Permits & Codes
5 guides for Middle Tennessee homeowners, written and fact-checked by the Nashville Home Projects Editorial Team.
Permits & CodesNashville DADU Guide: Who Qualifies and the Size LimitsA detached accessory dwelling unit, or DADU, is a small second home behind the main house: a backyard cottage, an apartment over a garage, or a unit attached to a workshop. Metro Nashville allows them on many lots, but under a specific set Permits & CodesBuilding Code Editions Around Nashville, Town by TownEvery city and town in Middle Tennessee builds to the International Residential Code (IRC), but not to the same edition. The ICC publishes a new edition every three years, and each city adopts one when its council passes an ordinance, oftenPermits & CodesWhich Projects Skip the Permit? Middle Tennessee Compared"Do I need a permit for that?" has a different answer depending on which side of a city line you're on. The model residential code gives every city the same starting list of exempt work, but each one amends it, and some publisPermits & CodesNashville Historic Overlays: What Needs a Preservation PermitMany older Nashville neighborhoods, from Edgefield and Germantown to Belmont-Hillsboro, sit inside a historic zoning overlay. If yours is one of them, some exterior projects need a preservation permit from the Metro Historic Zoning CommissiPermits & CodesTennessee Contractor Licenses: Which One Your Job NeedsAsking "are you licensed?" isn't enough in Tennessee, because the answer depends on which license the job calls for. The state has a contractor's license for larger jobs, a separate Home Improvement license that applies on
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