Factory made members can be formed into any practical shape and any desired size.
Curved laminated timber beams.
Curved beams creativity involves thinking outside the square and wouldn t it be great to work with a material that allows you to do just that.
Our creative curves can turn a humble beam into an arch and open a box into an atrium.
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The flexibility of glulam beams allows for the designer s creative imagination to be realised.
The rich warm feeling they create enhances any structure.
Glulam beams that curve in plan use plies that are oriented vertically therefore the finished height of the beam is based on standard glulam widths.
We can even fabricate complete circles.
Larger cross sections can be made via special wood manufacturing processes.
Differing radii are achieved by adjusting the clamp layout and using different thicknesses of timber.
Our beams are available in industrial architectural and premium appearance grades.
Laminated beams offer many advantages when building homes schools churches and commercial recreational and agricultural structures.