Illustrative view of a large commercial roof and precise metal roof edges

Wisconsin roofing & sheet metal

Built right.
Down to the
last detail.

Commercial roofing. Custom copper. A standard of craftsmanship we won’t compromise.

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Commercial experience. Craftsman’s attention.Serving Wisconsin

30+ yearsof roofing experience

Shop-fabricatedmetalwork, made to fit

One standardacross every job

The W. Forrest standard

Quality isn’t a finish.
It’s how we build.

The flashing around a chimney. The way a gutter meets the roof. The order every layer goes down. That’s where a roof earns its keep.

We bring more than 30 years of roofing experience to those details, with commercial-grade materials and metalwork fabricated in our own shop. Nothing gets rushed just to get to the next job.

What goes into a W. Forrest roof

Roofing is our trade

Built for what matters.

All roofing services

Illustrative view across a large commercial membrane roof

Commercial Roofing

Commercial roof installations, replacements, and the details that keep a building protected.

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Custom copper roof with carefully fitted radial panels and soldered seams

Custom Copper & Sheet Metal

Custom copper roofs, hand-soldered seams, and chimney flashings made for one building: yours.

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Precisely fitted black metal trim along a brick home’s gable

Residential Roofing

Roof replacements with custom metalwork and an installation sequence built around all four Wisconsin seasons.

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Leak detection & repair Commercial maintenance

Custom copper roofing panels shaped around a curved roof

Custom copper work · W. Forrest

Copper & custom sheet metal

There’s no shortcut
to work like this.

Measured for the building. Formed in the shop. Finished and soldered by hand. The kind of work that rewards a closer look.

From copper panel roofs to lead-coated chimney flashings, this is where decades in the trade show up in every seam.

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From the job site: hand-soldering a lead-coated copper joint.

A closer look

A substantial chimney.
An exacting finish.

For this Raymond barndominium, the roof brought commercial sheet metal and residential shingles together. The finishing detail: custom lead-coated copper around the stone chimney, carefully fitted and soldered by hand.

Location: Raymond, Wisconsin
Material: Lead-coated copper
The detail: Custom chimney flashing

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