Davidson County · 23.2 miles from Fairview
Custom Home Builder & Renovation in Nashville, TN
Permits, code editions and the older houses of the city 23 miles east of Fairview.
Metro Nashville, where Heirloom built a covered porch for a family in Donelson. Metro Codes adopted the 2024 International Codes effective July 16, 2025.
Has Heirloom built in Nashville?
Yes, in Donelson. A family there wrote: “We are in love with the covered porch Heirloom built for us. It feels like it’s been here forever.” That line is the whole idea of the company in one job: new work that looks as if it was always part of the house.
Fairview is about 23 miles from central Nashville, and closer to the western Davidson County cities of Belle Meade and Forest Hills, at about 17 miles each.
What are Donelson’s older houses like?
Mostly postwar. The Metro Historical Commission’s March 2025 survey of Donelson describes Minimal Traditional, Transitional Ranch, Ranch and split-level houses in subdivisions platted from 1940 to 1958: Hargis Heights in 1940, Merry Oaks between 1951 and 1957, Cloverdale in 1952 and 1953, Donelson Hills in 1955 and 1956, and Sunny Acres in 1957 and 1958.
The survey flagged Craigmeade, Creekside Heights and Foxwood as worthy of conservation, and Sunny Acres, Fairway Drive and Lebanon Road as eligible for the National Register. Those findings are recommendations, not a historic overlay, but they say a lot about which houses are worth renovating rather than replacing.
How do permits work in Metro Nashville?
Through Metro Codes and Building Safety at 800 President Ronald Reagan Way, with applications online at epermits.nashville.gov. Metro adopted the 2024 International Codes under ordinance BL2025-898, effective July 16, 2025, which makes it one of the newest code editions anywhere in Heirloom’s area.
For a renovation, that generally means the parts of an older house that are opened up get built back to current requirements. See whole-home renovation for how that shapes the budget, or interior remodeling for a kitchen or bath.
Answers
Building in Nashville: questions
Who issues building permits in Nashville?
Metro Codes and Building Safety, at 800 President Ronald Reagan Way. Applications go through Metro’s ePermits site at epermits.nashville.gov. Metro adopted the 2024 International Codes under ordinance BL2025-898, effective July 16, 2025, so new permits are reviewed to that edition.
Has Heirloom Home Co. worked in Nashville?
Yes. Heirloom built a covered porch for a family in Donelson, who wrote: “We are in love with the covered porch Heirloom built for us. It feels like it’s been here forever.” Donelson is part of Metro Nashville, so that job was permitted through Metro Codes.
What kinds of houses are in Donelson?
Mostly postwar homes: Minimal Traditional, Transitional Ranch, Ranch and split-level, according to the Metro Historical Commission’s March 2025 survey. Its subdivisions were platted from 1940 to 1958, including Hargis Heights in 1940, Merry Oaks from 1951 to 1957 and Sunny Acres from 1957 to 1958.
Are Donelson houses under a historic overlay?
Being named in the 2025 survey is not an overlay. The Metro Historical Commission found Craigmeade, Creekside Heights and Foxwood worthy of conservation, and Sunny Acres, Fairway Drive and Lebanon Road eligible for the National Register. A recommendation adds no review of its own until Metro adopts an overlay.
