U.S. Technical Guide

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Technical Guide LP SolidStart LVL. Technical Guide 2900Fb Please verify availability with the LP SolidStart Engineered Wood Products distributor in your area prior to specifying these products. Introduction Designed to Outperform Traditional Lumber LP SolidStart Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a vast SOFTWARE FOR EASY, RELIABLE DESIGN. improvement over traditional lumber. Problems that naturally occur as Our design/specification software enhances your in-house sawn lumber dries twisting, splitting, checking, crowning and warping design capabilities. It offers accurate designs for a wide variety of are greatly reduced. applications with interfaces for printed output or plotted drawings. Through our distributors, we offer component design review services THE STRENGTH IS IN THE ENGINEERING for designs using LP SolidStart Engineered Wood Products.

3. For beams bearing on wood plates, the required bearing length will increase based on the bearing strength (compression perpendicular-to-grain) of the species and grade used for the plate material. 4. Verify local code requirements concerning minimum bearing. FASTENERS:

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