 2020, and December 2023, and the 2020 storm ran the I-40 corridor just minutes south of Hermitage on its way to Mt. Juliet. The enhanced risk window runs November through May. Metal roofing's wind resistance (140+ mph for standing seam) is a meaningful structural advantage here.
No. Installed over solid decking with synthetic underlayment, the standard residential assembly in every Hermitage home, a metal roof is no louder than asphalt shingles. The loud metal roof sound comes from agricultural buildings and open-framed structures where rain hits metal with nothing but air behind it. In a fully insulated residential build, the difference is undetectable, and if living near the BNA flight path has never bothered you, a rain shower certainly won't. Many homeowners report metal is actually quieter.
We always recommend a full tear-off, and in Hermitage it matters more than most places: on the oldest ranches we regularly find a second layer of shingles hiding under the first. Tear-off lets us inspect every square foot of decking, replace anything soft, install proper ice-and-water shield at eaves and valleys, and position ventilation correctly. Layering metal over old shingles traps moisture, voids some warranties, and hides problems that only get worse. A clean deck is a long-term roof.
Most Hermitage installations take 3–7 business days, the simple gable geometry of the classic ranches keeps installs fast and clean. Larger two-story homes, lakeside builds, and projects that add outbuildings can run longer. Weather delays and deck repair can extend the timeline. We provide a specific schedule after the on-site inspection and never leave your home with exposed decking overnight.
Yes. Hermitage is part of Metro Nashville, so roofing permits run through Metro Codes. We handle the application, fee payment, and inspection scheduling, most of it online, so you never coordinate with the building department yourself. That is our job, and we do it every week on this side of the county.
Yes, and in Hermitage it comes up constantly, carports, detached garages, workshops, and barns are part of the landscape here, especially off Central Pike and Lebanon Pike. Combining the house with outbuildings in a single project is more efficient and keeps the whole property coordinated: metal shingles or standing seam on the residence, ribbed panels on the workshop, one mobilization, one permit cycle, one warranty package.
Consistently, and Hermitage's market makes the case clearly: 37076 sees steady buyer traffic from families priced out of Mt. Juliet and Donelson, and a home with a roof that won't need attention for decades stands out immediately against a street of aging shingles. It also removes the number-one inspection objection at closing. Metal is one of the few improvements that pays for itself through avoided replacements, lower maintenance, and energy savings.
Every installation comes with both a manufacturer's material warranty and our workmanship warranty. Manufacturer paint warranties on Kynar/PVDF finishes typically run 30–40 years against fade, chalk, and film integrity. Substrate warranties cover the steel itself against perforation. Our workmanship warranty covers the installation: every seam, flashing detail, trim piece, and fastener. Specific terms are detailed in your written estimate.
Free on-site inspection, written estimate, and a crew that knows east Davidson County, from the lake to the county line, one street at a time.
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