Laminated Wood Beam Plies

It is l shaped and will have 2 long beams 27 5 and 31.
Laminated wood beam plies. Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark. Strength can be improved further by placing these materials away from the neutral axis of the beam laminates with good cross grain. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. 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.
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. For the convenience of handling smaller members on the jobsite or because solid 4x 6x or glulam material is not readily available or for reasons of cost. 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. The apa mark of quality.
A good way to beef up a unidirectional wood laminate is to augment plies with unidirectional synthetic reinforcing fibers fiberglass carbon kevlar adding considerable strength with a minimum weight gain. By patrick long island ny i am building a ground level deck max 24 of the ground. Larger beams are often built up out of smaller 2x or 1 members. Shop menards for great selection of laminated veneer lumber that can be used as headers or as floor and ceiling beams.
Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. This can be done for several different reasons. Versa stud lvl sp 2650 1 7 3 piece per box. An t s to glulam features glulam beams laminated wood beams span tablesglulam beamscan ered lumber be in deck framing professional builderwood beam design and installation considerations weyerhaeuserglulam beamswood beams laminated span.
Anthony power beam apb is a relative newcomer to the structural beam market positioned to compete with lvl and parallam. 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. Depths range from 7 to 18 matching standard i joist depths. Laminated veneer lumber lvl beam 2x4x8 studs metal roofing 2x6 14 wood 2x10 composite wood related products 2 in.
How to build a three ply laminated 2x10 beam and what fasteners to use.