Gallatin, Tennessee · Sumner County
Gallatin holds two housing markets in one city: older masonry and frame houses around the downtown square, and the subdivisions built since 2010, which hold about four in ten of its homes. Their roofs and siding need different things.
TL;DR
Three Stone Roofing & Exteriors serves Gallatin from its Franklin office, about 36 miles away. About 41 percent of Gallatin's roughly 20,900 homes were built since 2010, so many roofs are still young, while the streets near the downtown square hold much older masonry and frame houses. The National Weather Service rated an EF0 in Gallatin on May 4, 2021, and the December 9, 2023 tornado, rated EF2, reached the city too. Permits go through the City of Gallatin Codes and Building.
Most aren't. With about 41 percent of Gallatin's homes built since 2010 and another 15 percent from 2000 to 2009, census estimates put the median build year at 2004. A roof from the 2010s is usually in its middle years, and what it needs is a check after hail or high wind and a repair where a shingle has lifted or a pipe boot has cracked.
The 2000s houses are a different case. Subdivision roofs that went on in the same few years tend to wear at the same pace, so curling edges or bare patches on one house are a fair warning for the others built alongside it. An inspection tells you where yours stands, and the photo report comes to you whether or not anything needs doing. When a roof repair is enough, that is what we propose.
Pictured at the top: Burnt Sienna, CertainTeed Landmark Burnt Sienna.
Materials that suit the house, and care around the masonry. The streets near the downtown square hold Gallatin's oldest brick and frame houses, where a flat, generic shingle can look out of place. CertainTeed's designer shingles, or BRAVA composite slate and shake, give an older roofline the depth it was built with, and we are the only BRAVA Certified Craftsman contractor in Tennessee and Alabama.
The brick itself is a mason's work, not ours, but it is worth knowing before anyone touches it: Gallatin's older masonry needs a lime-based mortar rather than modern Portland, because hard mortar damages old brick and the harm can't be undone. On frame houses near the square, exterior painting after proper repairs and priming often saves original siding that doesn't need replacing.
Two that the National Weather Service rated as tornadoes. On May 4, 2021, an EF0 ran from Coles Ferry Road east through Steam Plant Road. On December 9, 2023, the tornado that peaked at 130 mph near Old Hickory Dam, rated EF2, also reached Gallatin, and the survey puts damage across Sumner County at about 600 homes and businesses.
Storm damage is triaged first, usually the same day, and our crews carry tarp material so a house is watertight from the first visit. The insurance claim stays yours to file. Our Haag-certified advisors bring the photo report and a written scope to the adjuster's visit and go up on the roof with them. Where a roof needs replacing anyway, impact-resistant shingles are worth raising at the estimate.
By moving water well clear of the foundation. Gallatin sits on rolling clay that drains slowly, and on the southern edge near Old Hickory Lake the ground stays damper still. A short downspout on either kind of lot dumps water exactly where a crawl space or slab least wants it.
We form seamless aluminum gutters on site in 5-inch and 6-inch K-style. The 6-inch size suits the larger two-story roofs in the newer neighborhoods, taking roughly 40 percent more water per run. Extensions and well-placed downspouts carry the flow to ground that can take it, and on older houses near the square, half-round and full-round profiles fit the period better.
Services in Gallatin
Repairs and inspections cover most of what Gallatin's young roofs need, and full replacement is the job on the 2000s houses and the older stock. Siding in James Hardie fiber cement or Norandex vinyl fits both eras. For garages still on bare concrete, a Penntek polyurea flake floor is a natural next project, rated by Penntek four times stronger than epoxy.
From the gallery
These three projects are from our gallery and aren't in Gallatin. They suit its houses: CertainTeed Landmark in Heather Blend, Spectra 6-inch K-style gutters on a tan brick home like many in the newer subdivisions, and a Penntek flake floor in a garage with a glass door.
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
At the City of Gallatin Codes and Building. What a particular roofing, siding or gutter job requires depends on its scope, so confirm with the city before work starts. Your project manager can help you work out what the permit office will want to see for your job.
Yes. The National Weather Service rated the May 4, 2021 Gallatin tornado EF0 and traced it from Coles Ferry Road east through Steam Plant Road. EF0 is the lowest rating, but its winds can still lift shingles and bend gutters. A free inspection, with every elevation photographed, will show whether your roof took any harm.
Usually not. A roof put on around 2015 is normally in the middle of its life, and what it needs is a look after hail or high wind and repairs where something has failed. We will tell you when repair is enough, and the photo report shows what we found even when everything is fine.
Usually a designer shingle, or a composite slate or shake, that gives the roof the weight and texture the house was built with. We are CertainTeed ShingleMaster Premier and a BRAVA Certified Craftsman, so both come with manufacturer backing. Any repointing of the brick calls for a lime-based mortar, and that is a mason's job.
Yes. Gallatin is about 36 miles from our Franklin office at 6100 Tower Circle, which handles our Middle Tennessee work. Inspections are free, most are booked within one business day, and active leaks or fresh storm damage go to the front of the line. Call (615) 434-3333 to set one up.
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