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METSÄ WOOD GLULAM Individually designed wood solutions

metsä wood GLULAM INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED WOOD SOLUTIONS Metsä Wood glulam is made of sawn structural timber. The lamellas are cut along the grain, which are then finger-jointed and glued together to the desired size. Glulam is an ideal material for the load-bearing structures of wooden buildings where long spans are desired. Metsä Wood glulam is made of Nordic premium timber. The slowly growing pine and spruce grow in the boreal forest zone where the soil and climate conditions mean that the forests grow slowly. The wood material becomes dense-fibred, small branched, solid and durable. Metsä...

CONTENTS • Advantages for the builder • Building projects • Ideal for long spans • Standard beams • Duolam & triolam • Cut-to-size • Applications • Characteristics METSÄ WOOD GLULAM 3

UP TO 32-METER BEAMS FOR BUILDING PROJECTS 1. Metsä Wood’s expertise in building with wood helps the builder find optimum design and dimensioning solutions. Glulam can be delivered as single beams or complete frames; the size of the beam is only limited by transport. DIMENSIONS Width 90/115/140/165/190/215/240/265 mm Height 180…2050 mm Length max. 32 metres 4 METSÄ WOOD GLULAM

Ideal for all building types 2. Commercial buildings – easy to modify Rautia DIY shop, Klaukkala, Finland (1) Tesco supermarket, Wick, UK (2) Agricultural buildings – standardized solutions Risteli barn, Sysmä, Finland (3) Public buildings – visually attractive 3. Viikki Church, Helsinki, Finland (4) Sports facilities – long spans creating a spacious and comfortable environment Swimming hall Club de Tenis Sabadell, Spain (5) Industrial buildings – effective construction due to quick erection Finndomo prefabricated house mill, Hartola, Finland (6) 4. 5. 6. METSÄ WOOD GLULAM 5

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VISUALLY ATTRACTIVE STANDARD BEAMS Nordic premium spruce is an excellent raw material due to favorable growing conditions in the dense-fibred Finnish forests. As a result, Metsa Wood glulam has excellent strength properties and outstanding visual appearance. STOCK BEAMS: DIMENSIONS Metsa Wood glulam can also be delive- red as Duolam (two lamellas) or Triolam (three lamellas) for roof structures. DUOLAM: DIMENSIONS TRIOLAM: DIMENSIONS CUT-TO-SIZE SERVICE The mill's precision cut-to-size service makes on-site construction easier and quicker, and creates no on-site waste. EFFICIENT LOGISTICS...

PRODUCT APPLICATIONS WITH METSÄ WOOD GLULAM King panel – split glulam for façade up to 12 meters Round columns up to 9.3 meters high DIMENSIONS DIMENSIONS Thickness 42 mm Diameter max. 390 mm Width 312 mm (covering 290 mm) Length max. 9.3 metres Length up to 12 metres Glulam for the garden DIMENSIONS 45 x 90/120/150 mm 60 x 120/150/160/180 mm 80 x 120/160/200 mm 90 x 90/120/150 mm 100 x 120/160/200 mm 120 x 120/150/160/180/200 mm 140 x 150/180/210/240 mm 160 x 160/200/240/280 mm Lengths 8 METSÄ WOOD GLULAM 3/4/5/6/12/13.5 metres

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Metsa Wood glulam is manufactured according to the demands of strength class GL 32c. The strength class of pine glulam is GL 28c. Other strength classes are available Dimensional tolerances at a moisture Characteristic values to be used in design according to Eurocode 5 PROPERTY STRENGTH CLASS - perpendicularto grain - perpendicularto grain - parallel to grain (mean) - parallel to grain (5 % f ractile) - perpendicularto grain (mean) Source: VTT certificate No 167/02; revised 19 February, 2007

FINNWOOD SOFTWARE Individual structures made of Metsa Wood glulam and other Metsa Wood products can be dimensioned with Finnwood software. The user-friendly interface makes designing structural members fast and effective. Finnwood designs according to Eurocode 5, and its national annexes. Finnwood can be obtained free of charge from the country websites of Metsa Wood. CERTIFIED QUALITY The excellent quality of Metsa Wood glulam is guaranteed by a continuous and rigorous internal quality control — a key element of the production process. Quality control is regularly audited by Wood...

Metsa' Wood offers competitive and eco-eff icient wood-based solutions for industrial construction customers, other industrial customers and the home and lifestyle sectors. We manufacture products from Nordic wood, a sustainable raw material of premium quality. Metsa Wood is part of Metsa Group. Find your local Metsa Wood partner: