Wood Shake to Metal Roof on a Heritage Home in Invermere, BC

An old wood shake roof replaced with 26-gauge snap-lock steel on a rural heritage home, with new decking, a roof extension over the porch and new eavestroughs.

Overhead view of the heritage home with its old wood shake roof, Invermere, BC

The same view mid-install, with new snap-lock steel panels going on, Invermere, BC

Left: the old wood shake roof. Right: the same view mid-install, with the new steel panels going on.

At a glance

Heritage homeRural acreage

Wood shakeTorn off to the boards

26-gauge snap-lockCascadia SMP steel

New OSB deckingAbout 1,260 sq ft

Roof extensionOver the porch

The project

The house. A heritage home on an acreage, with a worn wood shake roof laid over the original board decking. The owners had been through several local contractors with no luck before they called us.

A new deck first. After the shakes came off, we sheathed the original roof in new 7/16″ OSB, about 40 sheets, so the metal had a solid, flat surface to sit on.

The metal roof. We installed 26-gauge snap-lock steel in Cascadia SMP over high-temperature synthetic underlayment, with ice and water membrane at the eaves, open metal valleys, custom ridge venting, and new fan and plumbing flashings.

Extra work. We extended the roof over the porch to cover a new section of deck the owners had built, and added new 5″ eavestroughs and downspouts in chocolate brown to finish it off.

Project details

Area: Invermere, BC
Property: Heritage home on an acreage
Scope: Wood shake tear-off, new decking, metal roof, porch roof extension, eavestroughs
New roof: 26-gauge snap-lock steel, Cascadia SMP
System: 7/16″ OSB, ice and water membrane, high-temp synthetic underlayment, open metal valleys, custom ridge vent
Warranty: 10-Year Labour Warranty plus the manufacturer warranty

What the homeowner said

★★★★★

After multiple phone calls and delays from local contractors, we contacted Bear Valley Roofing to estimate a metal roof on a heritage home. They responded within a day of my request, and I had an estimate within a week… The team showed up on the day and time as agreed. They were also open to our suggestions and input… In the end we were very happy with the quality of the work and the end result. Dan was very timely with all communications and was great to work with. Would definitely recommend!

C.W., Invermere · Google review

Photos

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New snap-lock steel panels going on over synthetic underlayment, Invermere, BC — New snap-lock panels going on over synthetic underlayment

Close overhead view of the new snap-lock panels and ridge, Invermere, BC — Close overhead view of the new panels and ridge

The metal roof install from above, nearly complete, Invermere, BC — The install from above, nearly complete

The whole site from above during the metal roof install, Invermere, BC — The whole site from above during the install

The old wood shake roof from above before replacement, Invermere, BC — Before: the old wood shake roof from above

Why snap-lock steel

Snap-lock panels have concealed fasteners and raised seams, so there are no exposed screws to back out and leak over time. On a heritage home it gives a clean, traditional look and sheds snow well, with far less maintenance than wood shake.

10-Year Labour WarrantyHAAG® certified roof inspectionsOne-year follow-up inspection, included

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