PWT Billet Beam

In integral part of PWT’s framing package, Billet Beam from PWT provides strong, cost-effective solutions to your framing needs. Billet Beams are factory-laminated, wide-width LVL beams that provide the convenience of drop in framing members to your jobsite. No field-laminated or fastening schedules needed. Widths available are: 3-1/2”, 5-1/4”, 7"

Engineered Wood Products (EWP), including prefabricated wood I-joists and LVL, have been successfully used in dry service conditions, including exterior applications that are protected from precipitation, for several decades. Except for PWT Treated LVL, PWT products are not intended to be installed in applications where permanent wet-use conditions exist. Dry service conditions for EWP are defined similarly in the United States and Canadian building codes. In the U.S., the National Design Specification (NDS) of Wood Construction defines dry service conditions in sections 7.1.4 (wood I-joists) and 8.1.4 (structural composite lumber) as “...where the moisture content of sawn lumber in service is less than 16%, as in most covered structures.”. In Canada, CSA O86 defines the dry service condition as “...a climatic condition in which the average equilibrium moisture content of wood is 15% or less on average over a year without exceeding 19%.” For more information refer to the Wood-I-Joist Manufacturers Association (WIJMA) document: Use of non-preservative treated products in protected non-conditions applications.

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