Glue Laminated Garage Door Header

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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. 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. Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.

The assembled header can be clamped or laid flat under a weight to allow the glue to dry thoroughly. Our titan timber beams resist checking and twisting and are job site ready with one piece construction and more cost efficient than lvl and psl. Shop menards for great selection of laminated veneer lumber that can be used as headers or as floor and ceiling beams. For each application a pdf download is available.

Ordinary nail assembly installs as easily as ordinary lumber. Once the glue has dried the header is ready to be cut to length and installed in wall framing. Refer to sfpa s publication southern pine headers beams download in publications that includes all size selection and allowable load tables. Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber at menards whoops.

Do this with plywood strips layered between the three 1 1 2 inch by 11 1 2 inch boards.