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What is a laminated beam.
Laminated beams like the ones in this kitchen can support large spaces without the need for intermediate columns or posts.
Laminated veneer lumber lvl is manufactured by bonding layers of wood veneers together under heat and pressure using a waterproof adhesive.
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 1 3 4 inch 103 5 1 4 inch 6.
Lvl offers several advantages over typical milled lumber.
Anthony power beam apb is a relative newcomer to the structural beam market positioned to compete with lvl and parallam.
Apb is a laminated beam product that comes in 3 1 2ö and 5 1 2ö widths to match standard 2 4 and 2 6 wall thicknesses.
Made in a factory under controlled specifications it is stronger straighter and more uniform.
You can find stock glulam that is available in commonly used dimensions and cut to length when the beam is ordered.
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Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.
It is also relatively easy to find stick glulam beams available in i joist compatible depths.
Aitc beam capacity tables.
Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.
Most stock beams widths for residential construction include 3 1 8 3 1 2 5 1 8 5 1 2 and 6 3 4 inches.
Depths range from 7 to 18 matching standard i joist depths.
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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.
Aitc capacity tables provide the uniformly distributed load that a glued laminated timber beam can support based on beam size span and material properties.
These tables are provided as a guideline.
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.
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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.