Westform Metals: BC-Made Metal Roofing We Stake Our Name On

Metal Is in Our Blood

Before Johnny and I ever climbed onto a residential roof, we spent years as Red Seal Journeyman Boilermakers. We welded pressure vessels, fabricated structural steel, and learned how metal behaves under stress, heat, and the kind of weather that tears lesser materials apart. When we started roofing in 2016 here in Agassiz, we brought that industrial-grade understanding of steel fabrication with us.

That background is exactly why Westform Metals earned our trust. We have installed their panels on ten years of roofs across the Fraser Valley since we started, and we have never once had a material failure. Not a single panel defect. Not one paint claim. When you understand steel the way boilermakers do, you recognize quality fabrication when you see it, and Westform delivers it every time.

Why Westform and Not Someone Else

Most metal roofing sold in Canada rolls off a production line in Ontario or gets shipped up from the United States. By the time it reaches a job site in Chilliwack or Agassiz, it has been loaded, unloaded, and handled by people who have never seen the roof it is going on.

Westform is different. Their manufacturing facility sits at 8465 Harvard Place in Chilliwack, a short drive from our shop in Chilliwack. When we have a standing seam project coming up, we can drive over, walk the factory floor, and talk directly to the fabrication team about panel lengths, gauge specifications, and color matching. That kind of relationship does not exist with a manufacturer two thousand miles away.

Westform Metals

• Location: 8465 Harvard Place, Chilliwack, BC V2P 7Z5
• Phone: (604) 795-8595
• Website: westformmetals.com
• Manufacturing: 20+ years in Chilliwack

What We Order from Westform

Standing Seam Panels

This is the flagship product we install on most residential metal roofing projects. Westform manufactures their standing seam panels from 24-gauge steel with a Kynar 500 PVDF finish, which carries a 40-year paint warranty. The concealed fastener system means no exposed screws penetrating the roof surface, and thermal expansion clips allow the steel to expand and contract through Fraser Valley temperature swings without buckling or oil-canning.

As boilermakers, we appreciate what 24-gauge means in practical terms. It is 20 percent thicker than the 26-gauge panels many competitors use to shave costs. That extra thickness translates to better dent resistance from hail and fallen branches, reduced oil-canning, and a structural lifespan that pushes past 70 years. The 10 to 15 percent price premium over 26-gauge is money well spent when you spread it across seven decades of performance.

Exposed-Fastener Panels

For agricultural buildings, workshops, and outbuildings across the Fraser Valley, Westform manufactures R-panel, PBR panel, and traditional corrugated profiles in both galvanized and painted finishes. These are workhouse panels built for function, and they perform exactly as expected in our climate.

Trim and Accessories

Every metal roof needs ridge caps, end walls, drip edge, eave trim, valley flashing, and fascia panels. Westform fabricates all of it in-house to match the exact profile and color of the main panels. No mismatched trim from a different supplier. No color discrepancies between the panels and the finishing pieces.

Custom Lengths Change Everything

One of the biggest advantages of working with a local manufacturer is custom panel lengths. Most imported metal roofing comes in standard 10 to 12 foot sections that get overlapped and seamed in the field. Every horizontal seam is a potential leak point.

Westform cuts panels to the exact measurement of your roof slope. A 32-foot run gets a single 32-foot panel. No seams. No overlaps. No leak points. Just one continuous piece of steel from eave to ridge.

• Custom lengths up to 40 feet eliminate horizontal field seams
• Cleaner visual lines with no interruptions across the roof surface
• Faster installation because there is no field seaming to perform
• Superior wind resistance with no seam edges for uplift

When Johnny and I frame out a metal roof, we measure every slope to the inch and send those measurements directly to Westform. A few days later, panels show up cut to spec. That precision is what our boilermaker training taught us to expect from any fabrication shop, and Westform meets that standard consistently.

Kynar 500: The Paint System That Actually Lasts

The Fraser Valley throws everything at a roof. Heavy rain from October through April, intense summer UV, and temperature swings that cycle between freezing and 35 degrees Celsius. Cheap paint systems fade, chalk, and peel under those conditions. Kynar 500 does not.

• Color retention: Minimal fading over 40 or more years of UV exposure
• Chalk resistance: No white powdery residue developing on the surface
• 40-year warranty: Nearly double the 25-year warranty on standard metal roof paints

We have inspected Kynar 500 roofs that are 15 years old and they still look like they went on last year. Standard painted metal at the same age shows visible fading and early chalking. The difference is obvious from the street.

A Job That Tested Everything

In 2023, we took on a standing seam installation on a hillside property in Hope that pushed both our skills and the materials to their limits. The home sat on an exposed mountain face with extreme wind exposure, and the heritage committee had specific requirements for the roof color and profile.

• 28-foot roof slopes required custom panel lengths with zero horizontal seams
• The heritage committee needed a specific Charcoal Gray that matched the neighborhood aesthetic
• Wind engineering called for a clip system rated above 150 mph
• Westform's engineering team consulted directly on the heritage approval documentation

Westform manufactured 24-gauge Kynar 500 panels in Charcoal Gray, cut to 28 feet, with an engineered clip system that exceeded the wind load requirements. Johnny and I installed them with the same precision we learned fitting pressure vessels. That roof will outlast the house it sits on, and it will look good doing it.

Local Manufacturing Means Local Accountability

When a manufacturer is two provinces away, warranty claims become a logistics nightmare. Panels get shipped back. Emails go unanswered. Months pass. With Westform in Chilliwack, accountability is a short drive away.

• Factory visits for quality inspection before panels leave the facility
• Direct communication with the production team for custom specifications
• BC manufacturing standards that meet or exceed national requirements
• 20-plus years of continuous operation in Chilliwack provides long-term confidence

In ten years of roofs, we have never needed to make a warranty claim on Westform material. But knowing they are 30 minutes away if we ever do is the kind of insurance that matters.

How We Source Westform Products

Westform sells through distributor networks rather than directly to homeowners. We order their panels through Pioneer Building Supplies and Canex Building Supplies in Chilliwack, and Pro-Line Construction Materials in Abbotsford. These established relationships give us contractor pricing that runs 15 to 20 percent below retail.

When you hire Fraser Roofing for a metal roofing project, we handle the entire supply chain. We measure, we order, we coordinate delivery to the job site, and we install with the precision that comes from understanding steel at the molecular level. You get BC-made Westform materials at contractor pricing with full manufacturer warranty registration handled by us.

The Bottom Line from Two Boilermakers

Johnny and I have worked with steel our entire careers. We know what good fabrication looks like because we have done it ourselves in industrial settings where tolerances are measured in thousandths of an inch. Westform Metals meets that standard for residential roofing, and they do it right here in Chilliwack.

Every metal roof we install carries our family name. We would not put Fraser Roofing behind any product we did not trust completely. Westform has earned that trust with ten years of flawless installations and counting.

Last updated: February 2026

Ready to talk metal roofing for your Fraser Valley home? Call 604-728-0146 or email johnny@fraserroofing.ca for samples, pricing, and a free consultation.