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3000F_b - 2.1E - 300F_v

Competitively priced
Renewable resource
Precut lengths up to 60'
Saves time and labor
I-Joist compatible depths
Superior strength 3000F_b - 2.1E - 300F_v
3-1/2", 5-1/2" & 7" standard widths
Lighter than steel, LVL, and PSL
Individually wrapped and surface sealed
No nail laminating necessary
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The Power Beam® is a superior glued laminated beam and header for use where reliable engineered wood applications are required. The 3-1/2" and 5-1/2" widths readily match 2x4 and 2x6 wall framing.

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The Power Beam® depths also match all joist, truss, LVL, PSL, and I-joist floor or roof framing. The 7" Power Beam® (2800F) is for longer spans and heavier loading. Depths go up to 28 7/8". The Power Beam® uses only readily-available Southern Pine lumber, recognized through extensive testing as the strongest lumber resource available.

To enhance Power Beam® quality further, all outer laminations have strict quality control procedures. Each beam has a specific lumber lay-up combination which optimizes Power Beam® performance. The highest strength lumber is placed in the tension and compression zones, efficiently and optimally using lumber resources. All lumber is machine evaluated at the grading line by a Stress-O-Matic or Metriguard CLT for MOE to average 2.3 x 10⁶ psi in the outer laminations.

The Power Beam® can be used for window, door and garage door headers, floor edge and center girder beams, roof ridge beams and commercial beams and purlins. The Power Beam® only uses small diameter fast-growth timber, therefore reducing pressure on our forest resources.

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AFP Power Sizer Software

Power Beam® Features

Moisture Control: POWER BEAM® consistently averages 12% moisture, which is near equilibrium moisture content.

Code Evaluations/Standards: ICC ESR 1940, APA Product Report L263; ANSI A190.1-2002; APA Y117; and ASTM D-3737.

AFP Power Sizer Software: An easy-to-use structural analysis program capable of sizing AFP Power Products.

Daily Proof Loading: Random beams are loaded to 1.5 times design for Quality Assurance.

SFI: Power Beam is certified by AF&PA's Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

Dimensional Stability: POWER BEAM® is a laminated composite product of high-strength lumber. This randomizes any natural defect so there is greater beam strength and a higher degree of reliability. There is also less likelihood of warping, twisting, checking, cupping or shrinking when surface sealed.

Quality Assurance: POWER BEAM® is manufactured in accordance with ANSI A190.1-2002 (Structural Glued Laminated Timber) with appropriate modifications. Plant implemented Total Quality Management, statistical process control procedures and APA as our third party quality assurance program, ensure consistent quality and performance in every POWER BEAM®.

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