About Us

Our focus at Distressed Metals is centered around creating unique, rustic patinas that bring to life iconic designs envisioned by today’s architecture firms. We are a material supplier of Weathering Steel (also known as Cor-ten) for exterior and interior application.

Our distinct products are made-to-order, depending upon your overall vision and required specifications.  This fresh material provides longevity and a distinguishing appeal to any environment.  Located in Bremerton, Washington, we take an authentic approach to creating these distinct finishes by harnessing the natural processes that are present all around us.

Creating sustainable and lasting products is essential to our success.  Whether you’re looking for fabrication and pre-weathering of weathering steel or patina services for pre-fabricated metal; We are your partner in accomplishing the myriad of industry needs.

Get a tiny glimpse below of the type of processes we employ here at Distressed Metals.

All metals originally come from ore in the earth’s crust, which is its most stable form.  Once we extract, smelt and refine this ore to make what we typically know of as metal, it’s natural tendency is to return to its base oxidized state.  Our approach is to utilize and harness nature’s transformational qualities to create building materials that benefit from this fundamental tendency.  The colors and tones we create come out of the metal itself and through our control of the environment and conditions during processing. By causing controlled corrosion, the metal breaks down and develops oxides which are an inherent quality intrinsic to the base material.

Our proprietary initiation solution and handcrafted weathering process is tailored around constructing and developing an authentic oxidized surface.  This genuinely, artisan aged steel supplies both longevity, with an adherent, protective rust layer, and distinction, as each patina is unique in its own creation.

Take a look at our weathering steel product; Goethite Steel

What is Weathering Steel and Why is it Used?