Old Hickory, Tennessee · Davidson County
Old Hickory joins a 1920s mill village to streets built from the sixties through the nineties, with the lake and the river on three sides. We repair and replace their roofs and the gutters that carry the rain away.
TL;DR
Three Stone Roofing & Exteriors serves Old Hickory from its Franklin office, about 24 miles away. Old Hickory is a community of the consolidated city of Nashville, so permits run through Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety. Its 37138 ZIP code holds about 10,200 homes, from the 1920s mill village to subdivisions of the 1970s through the '90s, wrapped on three sides by Old Hickory Lake and the Cumberland River. The December 9, 2023 tornado, rated EF2, peaked at 130 mph near Old Hickory Dam.
By about half a century, and by everything that half century does to a roof. The mill village houses from the 1920s have been re-roofed many times, and some carry an extra layer or decking patched over the decades. Census estimates put about 17 percent of the ZIP code's homes before 1960, and about six in ten between 1960 and 1999, most of those now on a second roof that is aging out.
On a mill house we check the deck and the layers before quoting, and the proposal says plainly what the deck needs. On the later houses the choice is usually simpler: repair a local problem, or replace a roof at the end of its life. You get an honest answer either way, because we fix a roof without selling you one you don't need.
Pictured at the top: Presidential Shake Charcoal, CertainTeed Presidential Shake Charcoal.
It adds moisture, and moisture finds the weak details. Old Hickory Lake and the Cumberland wrap the community on three sides, and in that damp air a gutter packed with leaves holds water against the fascia, open joints in wood trim stay wet, and worn flashing rusts.
Gutters that drain cleanly are the first defense. Our seamless aluminum gutters are formed on site to each run, with guards where leaves collect. When wood or vinyl walls have given up, James Hardie fiber cement siding in lap, board-and-batten or shingle replaces it, and we register its 30-year product and 15-year ColorPlus finish warranties as a Select Contractor.
The National Weather Service rated it EF2 and placed its peak, 130 mph, near Old Hickory Dam, with Hadley Bend among the areas named in its survey. The same tornado is recorded in Nashville's Bellshire area, in Madison, and in Hendersonville and Gallatin across the county line.
A roof in Hadley Bend or near the dam that came through with a few shingles missing may have more damage than it showed. A free inspection, with photos of every elevation, settles it. Where storm damage is found, you file the claim with your insurer, and our Haag-certified advisors bring the photo report and scope and meet the adjuster at the house.
It starts with a free inspection, most of them scheduled within one business day of the call, and a written, itemized proposal. Because Old Hickory is part of Nashville, the permit comes from Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety rather than a town office.
Before the first day, materials are staged and the drive and beds protected. Most houses are torn off and re-roofed in one to two days, while a steep pitch, a large roof or a designer, composite or metal system takes longer. One project manager runs it from the inspection to the walkthrough and the warranty registration, and qualifying CertainTeed systems carry the Manufacturer's Lifetime Workmanship Warranty.
Services in Old Hickory
In the mill village and the later subdivisions alike, the roof comes first: roof replacement in CertainTeed or GAF shingles, or a designer line where the house deserves one. Near the water, paint matters as much as anything. Our exterior painting runs in six steps, wash, mask, repair, prime, paint and inspect, so damaged wood is fixed before it is coated.
From the gallery
These three come from our gallery, not from Old Hickory: CertainTeed Landmark in Driftwood, Spectra 6-inch K-style gutters in seamless aluminum, and CertainTeed Presidential Shake in Autumn Blend. Each suits the mill houses and the streets that came after them.
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
From Metro. Old Hickory is a community within the consolidated city of Nashville, so building permits come from Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety, the same office that serves the rest of Davidson County. What a roof, siding or gutter job requires depends on its scope, so confirm with Metro before work starts, or have your project manager check.
Yes. Hadley Bend is part of Old Hickory, and we inspect, repair and replace roofs there from our Franklin office, about 24 miles away. It was one of the areas the National Weather Service named after the EF2 tornado of December 9, 2023, so if your roof was only patched then, a free inspection with a photo report is a sensible next step.
Yes. A house that old has usually had many roofs, so we look at the decking and how many layers are on it before we quote, and anything the deck needs is written into the proposal. Architectural shingles suit most mill houses, and CertainTeed Presidential Shake gives the look of wood shake in an asphalt shingle.
On a house with leaves to catch, usually yes. Damp air off the lake and river means a clogged gutter stays wet longer, and standing water against the fascia rots it. Guards go on our seamless aluminum gutters, which we form on site in 5-inch or 6-inch K-style, half-round or full-round, and we also repair and clean existing gutters.
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