Laminated Beam Sizes South Africa

Pressure treated glulam beam 3 actual thickness.

Laminated beam sizes south africa.

Typical stock beam widths used in residential construction include. Louis lamel is in business for more than three decades supplying wooden products as wholesaler to retail small business to large business and diy clients across gauteng northwest limpopo and mpumalanga. Laminated beam are made by gluing timber together under pressure and heat. Glue laminated glulam beams timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.

Stock beams manufactured in common dimensions are cut to length when the beam is ordered from a distributor or dealer. 3 1 8 3 1 2 5 1 8 and 5 1 2 inches. Customised sizes and other timber species for example saligna beams can also be sourced subject to quantity required availability and time for confirmed orders to processed. When making a selection below to narrow your results down each selection made will reload the page to display the desired results.

We are able to manufacture a range of grade from 7 up to grade12. We use melamine urea resin glue to glue our glulam and glulam ceiling elements. Glulam beams are commonly available in stock sizes that are manufactured for a variety of residential applications. The gl24 lies in south african classification between s5 and s7 the beams are certified as s5.

Laminated beams is the natural alternative to steel or concrete. Sabs accreditation for grade 8 10 12 and 16 beams. It is a natural structural material that is economical strong and aesthetic. The only commercially manufactured beam in south africa using formaldehyde clear glue sabs approved for stuctural outside use.

We are south africa s largest specialist producer of quality laminated timber materials. Glulam has excellent strength properties and is aesthetically pleasing. A 100 southern cape pine lamtico capelam beam internationally famous for its very high density and structural strength measured and certified up to grade 12. Glued laminated timber also called gluelam or glulam is a type of structural timber product composed of several layers of dimensioned lumber glued together by laminating several smaller pieces of wood a single large strong structural member can be manufactured from.

1 1 4 inch 1 1 1 2 inch 14 1 3 4 inch 103 5 1 4 inch 6. 97x396mm 98x95mm 65x330mm 67x259mm 67x226mm 42x160mm 40x198mm 42x228mm 40x264mm 40x297mm. As a high specification engineered timber beam with excellent strength stiffness and dimensional stability glulam offers many design and performance benefits. The glue is waterproof and weather resistant and produces light glued joints which do not darken over time.

A laminated beam is a long lasting material that s easy to work with. Stock sizes par finished size are as follows.