Shop Fabricated Structural Wood

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Mon, Jul 27, 2009

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Also known as engineered lumber, shop-fabricated structural wood is manufactured from wood materials or a combination of wood and metal for use in specific structural applications. Shop-fabricated wood is typically used as beams, columns, joists, trusses and other structural members. Types include Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL), Wood I-Joists, Metal-Web Wood Joists, Rim Boards and Shop-Fabricated Wood Trusses.

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