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Roof tree glulam column.
Glulam has greater strength and stiffness than comparable dimensional lumber.
Straight lengths use 45 mm laminates and curved ones usually use 33 mm.
Lighter in weight than a solid sawn timber or a nail lam.
Glulam is a stress rated engineered wood beam composed of wood laminations or lams that are bonded together with durable moisture resistant adhesives.
Glulam can generally be used for the interior and the exterior.
With glulam builders and speciļ¬ers can continue to enjoy the strength and versatility of large wood members without rely ing on the old growth dependent solid sawn timbers.
Finger jointed and glued timbers resist individual ply separation and movement.
Glue laminated on the face of each ply for a more complete bonding.
The grain of the laminations runs parallel with the length of the member.
When using it outdoors glulam should be protected under a roof like other load bearing timber.
For information on the use of glulam for these applications see apa publication design of structural glued laminated timber columns form y240.
Glulam is versatile ranging from simple straight beams to complex curved members.
Our structural glulam units are available in columns trusses arches purlins and beams floor and roof.
Rosboro manufactures glulam from a variety of species including douglas fir larch and southern pine.
Lightweight one sixth the weight of a reinforced concrete beam two thirds the weight of steel.
Have strength properties 18 that of normal timber.
Easy to install easy to handle and work on site using hand and power tools plus easy erection.
If requested by our customers we will include steel hardware and erection on a job.
Glulam beams are commonly available in stock sizes that are manufactured for a variety of residential applications.
Glulam is available in a range of appearance grades and a large number of stock dimensions.
Stock beams manufactured in common dimensions are cut to length when the beam is ordered from a distributor or dealer.
Timber technologies uses a permanent two part urethane adhesive.
We can service all bespoke projects using knowledge gained over many years many that have used our large range of products whether the requirement is simple or complex straight or curved.
Glulam is also an excellent choice for vertical load carrying members i e posts or columns.
Typical stock beam widths used in residential construction include.
We are a designer and manufacturer of wooden components and glulam structures since 1967 simonin continues to develop and innovate to meet your projects requirements.
Properties of glulam beams are.
3 1 8 3 1 2 5 1 8 and 5 1 2 inches.