Storm and Hail Damage Roofing in McMinnville, TN
Quick answer: Roof Troops repairs storm and wind damage in McMinnville and Warren County, including homes, barns, and outbuildings. We inspect for free, photograph the damage, and give you a written estimate you can submit with an insurance claim. If you’d like, we’ll meet your adjuster on the roof.
Book a free inspection or call 615-258-9977.
Wind damage in McMinnville and Warren County
On April 11, 2008, the National Weather Service surveyed a high-end EF-1 tornado that ran about 15 miles, from 11 miles west of McMinnville to 5 miles northeast of town. The path was up to 250 yards wide, with winds of 100 to 110 mph. Dozens of homes were damaged, and several had major damage.
Wind is the regular threat. On October 12, 2022, the McMinnville airport recorded a 64 mph gust as a storm line passed through. On May 8, 2024, straight-line winds up to 80 mph hit Morrison, snapping trees and damaging barn and outbuilding roofs.
Warren County storm damage is often on more than one building. Nursery properties, farms, and homes with detached shops can take damage on a house roof, a barn, and a shop in the same storm. Metal panels pull loose at the eaves and ridge, and shingles crease along the ridges and rakes. Because McMinnville is about an hour from our Murfreesboro base, we inspect every roof on the property in one visit and put it all on one written estimate. Greenhouse glazing and specialty nursery structures are outside what we do, and we’ll tell you so honestly.
Wind damage on barns and nursery properties
Warren County’s farms and nursery properties often have several roofs: the house, barns, shops, and equipment sheds. In a storm, outbuildings usually take the worst of it. Large open buildings catch wind like a sail, and metal panels pull loose at the eaves and ridge first. The May 8, 2024 straight-line winds in Morrison, up to 80 mph, damaged barn and outbuilding roofs across the area.
On the house, wind damage tends to show along the ridges and rakes, with creased or missing shingles, lifted metal trim, and bent gutters. Falling limbs add punctures.
When we inspect a McMinnville or Warren County property after a storm, we look at every building in one visit. Metal panels that were lifted and dropped back can look fine but have loosened fasteners or torn holes, so we check them up close. Everything goes on one written estimate. Greenhouse glazing is outside what we do, and we’ll tell you so.
What we do after a storm
For McMinnville storm calls, we try to inspect, photograph, and, if needed, tarp in one trip, since you’re about an hour from our Murfreesboro base.
We’re open 24/7 for emergency tarping. The storm inspection is free and covers every slope plus the gutters, vents, and flashing that show hail size. You get dated photos and a written estimate you can submit with a claim, and if you’d like, we’ll meet your adjuster on the roof. Our own crew does the repair, backed by our lifetime workmanship warranty.
Will insurance pay for storm damage in McMinnville?
In Warren County, storm estimates often include several buildings. Each one is priced separately so you can decide what to fix first. Coverage is between you and your insurer, and we won’t promise an outcome; you or your licensed public adjuster handle the claim. We never waive deductibles. Paying out of pocket? A full shingle replacement on an average home usually runs $12,000 to $16,000, and financing is available. See insurance claim assistance.
McMinnville permits after a storm
Inside McMinnville city limits, storm repairs that need a permit go through the Community Development Department (931-473-1204) and Cloud Permit. That’s usually decking or framing work. Rural Warren County addresses go through the county, and Woodbury and Bradyville along US-70S go through Cannon County.
If you decide to file a claim, give your insurer our photos and written estimate. If you’d like, we’ll meet your adjuster on the roof to point out what we found, including on barns and shops. You handle the claim, or your licensed public adjuster does, and we never waive deductibles. Once the work is approved, we schedule our own crew, and multi-building jobs are done consecutively so nothing is left open overnight.
Where we work in and around McMinnville
We serve downtown McMinnville and the historic district, the neighborhoods off Sparta Street, Morrison Street, and Smithville Highway, Morrison, Centertown, Viola, Rock Island, Campaign, and rural Warren County farm and nursery properties, and the rest of Warren County. McMinnville is about 47 miles and 65 minutes from our Murfreesboro base by US-70S through Woodbury. For everything else we do here, see our McMinnville roofing page, and for how this service works anywhere we go, see storm damage roofing.
Why McMinnville homeowners choose Roof Troops
McMinnville is about an hour from our Murfreesboro base through Woodbury, and we’re open 24/7 for storm calls. 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.
McMinnville storm damage roofing FAQ
Can you look at all the buildings on my property after a storm? Yes. We inspect houses, barns, and shops in one visit and put everything on one written estimate. Greenhouse glazing is outside what we do, and we’ll tell you if something is.
My barn roof panels are loose after a storm. Can you fix them? Yes. We re-fasten or replace lifted and torn panels, reseal trim and laps, and check the ridge.
Do you waive insurance deductibles? No. We never waive or absorb deductibles. Your deductible is part of your policy, and paying it is your responsibility.
Schedule a free roof inspection in McMinnville
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.