Curved Glue Laminated Wood Beams
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Curved glue laminated wood beams. If both sides are to be exposed request our nearly invisible glue or a coverboard. Optimal roof pitch is 2 12 to 3 12 though other roof pitches are possible. Encasements headers for large openings. In timberlab s unique system each single piece of timber is graded to ensure the design values are met.
The curved beams to the right are part of an outdoor stage near sedona arizona. Timberlab glulam timber beams are load bearing structural members for roofs floors and other construction situations e g. Glue laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered wood product commonly used for beams and columns in residential and commercial applications. Glulam uses stress rated seasoned and selected timbers usually radiata pine or douglas fir.
Curved headers for porches and towers. The glue lines are usually exaggerated on the cut side. These glulam beams follow the straight roof pitch on their top edge while the bottom forms a radius curve. We can manufacture most custom curved shapes including s curves side curves parabolic arches double compound curves and tight radius curves with a radius as tight as 2 0.
Can manufacture a variety of different types of curved glulams including the standard constant radius curve tudor arches and peak and cambered glulams. This is done by either cutting a curve into one side of a straight beam or by making a straight cut on one side of a curved beam. Pitched and tapered beams taper from the tangent point to a minimum end depth to provide maximum economy. Arched ceilings and rafters.