LVL - Laminated Veneer Lumber - comparable in strength to steel and concrete with all the flexibility and environmental benefits of wood
Wesbeam’s LVL is a lightweight, high-strength building material engineered from renewable and sustainable Western Australian plantation timbers. Our range of LVL products are designed to span further and weigh less to optimise efficiency in design and construction.
Wesbeam’s Design Centre offers an engineering and design service in the use of Wesbeam and other complementary products for residential, multi-residential and commercial structures
Over 85% of detached homes built in Australia are constructed using lightweight timber framing. LVL wall and floor framing is also experiencing rapid uptake in the new and exciting market for prefabricated buildings
Tall Timber Building Systems [TTBS] provides a range of engineered wood based solutions for commercial and multi-residential structures
Readily available and lightweight for its strength. Strong, sustainable and carbon capturing, wood is the greatest renewable resource
Wesbeam is Australia’s only LVL manufacturer and distributor - with a world class factory in Perth and next day delivery from Wesbeam distribution centres.
Many of our products are suitable for LVL residential timber framing in Bushfire Prone Areas.
Wesbeam’s wide range of LVL products can be used in any BAL classification as part of the internal supporting timber-framed structure (floor bearers/joists, wall studs/lintels, roof beams, struts, underpurlins etc) without restriction.
All Wesbeam LVL products conform with the requirements of AS/NZS4357 Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber and AS1684.1 – 1999 Residential timber framed construction. These products can be used in roof, wall, floor and formwork applications for residential and commercial buildings.