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.

Builders often refer collectively to all types of laminated beams or other laminated structural wood materials as glulams. Glulam is stronger than steel at comparable weights. Glulam has found use as floor and roof decking planks as well. A glulam is made with multiple layers of solid wood lumber bonded together with high strength adhesive to form a single structural unit.

From simple load bearing systems to major timber frame structures and complete wood structure solutions. 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. 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. We offer the full range from cad planning to production delivery and assembly.

In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock. Glulam can work behind the scenes too as trusses purlins floor beams cantilevers and other necessary structural elements. The exceptional structure for almost 50 years we have been producing bespoke glulam structures for all uses residential industrial commercial sports leisure agricultural and public assembly buildings. Several layers of spruce wood are glued together in the direction of the grain and processed into customised glulam elements.

The grain of the laminations runs parallel with the length of the member. In addition to our primary products we produce customer specific engineered wood products. Our glued laminated timber offers excellent statics qualities. Glued laminated timber or glulam is the beating heart of timber engineering.

Strength for long spans. The term glulam is an abbreviated term that stands for glue laminated timber. Glulam is versatile ranging from simple straight beams to complex curved members. Its thermal properties help prevent cold bridging.

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. A variety of structural components can be formed using glulam including parallel beams pre cambered beams sloped beams curved beams flight beams and trusses. The number one source for structural glued laminated timber glulam. The design possibilities are virtually limitless.

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. Glulams are versatile and innovative construction materials used widely in commercial as well as residential projects.