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Advantages of Duobalken® and Triobalken® beams
- Larger cross-sections of up to 24/28 cm or 10/36 cm available
- Dimensionally stable because they are kiln-dried to a maximum of 15%, cut on a split-heart basis (free-of-heart on request) and glued
- Fewer glued joints than glued laminated timber (max. 2) and the glued joints are hardly visible
- Two qualities available:
- planed for exposed areas (Si)
- leveled for non-exposed areas (NSi) - Greater rigidity than solid timber of the same strength class
- Suitable for voluminous or high cross-sections with high requirements in terms of appearance
- Resistant to insects thanks to kiln drying; preservative treatment can be dispensed with
- Economical preferred cross-sections and lengths of up to 13 m available for immediate delivery from stock; longer lengths available on request







