Donelson, Tennessee · Davidson County
Donelson's streets are lined with houses from the 1950s through the '80s, and three of its neighborhoods sat in the path of the 2020 tornado. We repair and replace roofs here, along with the gutters and siding.
TL;DR
Three Stone Roofing & Exteriors works in Donelson from its Franklin office, about 17 miles away. Donelson is part of the consolidated city of Nashville, so building permits come from Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety, not a town office. The 37214 ZIP code has about 16,000 homes with a median build year of 1983, and the March 3, 2020 tornado, rated EF3 by the National Weather Service, crossed Donelson Hills, Lincoya Hills and Stanford Estates.
The National Weather Service names three: Donelson Hills, Lincoya Hills and Stanford Estates. The March 3, 2020 tornado, rated EF3 at its peak, came east out of Germantown and East Nashville, crossed Donelson and went on through Hermitage, Mount Juliet and Lebanon on a path of about 60 miles, with EF2 to EF3 damage to homes along the way.
Six years later, houses near that path fall into two groups: those that got a complete new roof and those that were patched. A patched roof deserves a fresh look, because wind of that strength can crease or unseal shingles well beyond the damage anyone could see at the time. The inspection is free, every elevation is photographed, and our roof repair crews fix what they find without pushing a replacement.
Pictured at the top: Presidential Shake Autumn Blend, CertainTeed Presidential Shake Autumn Blend.
Older than in most of Nashville's suburbs. Census estimates for the 37214 ZIP code put the median build year at 1983, with about a quarter of homes built before 1960, another 19 percent in the 1960s and '70s and about a third from 1980 to 1999. Only one home in ten is newer than 2010.
Much of the older stock is brick-veneer ranch housing over crawl spaces. Houses that age have usually had two or three roofs, so a replacement estimate here has to account for what comes off as well as what goes on: extra layers, soft decking and flashing that earlier crews may have reused. Those go on the line-item proposal before work starts, not as change orders halfway through.
They raise the stakes. Donelson is flat to gently rolling, and the river and creek bottoms take the low ground, so water that leaves the roof near a crawl-space foundation has little slope to carry it off. Gutters sized to the roof and downspouts that discharge away from the house keep that water out from under the floor.
We form seamless aluminum gutters on site to the length of each run. The 6-inch K-style profile carries roughly 40 percent more water than 5-inch, and guards keep leaves and debris out of the troughs. Repairs and cleaning are available on an existing system that is otherwise sound.
For most of these houses, a CertainTeed or GAF architectural shingle such as CertainTeed Landmark is the sound choice, and qualifying CertainTeed systems carry the Manufacturer's Lifetime Workmanship Warranty, backed and issued by CertainTeed through us. Owners who want more character on a simple ranch roofline can step up to a designer shingle such as CertainTeed Grand Manor.
After 2020, impact-resistant shingles are worth pricing as well. Most homes are torn off and re-roofed in one to two days, with one project manager from inspection to warranty registration.
Services in Donelson
Roof replacement with an architectural or designer shingle is the central job on Donelson's older houses. Gutters matter on crawl-space homes near the creek bottoms, and James Hardie fiber cement siding replaces vinyl or aluminum that has given out, with its 30-year product and 15-year ColorPlus warranties registered by us as a Select Contractor.
From the gallery
These three are gallery projects rather than Donelson addresses, chosen because they suit its houses: CertainTeed Landmark in Heather Blend, 6-inch seamless aluminum K-style gutters, and a CertainTeed Grand Manor designer roof in Chestnut.
Neighbors voted us a Nextdoor Neighborhood Fave in 2024 and 2025. Every review below is real and public.
“Best company ever! They worked with our insurance and handled everything! Absolutely the best crew of guys also! They worked all day, completed our beautiful new roof and cleaned up every last thing before they left. My yard and back porch look cleaner this afternoon than before they came. Highly recommend this company!”
“My experience with three stone roofing has been nothing but excellent! Simon and his crew did a fabulous job on my roof! Definitely recommend them!”
“We recently hired Three Stone Roofing for a commercial roof installation, and the entire experience was outstanding from start to finish. Their communication was top-notch — clear, timely, and always professional. In an industry where delays are common, Three Stone delivered exactly when they said they would.”
Answers
No. Donelson is a community within the consolidated city of Nashville, so building permits come from Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety. What a roofing, siding or gutter project needs depends on its scope and your address, so confirm with Metro Codes before the job is scheduled.
Yes. We inspect, repair and replace roofs in all three, and across the rest of Donelson. Those are the neighborhoods NWS named in its survey of the March 2020 EF3, so if your roof there was patched rather than replaced, a free inspection with a photo report of every elevation is worth booking.
Yes. CertainTeed's Landmark line includes impact-resistant shingles, and we can price them beside a standard architectural shingle in your written proposal so you can compare the two on the same roof. Whether your insurer treats them differently is a question for your policy and carrier.
Yes. Donelson is about 17 miles from our Franklin office at 6100 Tower Circle, and most inspections there are scheduled within one business day. An active leak or fresh storm damage is triaged first, usually the same day, with tarp material on hand to make the house watertight. Call (615) 434-3333.
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