A 50-year roof if the details are right.
The intersection
Port Moody metal is a Heritage Woods and Ioco conversation — steep-pitch modern homes on the hillside, inlet-exposed builds down near the water, and the odd Klahanie custom where the owner wants a fifty-year envelope. All of it points to the same spec: Kynar-500 finish, concealed clips, and coastal-grade panel gauge where the exposure calls for it.
Local intel
Port Moody metal work sits in two distinct pockets. Heritage Woods steep-pitch modern homes on the hillside are the biggest — new custom builds where the look reads right on a modern hillside home and the owner's staying twenty-five to thirty years. Inlet-exposed builds down near Ioco and Belcarra Bay get metal for a different reason: coastal-adjacent moisture works on almost every other material faster than it works on Kynar-finished steel, so standing-seam is the lowest-maintenance envelope for that exposure. On the inlet-facing sides of any Port Moody job we recommend 22-gauge steel and coastal-grade fasteners; interior planes stay standard 24-gauge. Kynar-500 goes on across the board because the 40-year colour warranty is in writing — the cheaper polyester finishes chalk out at fifteen. Steep-pitch Heritage Woods projects take longer than a flat run — rigging setup, custom-bent valley flashings for the geometry, hemmed panels at every ridge — but the result is exactly the roof owners on those streets are after. Snap-lock at a 1.5-inch seam is the residential default; mechanically-seamed panels go on the very low-pitch sections. Solar mounts straight to the seam with no penetration..
The detail
Panels are cut long so there are no lap joints in the field. Every clip is spaced to the pitch and the wind zone. Ridge, hip, and valley get custom flashings bent on site so the profile matches. Snap-lock or mechanically-seamed depending on the pitch.
Concealed fasteners don't back out over time. Hemmed panel edges lock into the flashing so wind can't lift them. The finish is Kynar 500 on every panel we run, which is what carries the 40-year colour warranty.
Cheap crews face-fasten the panels because it's faster. Every screw is a leak in year eight. They also skip the substrate detail. Metal needs a ventilated cavity or an ice-and-water membrane rated for high-temp, or you'll get condensation running down the underside.
Frequently asked
Depends on the strata. Most Klahanie townhome stratas spec asphalt for consistency across the complex, and where that's the building's spec, we shingle it. Metal fits on the custom detached homes on the hill and the newer single-family builds. On a strata townhome you'd need both strata approval and a colour match before it can go ahead — a conversation we'll handle with the property manager if it helps.
On the inlet-facing sides, yes — 22-gauge steel in place of the standard 24, plus coastal-grade fasteners. The cost bump is modest and it's the difference between a forty-year roof and a sixty-year roof at that exposure. On interior planes standard 24-gauge is fine, so the total cost stays balanced against long-term performance instead of blanket-specced.
Both. We're on Port Moody roofs regularly. Site walks up on the Heritage Woods hill take longer because of the pitch, but the install spec and the crew are the same as any other Tri-Cities job.
Yes. Not White Rock coastal, but more than Coquitlam or Langley. Cedar shake in particular needs a breathable underlayment. Metal panels near the waterline benefit from a coastal-grade finish. It's a real spec conversation, not just a nice-to-have.
Yes. Steep-pitch work is where we take the extra half-day for rigging and anchor points. The crew is trained on it and the safety gear is spec'd for it. It doesn't change the price meaningfully, it just changes the schedule.
50 years plus if the install is right and the homeowner leaves it alone. The finish is warranted 40 years. The panel itself is a much longer game than that. We've walked jobs from the mid-70s that still shed water perfectly, and the only reason we'd replace them is the colour palette went out of style.
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