Roof repair and replacement in Hermitage.

Metro planners describe Hermitage as a newer suburban community than neighboring Donelson. Lebanon Pike and Old Hickory Boulevard serve as commuter corridors, Central Pike meets Dodson Chapel Road at a neighborhood center, and Interstate 40 runs just to the south. Hermitage Hills, a large neighborhood off Old Hickory Boulevard, dates to the 1960s. Much of the housing is single family, often a sensible three bedroom, two bath plan, and homes built after 2000 are the exception. Heritage Hills off Lebanon Road is one of those exceptions, built between 2018 and 2020.

The Hermitage itself covers about 1,120 acres on Rachel’s Lane, with Tulip Grove across the road. The J. Percy Priest Dam stands on the Stones River in Hermitage, and Long Hunter State Park is a short drive away. Homes near the lake and the river bottomland can catch stronger wind than a sheltered street a mile away. Metro’s plan for the area also notes floodplain, natural springs, steep terrain, and some sinkholes, all of which affect where roof water should go once it leaves the gutters.

The Hermitage name also crosses the county line. Garland Drive, the newer phase of Heritage Hills, is in Wilson County while the other streets of that subdivision are in Davidson. We confirm the county from the parcel before we schedule so any permit goes through the right office. Hermitage is about forty minutes from Murfreesboro by interstate, well inside our regular range.