Custom glulam
from vision to
final installation.

Glued Laminated Timber: The most customizable & sustainable solution.

Our custom glued laminated timber (glulam) products are climate-positive and easily customizable. When you tell us your vision, we’ll get the job done with creativity, craftsmanship, and timeliness. Plus, we build all our custom glulam products with a best-in-class strength-to-weight ratio, which makes glulam the easy option over steel or concrete.

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End-to-End Service

Design-assist, delegated design, value engineering, manufacturing and installation.

Structural Design Freedom

Beam lengths up to 134 feet; depths up to 72 inches; radius under 4 feet; widths up to 31 1/2 inches.

Versatile Glulam Products

Variety of shapes available in 4 wood species with unlimited stain options, including 24 standard colors.

Product Guarantee

Our products are guaranteed to meet industry standards, and we have 110 years of Bell quality to prove it.

Pitch Beam Radial Arch Tudor Arch Truss

Single member can substitute for trusses, eliminating bottom chords for more open spaceCan incorporate a glulam curve as a high design featureCan be tapered at ends for a desired look, and for fit and function with other structural and finished components

Available as single or double curvaturesCan incorporate multiple radiuses in double curvaturesMinimum 42-inch radius

Commonly used in a variety of open space designsIdeal for large clear spansTraditionally designed into congregation spaces, such as religious structures and arenas

Designed with hidden or exposed hardware connectionsMaximum design spans up to 120 feetCan include radius bottom chord for design and more open spaceWide variety of pitches and web configurations

Species & Stains Specifications

Available Species

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

Coastal Douglas Fir

Southern Yellow Pine

Western Red Cedar

Available Stains

Redwood

Mission Wall

White Birch

Woodridge

Yankee Barn

Coverbridge

Baja Biege

Cedar Bark

Cedar Mill

Spice Chest

Ficus

Crossroads

Baynon Brown

Chestnut

Moss Olive

Blue Shadow

Hill Country

Leeward

Foliage

Mountain Ash

Harbor Mist

Charwood

Riverwood

Hawthorne

*Stain colors may not be accurate to final finish

Glulam Types

Straight (W or W/O Camber)

Pitched and tapered

Arches (Radial & Tudor)

Trusses

Glulam Sizes

Maximum width31 1/4" (79.375 cm)

Maximum depth90” (229 cm)

Maximum length134’ (41 m)

Minimum radius42" (106.7 cm)

Wood Species

Southern Yellow Pine (SYP)

Coastal Douglas Fir (DF)

Alaska Yellow Cedar*

Western Red Cedar*

Treatments

Treatment before gluing0.4 CCA (SYP); 0.3 Penta (Type C, SYP)

Treatment after gluingPenta (Type A, SYP); 0.4 or 0.6 ACQ; 0.4 or 0.6 MCA; 0.6 CCA; Copper Napthanate; ACZA; Incising (DF)

Class A fire retardantTopical, Flame Stop II

Appearance and Finishes

Framing grade

Industrial grade

Architectural grade

Premium grade

Texture finish (Rough)

Stain

In-house machiningNotching, drilling, kerf, mortise, daps (embed), bevel

Delivery

Maximum weight25,000 lbs

Less than truckload (LTL)

Let’s build together.

From design to engineering to installation, we can provide everything you need to make your vision come to life.