LVL bed slat

LVL has a number of advantages over other wood-based materials:Small logs can be made into large dimension LVL products.Long lengths of LVL are available; up to 12 m ex stock from merchants (or 18 m by arrangement).The wood resource can be optimised by grading and selecting veneer for different parts of an LVL cross section andmaking a range of products with different properties.Structural properties of LVL are very uniform because the randomised layers of thin veneers are pre-graded forstiffness (coefficient of variation for modulus of elasticity less than 5%).LVl members have high strength because of the low variability and randomised wood properties in thin layers.LVL can be cut and machined with normal woodworking tools.LVL is often used to complement the use of sawn timber in domestic construction. In commercial or industrialstructures it is often used as a wood-based alternative to structural steel or reinforced concrete.Generally LVLbecomes attractive when sawn timber is not strong enough to do the job, or long lengths are needed.