Glulam Roof Structures

Glulam beams laid on their flat and used as floor or roof panels are known as glt panels see glue laminated timber panels.

Glulam roof structures.

From simple load bearing systems to major timber frame structures and complete wood structure solutions. Its thermal properties help prevent cold bridging. Several layers of spruce wood are glued together in the direction of the grain and processed into customised glulam elements. When compared to concrete and steel glulam can produce a lighter weight structure with a lesser carbon footprint that is much stronger pound for pound.

The grain of the laminations runs parallel with the length of the member. Glued laminated timber or glulam is the beating heart of timber engineering. Shelton structures is a leading manufacturer of laminated roof decking lock deck and custom glulam beams. Glulam is a stress rated engineered wood beam composed of wood laminations or lams that are bonded together with durable moisture resistant adhesives.

In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock. Glulam allows a high degree of prefabrication and long structural spans where necessary but is equally effective for shorter spans. Builders often refer collectively to all types of laminated beams or other laminated structural wood materials as glulams. Glulam can work behind the scenes too as trusses purlins floor beams cantilevers and other necessary structural elements.

Strength for long spans. The beautiful cost efficient solution to your design and budget criteria. Glulam has found use as floor and roof decking planks as well. The term glulam is an abbreviated term that stands for glue laminated timber.

A glulam is made with multiple layers of solid wood lumber bonded together with high strength adhesive to form a single structural unit. Glulam frame of a roof structure 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. Glulam is versatile ranging from simple straight beams to complex curved members. In addition to our primary products we produce customer specific engineered wood products.

Glulam is stronger than steel at comparable weights. Glulams are versatile and innovative construction materials used widely in commercial as well as residential projects. The number one source for structural glued laminated timber glulam. We offer the full range from cad planning to production delivery and assembly.

The design possibilities are virtually limitless. Structural wood systems is a single source supplier capable of satisfying all your requirements for glued laminated timber glulam from your initial inquiry through delivery of the finished product. It is light weight and retains its shape.