Roof Repair in Shelbyville, TN

Quick answer: Roof Troops repairs roofs in Shelbyville and across Bedford County, about 40 minutes from our Murfreesboro base. Shelbyville repairs include hail-cracked shingles, old chimneys and decking on historic homes, and metal roofs on barns and shops; inspections are free and every quote is in writing.

Book a free inspection or call 615-258-9977.

Shelbyville roof repairs, from the square to the farm

Shelbyville has some of the oldest housing in our service area. Near the square, the East and West Shelbyville historic areas have homes dating from the 1800s into the 1940s, including along Bland and Magnolia avenues. Repairs on those homes usually mean chimney flashing, soft decking, and sometimes more than one layer of shingles. If your home is in the Belmont Street, Frierson Eakin, or South Brittain local historic district, we match the existing material so the repair fits the design guidelines.

Out along Madison Street and US-231 North, mid-century ranches and newer subdivisions have the usual repair list: pipe boots, flashing at walls, and ventilation. In rural Bedford County, a lot of our repair work is on metal-roofed barns and shops, where loose or backed-out fasteners, worn washers, and torn panels at the eaves let water in.

Hail is the big local risk. On May 8, 2024, the National Weather Service took reports of golf-ball-size hail and one 2-inch stone along Midland Road near the airport. Hail that size cracks shingles and dents gutters, vents, and metal panels, but the damage is easy to miss from the ground. We can fly a drone over the roof and show you exactly what’s there.

Repairing roofs in Shelbyville’s historic districts

Shelbyville has local historic districts on Belmont Street, Frierson Eakin, and South Brittain, plus the older East and West Shelbyville areas around the square along Bland and Magnolia avenues. Each local district has design guidelines that cover roofing materials and colors.

For repairs, that means matching what’s on the house. If your historic home has asphalt shingles, we match the color and profile. If it has standing seam or other metal, we repair the metal rather than patching with shingles. When a repair would change the look, we’ll tell you to check the design guidelines before we start.

Older Shelbyville homes also tend to have built-in or box gutters, decorative trim, and porch roofs with very low slopes. Box gutters hidden in the eave can leak into the wall when their lining fails, and that’s work we do. Porch roofs often need a low-slope repair instead of shingles.

How a Roof Troops roof repair works

On historic Shelbyville homes, we photograph the existing materials up close so the repair can be matched and documented for the design guidelines.

Call or book online and we call back within the hour, 24/7, tarping first if water is coming in. The inspection is free: attic, then roof or drone. You get photos and a written quote before work starts, our own crew makes the repair with matched materials, and it’s covered by our lifetime workmanship warranty.

How much does roof repair cost in Shelbyville?

In Shelbyville, cost depends on the material. A shingle repair, a metal panel repair, and relining a box gutter are very different jobs, and the quote names which one you’re getting. Every repair starts with a free inspection, and you get a detailed written quote before any work starts. If the roof is past repairing, a full shingle replacement on an average home usually runs $12,000 to $16,000, with financing available.

Shelbyville permits and what to expect on repair day

Inside Shelbyville city limits, permits go through the Building and Codes Department at 100 N. Cannon Blvd. (931-488-4230), which takes many requests through its OpenGov portal. A routine shingle or flashing repair usually doesn’t need one. Decking or framing work can, and in the local historic districts, material and color changes should follow the design guidelines. We confirm both before scheduling. Rural Bedford County addresses, including Wartrace, Bell Buckle, and Unionville, go through the county.

On repair day, expect the crew to arrive with matched materials, protect the area under the work, and finish most repairs in a few hours. We photograph before, during, and after, so you can see the repaired area, including the parts that will be hidden under new shingles. For metal barn repairs, we replace fasteners and panels and leave the old ones in a pile for you to see, or haul them off.

Where we work in and around Shelbyville

We serve downtown and the East and West Shelbyville historic areas, the Madison Street and US-231 North corridors, homes near the airport and Midland Road, and Wartrace, Bell Buckle, Chapel Hill, and Unionville, and the rest of Bedford County. Shelbyville is about 28 miles and 40 minutes from our Murfreesboro base down US-231. For everything else we do here, see our Shelbyville roofing page, and for how this service works anywhere we go, see roof repair.

Why Shelbyville homeowners choose Roof Troops

Bedford County is part of our home territory. We work from Shelbyville out to Wartrace, Bell Buckle, and Unionville. Veteran-owned by Navy Combat Veteran Don Hane, who has been roofing in Middle Tennessee since 2009 (17+ years of experience) and has completed 4,160+ projects. A-rated with the BBB, TN license #84570, certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Tamko, and Malarkey. Own crews only, lifetime workmanship warranty, and a discount for veterans, military, first responders, and teachers.

Shelbyville roof repair FAQ

Do you repair metal barn and shop roofs in Bedford County? Yes. We replace backed-out fasteners and worn washers, swap torn or dented panels, and reseal laps and trim. If a barn roof is beyond patching, we’ll price a new metal roof so you can compare.

Do you repair box gutters on older Shelbyville homes? Yes. We repair and reline box gutters, which can leak into walls when the lining fails.

Is the roof inspection really free? Yes. We inspect, photograph what we find, and give you a written quote at no cost and with no obligation.

Schedule a free roof inspection in Shelbyville

Call 615-258-9977, email [email protected], or book your free inspection online. We’re based at 582 Sharondale Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, and we answer the phone 24/7.