I suspect they'll burn with much greater vigor due to the glue/resin
you pointed out. On the larger ones, you probably WON'T have the
reduction in combustion due to charring (or at least not nearly as
much) so it won't be that good old Heavy Timber caliber
construction. On the 2x (the focus of this issue), it's probably
immaterial.
Roland
On Mar 29, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Thom McMahon wrote:
Just one Mfg. Trus Joist McMillan now WWW.ilevel.com has
"Microllam" LVL Beams, "Parallam" PSL Beams, "Timberstrand" LSL
Beams. All of these can be used in place of conventional "Solid
Wood" framing in differing circumstances, and LP, Wearhouser, BMC
and others have their own branding of similar products. All contain
resin or glue to hold otherwise small veneers or fiber structures
together that create the larger solid wood structure. As you say if
the concern is the thin I joist web, these solid elements will
probably hold up better than steel, similar to real wood in a fire.
Thom McMahon
Firetech, Inc.
2560 Copper Ridge Dr
Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136
Tel: 970-879-7952
Fax: 970-879-7926
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Huggins"
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Subject: Re: Gyp Board to Bottom of TJI
The Glu-lam's I'm familiar with use 2xs glued together. What
other assembly types are out there?
Roland
On Mar 29, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Thom McMahon wrote:
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