Nashville, TN / Roof replacement
Roof replacement cost in Nashville, TN
Professional replacement for a typical home roof of about 1,300–1,800 sq ft of surface. Asphalt-shingle installed range $5,800–$20,000. High $46,000 is the published broad high (steep or premium materials).
Labor for Roof replacement in Nashville, TN is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN of $28.56 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.
Department of Codes and Building Safety is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from Metro Nashville Codes Fee Schedule (16.28.110), Dec 2025 PDF, retrieved 2026-08-13, is $91. Fee model: valuation.
The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Nashville, TN.
1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.
Typical all-in
$9,196
Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.
- Low
- $5,659
- Typical
- $9,196
- High
- $43,811
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $5,020 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $4,107 |
| Job subtotal | $9,127 |
| Permit | $69 |
| All-in typical | $9,196 |
Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.
Permit fee
- Fee model
- Based on project value
- Typical fee
- $69
- Range
- $52 – $111
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-13
- Building valuation fee ($5 / $1,000) — $6016.28.110 A.1 for 1-2 family / townhouses.
- Codes tech fee (10% of valuation fee) — $6Included.
- Zoning examination — $25Included.
1-2 family reroof: $5/$1,000 + 10% tech + $25 zoning. Plan review exempt. Confirm if your reroof is treated as residential construction valuation.
Metro Nashville Codes Fee Schedule (16.28.110), Dec 2025 PDF
Citations
- How Much Does Roof Replacement Cost? [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Average $9,607; range $5,902–$46,000; $4–$11 per sq ft; asphalt $5,800–$20,000.
- Metro Nashville Codes Fee Schedule (16.28.110), Dec 2025 PDF Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. 1-2 family reroof: $5/$1,000 + 10% tech + $25 zoning. Plan review exempt. Confirm if your reroof is treated as residential construction valuation.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.