Large Veneer Laminated Beams

The mark signifies that the manufacturer is committed to a rigorous program of quality verification and testing and that products are manufactured in conformance with ansi standard a190 1 standard for wood products structural glued laminated timber.

Large veneer laminated beams.

Lvl offers several advantages over typical milled lumber. Laminated veneer lumber lvl is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives it is typically used for headers beams rimboard and edge forming material lvl offers several advantages over typical milled lumber. Laminated veneer lumber lvl is manufactured by bonding layers of wood veneers together under heat and pressure using a waterproof adhesive. Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states.

Labor is a factor. Laminated veneer lumber 103 pressure treated glulam beam 3 actual thickness. Having the grain of all veneers run in the same longitudinal direction results in a product that is strong when edge loaded as a beam or face loaded as a plank. Our titan timber beams resist checking and twisting and are job site ready with one piece construction and more cost efficient than lvl and psl.

It spans long distances. Made in a factory under controlled specifications it is stronger straighter and more uniform. When making a selection below to narrow your results down each selection made will reload the page to display the desired results. Laminated beams massive single piece sawn wood beams while beautiful and eye catching today are mostly the stuff of museums and historic structures.

Laminated veneer lumber is an industry standard in the framing of new buildings and is used to replace solid wood beams and joists in renovating existing buildings. Lvl is made in a process similar to plywood. Typically lvl comes 1 thick and ranges in depth from 7 up to 18. Laminated veneer lumber lvl is strong stiff and versatile.

Lvl beams have large spanning capabilities. To fine tune the load carrying potential of a lvl beam just add another ply to the side of a beam. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Boises laminated veneer lumber lvl is a product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives.

Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. The apa mark of quality. 1 1 4 inch 1 1 1 2 inch 14. Engineered wood beams and joists commonly called laminated veneer lumber lvl are just the type of special that builders and homeowners need for this tough job.

Sawn wood beams vs. Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark. Made in a factory under controlled specifications it is stronger straighter and more uniform.