How long does a remodel permit take in Nashville?
In Nashville, the typical remodel permit took 9 days from application to issue, across 373 permits issued from September 2024 to September 2026.
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| Step | Median | Middle half | Permits | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application to permit issued | 9 days | 4 days to 21 days | 373 | September 2024 to September 2026 |
Remodeling contractors with the most jobs in Nashville
| Rank | Contractor | Jobs | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dan Company | Visit website | |
| 2 | Borntrager Homes Inc | Visit website | |
| 3 | Huffine First Service | Get a quote |
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Open your job roomPermit wait by year issued
| Year issued | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41 | 14 days | 9 days to 36 days |
| 2024 | 181 | 14 days | 5 days to 27 days |
| 2025 | 177 | 10 days | 5 days to 21 days |
| 2026 | 146 | 9 days | 4 days to 22 days |
Why it takes this long
- 4% of permits were issued the day they were applied for, and 83% within 30 days (373 permits).
- The time to final inspection is not shown: the city's permit data has no final inspection date.
Days are counted between the dates on each city permit: Date_Entered, Date_Issued. Median and middle half: half of the jobs took longer than the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. A figure is shown only when it rests on 30 or more permits. Kinds of work are sorted by the same rules as our contractor lists. Source: Metro Nashville Building Permits Issued (ArcGIS Building_Permits_Issued_2), read 2026-09-24. The same figures as data: remodel.json.