What is TimberStrand LSL used for?
TimberStrand LSL is a green building solution as well. The manufacturing process combines technology and innovation to produce high-performing engineered lumber using small-diameter trees that are not strong or straight enough on their own to be of structural value as conventional sawn lumber products.
What does LSL mean when referring to lumber?
Laminated strand lumber (LSL)
What is an LSL in framing?
TimberStrand® LSL Sill Plates TimberStrand LSL treated sill plates are long and straight so walls get off to a square start.
What is an LSL rim joist?
TimberStrand® laminated strand lumber (LSL) is an engineered lumber that is consistently straight and true — characteristics that combine to create superior rim board material. TimberStrand Rim Board is dimensionally stable and excels at transferring vertical and lateral loads to the foundation.
Is LSL stronger than wood?
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Its shear strength is superior to LSL but doesn’t quite match PSL’s ability to withstand bending stress. LVL is more expensive than LSL but is affordable compared to PSL and glulam.
What is LSL made of?
Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) Similar to PSL, laminated strand lumber is made from flaked wood strands that have a length-to-thickness ratio of approximately 150. Combined with an adhesive, the strands are oriented and formed into a large mat or billet and pressed.
Who makes LSL lumber?
Tolko Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) | Engineered Wood Products.
What is the difference between LSL and LVL?
Can LSL be used for floor joists?
TimberStrand® LSL is an ideal solution, providing an alternative to solid sawn floor joists, especially where longer lengths and greater stability are required.
Is LSL as strong as LVL?
What’s stronger LVL or LSL?
Due to its high allowable shear strength, LSL beams have the capacity for larger penetrations than other engineered wood beam options. While not as strong as LVL or PSL beams, LSL is generally cheaper and is ideal for short spans.
Is LSL waterproof?
LSL factories typically use soft, fast-growing wood in place of slow-growth hardwoods. They cut pine, aspen, and other soft woods into strands less than one foot long, then pressure-bond them using a waterproof adhesive.