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Distinguish from Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)

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To clarify what makes glue lam different, the presenter explains that an alternative, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), is made from very thin wood veneers. These veneers are laminated, often cross-laminated, and glued together vertically. This process creates a beam with layers of thin sheets of wood, resulting in a different structural property and appearance compared to a glue lam beam.

Goal: The video differentiates glue lam from Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) by explaining LVL's distinct construction method.

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Little little lesson for you here. We've got here a pressuret treated glue lamb. And what makes that different from other types of beams? Well, a lot of times we'll use an LVL, which is a laminated What's LVL stand for? Laminated veneer lumber, right? A lot of times we'll use an LVL, which is laminated veneer. So, it'll be very thin uh veneers that are all laminated together, cross- laminated, and all glued together vertically. Well, this is a glue lamb. And you can see it's essentially just a

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