Glue Laminated Garage Door Header

Multiple pieces of boise versa lam laminated veneer lumber can be assembled for greater thicknesses that can carry even heavier loads across even longer spans.

Glue laminated garage door header.

Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel. Shop menards for great selection of laminated veneer lumber that can be used as headers or as floor and ceiling beams. Unlike other engineered wood products our glulam beams are able to accept many different types of treatment. Also see assumptions for table development.

The strength properties of glulam headers combined with their availability in common framing widths makes them well suited to these key structural applications. Loading conditions are detailed below. Ordinary nail assembly installs as easily as ordinary lumber. Do this with plywood strips layered between the three 1 1 2 inch by 11 1 2 inch boards.

Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber at menards whoops. Refer to sfpa s publication southern pine headers beams download in publications that includes all size selection and allowable load tables. Glulam is an ideal choice for garage door headers and headers over both large and small window openings. The assembled header can be clamped or laid flat under a weight to allow the glue to dry thoroughly.

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.