Glulam: main reasons for the popularity of all the nuances and secrets

Glued laminated timber is in great demand in the market of building materials. The material itself is relatively new, but already managed to win the love of the vast number of customers. Both among those who first became interested in construction, as well as those who are deeply versed in this path. Orders for such houses is growing every year exponentially. What is the essence of such incredible progress? Let's look together!

Glulam represents several wood slats or planks simply glued together under pressure press. Before you ask about the construction of the house of laminated veneer lumber, you need to remember a really important detail - glued laminated wood in the manufacturing process retains all the beneficial properties of the wood, along the way getting rid of it completely shortcomings.

Among other advantages over conventional laminated veneer lumber wood are the following particularly important attributes:
- Durability. Glued laminated timber in half to two times stronger than solid wood.

- Ekologichnost.♻ Despite the fact that the production of laminated veneer lumber is used adhesive, this material is very environmentally friendly due to the fact that it does not violate the air.
- Fire resistance. Glued laminated timber has at times more fire resistant compared to solid wood and can withstand the adverse effects of fire for a whole hour!
- Teploizolyatsiya.♨ Glulam has excellent thermal insulation, as well as any used wood, that allows you to significantly reduce home heating costs.
- Dolgovechnost.⌛Otsutstvie any cracks in the laminated veneer lumber increase the resistance of the material to external factors.

Finally it is worth noting that the house of laminated veneer lumber is almost does not shrink, and the main important rule of its operation - to maintain a uniform temperature and air humidity.

Give us your opinion, if you have already had to build from it anything. And if for you it is a novelty, it remains whether you are interested in buying laminated veneer lumber after reading?

Watch the video where I talk about the merits and dangers of laminated veneer lumber. Happy viewing!