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Whenever possible, avoid drilling vertical holes through LVL beams unless the beam width is at least 3-1/2 inches. Prior to drilling any vertical holes, an engineer or architect qualified in wood design should be consulted.

The hole diameter should not exceed 38 mm (1.5 in.) or one-tenth of the beam depth, whichever is smaller, with the exception of 25 mm (1 in.) diameter or smaller holes as noted in the section below.

Because it is made of many layers of wood, LVL has some disadvantages such as: warping, splitting, so the production of Laminated veneer lumber requires high technology and new practice techniques to ensure. quality assurance of output products.

LVL Plywood Its sizes are more accurate than the timbers. Quality is more stable. LVL is used for door frames, stiles, scaffolding panel, and packaging timbers and so on.

LVL is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood, oriented in the same direction, assembled with resins . Plywood sheets are used in many areas such as furniture, shuttering and container flooring. LVL is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard, and edge-forming material.

Plywood and laminated wood are both made of layers (laminae) of wood glued together. The basic difference is that in plywood the grain of alternate layers is crossed, in general at right angles, whereas in laminated wood it is parallel.

Laminated Veneer Lumber is created using multiple layers of thin wood which is bonded together with heavy-duty glue. Because of the strength of the glue, engineered lumber is more stable and resistant to common problems like rot, termite infestation and mould.

Although its dimensional stability is better than solid wood, the product may result in some defect, such as warping, if it is not properly stored in the warehouse. Also, LVL requires high capital investment to have relatively low production cost.