laminated veneer lumber
Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments
A structural lumber product made by bonding layers of wood veneers together under heat and pressure using a waterproof adhesive. Having the grain of all veneers run in the same longitudinal direction results in a product that is strong when edge loaded as a beam or face loaded as a plank. Laminated veneer lumber is marketed under various brand names, as Microlam, and used as headers and beams or as flanges for prefabricated wood I-joists. Abbr: LVL. (Ching, 1995)