We don’t just drop steel at the curb. We integrate with your team at every stage so the framing system we deliver is buildable, accurate, and fully coordinated with your project.
Our 6-Step Precision Process
How We Work
Delivering a precision Cold Formed Steel framing system requires more than accurate fabrication. It requires a clear process — one that identifies issues early, maintains open communication throughout, and ensures that what arrives on site reflects exactly what was designed.
VanderWal has developed a six-step process that guides every project from initial review through to installation. Each step is structured around what the project team needs at that stage, so decisions are made at the right time and nothing falls through the gaps between design and delivery.
OUR PROCESS
A Process Built on Precision & Trust
Our integrated 6-step process builds confidence and elimiates risk for our partners.
01
Design & Engineering
What we do: Our team works with the project’s structural engineer, architect, and general contractor to develop the full CFS framing design. This includes coordinating wall panel layouts, floor systems, truss configurations, and connection details — all resolved in the digital model before anything goes to the fabrication floor.
What this means for you: Prefabrication in our controlled facility dramatically compresses on-site schedules and reduces labour requirements. Problems identified and resolved at the design stage cost a fraction of what they cost to fix in the field.
02
Client & Consultant Review
What we do: We provide detailed models and shop drawings for your team’s review, comment, and formal approval. Every stakeholder — developer, GC, structural engineer, architect — has the opportunity to review the framing design in full before fabrication begins.
What this means for you: You have complete visibility into exactly what is being built before a single component is manufactured. Full alignment at this stage ensures there are no surprises when steel arrives on site.
03
Quality Controlled Fabrication
What we do: Approved digital models feed directly into our automated roll-formers in a state-of-the-art fabrication facility. Every component is manufactured to exact specifications under a strict quality control and quality assurance program, with no manual interpretation between the approved design and the finished component.
What this means for you: The steel that arrives on your site is exactly what was designed and approved. Consistent, automated fabrication eliminates the dimensional variability that comes with manual processes and ensures every component fits as intended.
04
Sequenced Delivery
What we do: Components are inspected, bundled, and clearly labelled before leaving our facility. We load trucks in sequence to match your site schedule, so materials arrive in the order they are needed and the off-load and installation process runs efficiently.
What this means for you: A sequenced delivery means your crew can move directly from off-loading to installation without sorting through unorganized material. It reduces handling time, minimizes storage requirements on constrained sites, and keeps the framing schedule on track.
05
Professional Installation
What we do: Our experienced, certified crews install the entire CFS system efficiently and safely. For projects where the GC prefers to manage their own installation team, we can provide a technical site specialist to support, guide, and quality-check the installation as it progresses.
What this means for you: Whether we are installing the system directly or supporting your team, you have access to CFS framing expertise on site. Installation is completed to the same standard as the fabrication — accurate, efficient, and fully coordinated with the rest of the build.
06
Inspection & Sign-Off
What we do: We facilitate and coordinate with third-party, independent inspectors to ensure all work meets or exceeds Canadian building code requirements. Once inspection is complete, you receive a fully signed-off structural package.
What this means for you: An independent sign-off means you are not relying solely on the installer to confirm the work is correct. You receive documented confirmation from a qualified third party that the structural framing is compliant — giving you, your consultants, and your stakeholders full confidence before subsequent trades begin.
Built for Real Construction Projects
Every step in this process exists because construction projects are complex, and the cost of resolving structural issues increases significantly the later they are identified.
A coordination problem caught at Step 3 takes an hour to fix. The same problem discovered during installation takes days and affects every trade that follows.
Our process is designed to front-load the hard work — reviewing, coordinating, and confirming details before fabrication — so that delivery and installation are straightforward, predictable, and on schedule.
This is how we have supported construction projects across Canada for over 30 years, and it is the approach we bring to every project, regardless of size or complexity.
Ready to Discuss Your Project?
Whether you are in early planning or ready to move forward, our team is available to review your drawings and discuss your requirements.