Product description
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Laminated veneer lumber is similar in appearance to plywood, although in plywood the veneers switch direction while stacking and in LVL the veneers all stack in the same direction. In LVL, the direction of the wood grain is always parallel to the length of the billet. The stacking of these veneers into a complete board, called a billet, creates a single piece of LVL sharing a common direction of wood grain. Laminated veneer lumber is a versatile wood-based product. Together with plywood, lumber or oriented strand board (OSB), LVL provides an ideal solution when a high load-bearing material that is sustainable, predictable, and dimensionally stable is needed. It can be prefabricated to precision dimensions and is easy to combine with other materials.
LVL is a type of structural composite lumber, comparable to glued laminated timber, but with a higher allowable stress. Due to its composite nature, it is much less likely than conventional lumber to warp, twist, bow, or shrink. Because made in a factory under controlled specifications, so it is stronger, straighter, and more uniform.
A high performance more sustainable alternative to lumber, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) beams, headers and columns are used in structural applications to carry heavy loads with minimum weight, LVL can be used for many structural applications. Some of the most popular uses of LVL include I-joists, header, rimboards, truck bed decking, roadway signpost, beam, truss, special applications such as skateboards, and custom-made panels for marine uses.
