Should You Specify GL20 or GL24? Understanding Glulam Grades

Should You Specify GL20 or GL24? Understanding Glulam Grades

Should You Specify GL20 or GL24? Understanding Glulam Grades BACK TO BLOG MAIN PAGE Architects and engineers regularly ask whether they can get a project in a certain grade – GL28, for example, or whether locally-grown timber will work for their design. The...
Understanding Structural Terms for Your Glulam Project

Understanding Structural Terms for Your Glulam Project

Understanding Structural Terms for Your Glulam Project BACK TO BLOG MAIN PAGE When you’re planning a glulam roof structure, you’ll notice a web of beams and supports working together, each with its own name and purpose. Terms like rafters, purlins,...
Glulam and fire safety: The burning questions you’re right to ask

Glulam and fire safety: The burning questions you’re right to ask

Glulam and fire safety: The burning questions you’re right to ask BACK TO BLOG MAIN PAGE What’s the risk? You don’t need to be a safety expert to see a possible link between timber and fire and then have questions about a building’s safety. You’re right to do so, and...
From Forest Management to Glulam Manufacturing: A Learning Journey

From Forest Management to Glulam Manufacturing: A Learning Journey

From Forest Management to Glulam Manufacturing: A Learning Journey BACK TO BLOG MAIN PAGE Ten years ago, Richard Paton from the Southwest Forestry Commission team first brought his colleagues to visit Buckland Timber. Last month, with a completely different team in...