Make A Laminated Header

Laminated header gussets work well and can be easily cut from ordinary exterior grade plywood.

Make a laminated header. Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states. 2 in x 12 in x 20 ft. If you make just one small mistake when trying to make your own glulam you can severely damage your entire project. Make gussets big enough to cover at least eight inches of each frame member at each joint.

Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber at menards whoops. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Double up the headers to make them flush beams. Cut two headers the boards that will be perpendicular to the joists and mark lines on them indicating where the joists will go.

Just do the following. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. Item 9529 model 2100006. Shop menards for great selection of laminated veneer lumber that can be used as headers or as floor and ceiling beams.

Sized to match our bci and ajs joists and other elements of the simple framing system versa lam offers quick assembly and is precision cut into more than 18 standard sizes. Although you can attempt to make do it yourself laminated beams or buy used glulam beams for sale it is highly recommended that you purchase them from a reliable source. Drive a pair of nails or screws every 16 inches to bind the pieces together firmly. 1 75 in x 11 87 in x 20 ft versa lam laminated veneer lumber.

Fasten them to the posts so they are level. Determine the total load per foot of beam pick the span you want pick 4 0 for example select the fb column of the lumber you intend to use in af pa design values for joists and rafters 2 hem fir fb.