Once the glue has dried the header is ready to be cut to length and installed in wall framing.
Glue laminated garage door header.
Glulam is an ideal choice for garage door headers and headers over both large and small window openings.
Loading conditions are detailed below.
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The assembled header can be clamped or laid flat under a weight to allow the glue to dry thoroughly.
Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber at menards whoops.
Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.
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.
Shop menards for great selection of laminated veneer lumber that can be used as headers or as floor and ceiling beams.
The strength properties of glulam headers combined with their availability in common framing widths makes them well suited to these key structural applications.
Lvl is ideal for floor beams garage doors window and door headers and ridge and hip beams.
Unlike other engineered wood products our glulam beams are able to accept many different types of treatment.
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.