parallel strand lumber
Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments
A structural lumber product made by bonding long, narrow wood strands together under heat and pressure using a waterproof adhesive. Parallel strand lumber is a proprietary product marketed under the trademark, Parallam, used as beams and columns in post-and-beam construction and for beams, headers, and lintels in light frame construction. Abbr: PSL. (Ching, 1995)