Curved Glue Laminated Wood Beams

Glulam uses stress rated seasoned and selected timbers usually radiata pine or douglas fir.

Curved glue laminated wood beams.

It is a highly visible form of mass timber in contemporary projects with long spans framing signature designs left exposed to take advantage of wood s natural aesthetic. These glulam beams follow the straight roof pitch on their top edge while the bottom forms a radius curve. Pitched and tapered beams taper from the tangent point to a minimum end depth to provide maximum economy. Common applications for curved laminated products are.

In timberlab s unique system each single piece of timber is graded to ensure the design values are met. If both sides are to be exposed request our nearly invisible glue or a coverboard. Glue laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered wood product commonly used for beams and columns in residential and commercial applications. 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.

The glue lines are usually exaggerated on the cut side. The curved beams to the right are part of an outdoor stage near sedona arizona. 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.

Curved and arched glulams calvert co inc. Timberlab glulam timber beams are load bearing structural members for roofs floors and other construction situations e g. Contact us via glulam sales department. Encasements headers for large openings.