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Wide Open Welding

A multi-faceted custom construction company. We serve the Whistler/Pemberton area as well as the low

Wide Open Welding is a multi-faceted construction company dedicated to serving your construction needs and bringing your design ideas to life. Based in beautiful Pemberton, BC, we serve the Whistler/Pemberton area as well as the lower mainland and throughout BC. With a crew that combines several decades of experience in building, design and construction, we are able to facilitate numerous and vari

ed projects that range from large scale structural fabricating and erecting, to point of sale retail desks and fireplace surrounds. Get in touch with us to discuss how we can work with you to make your next project a seamless experience with exceptional results. Founded by two brothers with over 50 years of combined experience in the steel trade, Kevin and Rob Friesen developed Wide Open Welding into a business with a reputation for creative craftsmanship, reliability and exceptional quality. They take pride in developing and maintaining excellent working relationships among their ever-expanding base of clients, which include builders, developers, and award-winning Architectural and Engineering firms. Although Wide Open Welding emerged from Whistler, our services are frequently sought after throughout greater Vancouver, having also completed projects within the Howe Sound area.

09/02/2026

Before the walls go up, there's this.

Structural steel in place on a West Vancouver hillside. The frame is where every decision made in the engineer's drawings becomes physical, where tolerances either hold or don't.

Raw material. Precise placement. The foundation everything else depends on.

📐 BattersbyHowat Architects | Aspect Structural Engineers | Hart Tipton Construction

08/30/2026

On a project like the Wedgewoods residence in Whistler, the architectural steel scope touches almost every room.

Structural steel. Exterior guardrails. Interior stairs. Slat wall. Custom chimney shroud. Stainless pool accents. Mechanical covers. Door thresholds. Jamb plates. Window sills. Custom bunk bed structure.

Working with BattersbyHowat Architects, Twin Peaks Engineering, and Creekworks Construction, our team coordinated from early design through final installation.

If your project has a complex steel scope, we'd like to hear about it early: [email protected]

08/25/2026

We can't wait to show final shots of this master piece project in Whistler. We began by installing the structural steel framework, laying the foundation for the home's expansive design. Now, we’re crafting and installing the aluminum knife-edge roof, a precise architectural feature that adds both strength and style. Next, we’ll build the staircase, blending function with striking design.

What is a knife-edge roof and why does it matter?

A knife-edge roof profile tapers the fascia to a sharp, thin line at the building's perimeter. The result is a roofline that reads as impossibly thin from the exterior, giving a large structure a sense of lightness it wouldn't otherwise have.

Achieving it in aluminum requires precise fabrication. The taper has to be consistent across the full run, the corners need to be mitered cleanly, and the installation has to account for the material's thermal expansion.

We're currently fabricating and installing the aluminum knife-edge roof on this Olson Kundig–designed Whistler residence. More to come.

📐 Olson Kundig | Aspect Structural Engineers | CBN Enterprises

08/18/2026

Clean lines and the mix of wood and steel 😍⁠
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08/15/2026

A 30-metre spiral. Half a million pounds of galvanized steel. 250 metres above sea level.⁠
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Some structures are meant to disappear into their setting. This one is meant to be the reason you look up.⁠
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The Malahat SkyWalk on Vancouver Island, designed by Murdoch & Company, built by Kinsol Timber Systems. Wide Open Welding supplied approximately 850,000 pounds of steel for the project, including the iconic spiral staircase and over 500 linear feet of custom radius railings.⁠
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This project exemplifies the seamless integration of mass timber and steel components, showcasing our expertise in delivering complex, innovative structures that harmonize with their natural surroundings.⁠
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08/12/2026

TEAM: Patkau Architects, Equilibrium Consulting, Alta Lake Lumber, Wide Open Welding.

Our scope on this 2011 Whistler residence included the structural steel framework for the upper levels, a 20-gauge galvanized roof deck, and a custom steel canopy — each component engineered with Equilibrium Consulting to perform in the site's demanding alpine conditions.

Wide Open Welding has been the structural and architectural steel fabricator on some of the most complex residential projects in the Sea-to-Sky corridor for over two decades. That track record is why architects and engineers call us before the project breaks ground.

If you're in early planning on a technically demanding build, we're worth talking to. Send us your drawings: [email protected] | 604-894-5027

08/05/2026

On this Whistler custom residence, our scope extended from the structural frame to custom steel stairs, railings, the fireplace hearth, chimney cap, and mantle support structure. Each detail designed, fabricated, and installed by our team to the same standard as the staircase and structural work surrounding it.

When one fabricator carries the steel in a home, structural through to architectural finish, the details align. Nothing is an afterthought.

Designed with Open Space Architecture | Engineered by Aspect Structural Engineers | Built by CBN Enterprises

Get in touch: [email protected]

08/01/2026

Wide Open Welding has been working in the Sea-to-Sky corridor since 2002.⁠
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In that time: hundreds of custom homes, a public landmark on Vancouver Island, and a reputation built entirely on referrals from architects, engineers, and general contractors who come back.⁠
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CWB Division 2 certified. Based in Pemberton. Ready for your next project.⁠
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Let's work together: [email protected]⁠
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07/30/2026

Some projects define what you're capable of. This is one of them.

Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, engineered by Fast + Epp, constructed by Dürfeld Constructors.
Our scope included:
→ Structural steel
→ Billet stainless columns
→ Knife-edge roof
→ Suspended staircase
→ Custom architectural details throughout

Everything designed, detailed, fabricated, and installed by Wide Open Welding. No subcontracting. No gaps. One team accountable for the full scope.

07/27/2026

There's a difference between a building that sits on a site and one that belongs to it.

This Olson Kundig–designed Whistler residence stretches along the tree line, its horizontal form shaped by the slope and the views it's meant to frame. The structural steel follows that logic — wide spans, deliberate proportions.

Wide Open Welding handles the steel. The landscape does the rest.

Address

1920 Carpenter Road
Pemberton, BC
V0N2L0

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.wideopenwelding.com/

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