Floor Joist Lvl Beam Span Chart

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Floor joist lvl beam span chart. I joists engineered lumber. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. Select the span carried by the beam across the top of the table.
On longer spans the beam may require much more bearing space as indicated by this table. Hyspan laminated veneer lumber lvl is easy to work with using traditional building tools and is clearly branded for easy identification and your guarantee of quality. Choose the required center to center span for the beam in the span column. Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states.
Bci joists are specially constructed i joists with flanges made from strong versa lam laminated veneer lumber with oriented stranded board webs and approved waterproof structural adhesives providing outstanding strength and durability. Anything 5 and above we always at least double cripple. According to the 2012 irc codes any beam joist or header shall never have a bearing of less than 1 1 2. Laminated veneer lumber lvl strand lumber.
Hyspan is suitable for all structural applications in residential commercial industrial and rural buildings subject to design verification. Click to add item 5 1 4 x 13 3 4 treated glulam beam to the compare list. Beams of more than one ply must be fastened together with either nails or bolts. Laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered wood products ewp span and size charts for bci joists.