Large Veneer Laminated Beams

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.

Large veneer laminated beams.

Laminated veneer lumber lvl is manufactured by bonding layers of wood veneers together under heat and pressure using a waterproof adhesive. 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 103 pressure treated glulam beam 3 actual thickness. Rotary peeled wood veneers usually pine or fir are dried then laminated together with glue and resins under heat and high pressure to.

Lvl offers several advantages over typical milled lumber. Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark. 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. Made in a factory under controlled specifications it is stronger straighter and more uniform.

The apa mark of quality. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. When making a selection below to narrow your results down each selection made will reload the page to display the desired results. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.

Sawn wood beams vs. I was able to use lvl for every application in the case house. 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. Lvl is made in a process similar to plywood.

Boises laminated veneer lumber lvl is a product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. 1 1 4 inch 1 1 1 2 inch 14. 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. 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.

It spans long distances. Lvl beams have large spanning capabilities. Laminated veneer lumber lvl is strong stiff and versatile. Made in a factory under controlled specifications it is stronger straighter and more uniform.

Typically lvl comes 1 thick and ranges in depth from 7 up to 18. 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.