- LVL is a hardwood or steel substitute.
- Engineered for straightness, consistency, and guaranteed performance.
- Some products are available in lengths from 2.4 m to 7.2 m, with other lengths available by special manufacture up to 12.6 m.
- Available ex-stock.
- Best price guaranteed.
- High load-bearing capacity.
- Can be easily treated to e2S, H2, and H3 hazard classes.
- Lightweight and safer to handle than solid timber, concrete, or steel.
- Chamfered edges for safer and more comfortable handling.
- Comparable in strength to solid timber, concrete, and steel.
- Manufactured by bonding together rotary peeled or sliced thin wood veneers under heat and pressure.
- H2S is commonly used in the treatment of LVL/plywood (glue-line treatment) used in dry situations south of the Tropic of Capricorn only.
Timber Certification
Our stocks are made to high-quality standards and comply with AS/NZS 4357.0 – Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber. This compliance has been certified by BSI, an Australian accreditation body approved by JAS-ANZ. The same accreditation body that other major LVL manufacturers use to accredit their LVLs. Our product uses the same/equivalent timber species, glue, and manufacturing process as other local major LVL manufacturers use, and is therefore an equivalent product.
LVL Accreditation Process
To achieve accreditation, rigorous testing is conducted on the LVL end products as required by the BSI & JAS-ANZ accreditation process. This is similarly required for other local major LVL manufacturers. The testing confirms the strengths required to achieve the F17 or equivalent stress grades on the LVL products before any certificates can be issued. BSI also physically visits the producing factories and audits their quality control standards and manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with Australian Standards. Once these processes are satisfied, BSI will also conduct routine checks to ensure product compliance where required by AS 4357.0.