Metal roofing in Nanaimo
This is where the machine is.
Our shop is in Nanaimo. Panels for every job on the Island are formed here.
That has a consequence people don’t usually think about. If something needs re-running mid-job — a trim that came out wrong, a panel cut short, a detail that changed once the deck was open — the machine is across town rather than on a truck from the mainland. A roofer who does not form their own metal orders it in and then waits for it.
Nanaimo, Lantzville, Cedar, Cassidy and the surrounding Regional District of Nanaimo areas.
What Nanaimo roofs are like
Mixed, and that’s the difficulty. Postwar bungalows, seventies and eighties subdivisions, and new builds in the north end — each era with its own decking, framing and ventilation habits. There is no single Nanaimo roof, and anyone quoting you one from a satellite image is guessing at which one you have.
What is consistent: wet winters, shade and moss. Nanaimo takes roughly 1,165 mm of rain a year. A roof under trees on the west side is a different exposure problem from an open lot above the harbour, and the sheltered inland lots and the waterfront ones aren’t the same corrosion question either.
Everything is simplest here
Installation scheduling is straightforward because the crew works out of here. Contractors can collect panels the day they’re formed. Roof kit pickup is a drive across town.
There is no delivery zone to work around and no ferry in the plan. If a detail changes once the deck is open, the machine that formed the panel is fifteen minutes away.
Reroof or new build
Both. New construction in the north end works from drawings, which is the cleanest version of this job — panels formed before anyone’s on site, roof goes on once. Reroofs are where tear-off tells you what the last roofer did, and on the older stock that’s frequently worth knowing before you spend that kind of money covering it up.
Three ways to buy, and who picks which in Nanaimo
Being in town makes all three straightforward.
01
We install
The crew is based here, so scheduling is simpler than anywhere else we work.
02
Contractor supply
Nanaimo roofers collect panels the day they are formed. Any address you bring us is protected for twelve months.
03
DIY roof kit
Pickup is a drive across town, which makes a kit easier here than on any other part of the Island.
Permits in Nanaimo
Inside the city, building permits are issued by the City of Nanaimo. Outside city limits, they are handled by the Regional District of Nanaimo.
Useful to know: the Regional District of Nanaimo lists roofing repairs or replacements as work that does not require a building permit, provided no structural changes are made. The City of Nanaimo does not publish a roofing exemption either way, so we confirm it for your address before starting rather than assuming.
Price your roof in about two minutes
Find your house on the satellite map, outline the roof and see an estimated range straight away. It is an estimate rather than a quote, and you see it before we ask for any details.
Nanaimo questions.
Yes. The shop and the crew are both here.
Yes, with a vehicle or trailer suited to the lengths. Tell us what you’re bringing and we’ll say if it’ll work.
Standing seam from $12 per square foot installed, exposed fastener from around $9.50.
The Regional District of Nanaimo lists roofing replacement as not requiring a permit where no structural changes are made. Inside the city we confirm it with the City of Nanaimo for your address.
The shop is across town. Come and see the machine.
Installation, contractor supply or a kit you install yourself.