Jason,Originally Posted by Jason Roehl
A Glulam looks like a beam made of plywood. It's not a stack of 2x4's.
I can post pictures of both microlam/glulam beams the the floor trusses when I get home.
Rob
Jason,Originally Posted by Jason Roehl
A Glulam looks like a beam made of plywood. It's not a stack of 2x4's.
I can post pictures of both microlam/glulam beams the the floor trusses when I get home.
Rob
Floor trusses are nice too because it is easy to run pipe abd electric through the open spaces. If you are going with solid wood I would have to lean toward doug fi. My house is mostly spruce and I think there is alot more movement with it. Doug fir is a better spec imho.
I could cry for the time I've wasted, but thats a waste of time and tears.
Well Jason - this proves you do learn something every day. I didn't know glulams were made that way. I wonder which is stronger - the stacked 2x4/6 variety or the ones I'm used to which are like plywood.
I've attached a picture of the glulam beams supporting our addition and the floor trusses.
Rob
The picture on the left appears to be a LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) beam.
LVL is typically made by gluing up the veneers in a vertical fashion. GluLams are typically made by gluing the pieces horizontally.
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