Glulam Construction

Universal Timber Structures serves the custom architectural glulam construction market in the United States. We have complete complement of engineers and estimators available to design and price you glulam structure projects. Because of its beauty, strength and ease of construction, Wood has long been in demand as a building material. Today, structural glued laminated timbers offer additional reasons to select wood as a structural material.

Glulam structure timber is fabricated using individual pieces of high-strength, kiln-dried lumber, laminated together under pressure to form large timbers that retain the traditional beauty of wood along with engineered strength and extraordinary fire resistance, thermal efficiency, and dimensional stability. Glulam timber is typically manufactured using Douglas fir, Hem-Fir, Southern pine, Spruce-Pine-Fir, Alaskan Yellow cedar and Ponderosa pine.

These large, laminated timbers can be fabricated in almost any straight or arched configuration, such as, Curved Glulam Timber, for long-span conditions. This allows for the design of large, open spaces with minimal columns. Long-length glulam are appropriate for complete glulam structure systems in many types of buildings including churches, gymnasiums, auditoriums and recreational spaces.

Universal Timber Structures is the largest fabricator of custom glulam construction architectural systems in the United States. UTS will provide the 3D layout and sizing for your building. This allows you to get the most building for your budget. Economy doesn't always mean cutting back on size or quality. Comprehensive shop drawings will be produced showing every detail of your design prior to fabrication. Innovative glulam construction structural designs and fabrication offer the strongest testimony to the design versatility, natural beauty and constructional economies.