Laminated Glued Lumber Truss

Pound for pound glulam is stronger and is an environmentally friendly alternative to steel and concrete.

Laminated glued lumber truss. Glue laminated glulam beams timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel. Because of the laminated construction technique beam depth can be supplied much larger than solid timbers which are normally limited to 16 20 inches of depth with beams up to 60 deep having been manufactured. Click to add item lp solidguard lsl 2 x 4 laminated strand lumber sill plate 1 3e to the compare list. We have many types of trusses available to meet your needs.

The standard truss configurations listed here can be fabricated by using straight glulam glue laminated beams. Glued laminated timber or glulam is a highly innovative construction material. Versatile engineered wood product delivers strength beauty and reliability glulam basics. Known as the leading manufacturer of metal plated wood roof floor trusses in the east rigidply trusses are manufactured for residential commercial post frame and many other applications.

Glulam has nearly the same load capacity as steel but at a far lower weight. Price high to low. Price low to high. Trusses i joists engineered lumber.

It is a highly visible form of mass timber in contemporary projects with long spans framing signature designs left exposed to take advantage of wood s natural aesthetic. 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. Pound for pound glulam is stronger than steel and has greater strength and stiffness than comparably sized dimensional lumber. Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber.

These beams supplied by certified glulam manufacturers are fabricated by gluing multiple layers laminations of solid wood typically 0 25 1 5 thick into a large beam. History of starwood rafters starwood rafters was founded in 1964 as a manufacturer of laminated arch rafters and beams. Swc can fabricate trusses using straight glulams of sizes similar to solid wood. Manufactured in the upper midwest in independence wisconsin and shipped to locations anywhere in the united states.

In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock. Glued laminated timber also abbreviated glulam is a type of structural engineered wood product constituted by layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable moisture resistant structural adhesives. Our roots are in the manufacturing of glu laminated wood timbers offering glu laminated posts beams arches timber trusses bridges and pavilions. Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber 15 sort by.