Glue Laminated Wood Trusses

Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.

Glue laminated wood trusses.

Glulam has nearly the same load capacity as steel but at a far lower weight. Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark. Glue laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered wood product commonly used for beams and columns in residential and commercial applications. 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 timber or glulam has been commonly used in construction for 70 years. Glue laminated glulam 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. In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock.

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. Glue laminated trusses glulam truss beam thickness is normally 3 7 but can be larger. 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.