Make Quick Work of LVL Mid-Floors and Roofs

Free residential design service: a mid-floor and roof solution

Using Futurebuild LVL (laminated veneer lumber) engineered wood, the Futurebuild design service takes away the pressure of designing complicated mid-floors and provides delivery (to store) of a kit-set mid-floor and/or roof system.

How does the free residential design service work?

Architects, designers, builders or merchant stores send plans to [email protected]. The Futurebuild Design Team of architects and engineers use specialist software to do a take-off or design of the plans, transforming them into a structurally reliable, New Zealand Building Code compliant system.

The team will then generate layouts, quotes and a Design Certificate (if applicable) with a unique job number.

Once the job is ordered, a kit-set with nominal length individual pieces for the mid-floor or roof are labelled, packaged and delivered to the merchant store ready for site. This also includes the layout plans printed on waterproof paper and the additional componentry and brackets, such as joist hangers and nails.

Why use the Futurebuild residential design service?

The Futurebuild design team have the ability to optimise the design and generate the most cost-effective mid floor solution utilising LVL products such as hyJOIST and hySPAN. The hyJOIST, anI-Beam is available in a range of thicknesses (45mm, 63mm and 90mm) and in lengths up to 13.2m so a combination of sizes and lengths can be used to optimise the design.

hyJOIST also makes life easier on site with the ability to cut large holes through the plywood web. Services, such as plumbing or ducting, can then be run through the floor joist, which in most cases eliminates the need for a drop ceiling or bulkheads. The handy designIT Site App is available to calculate the size of the holes when on-site and is available for free download from the iPhone and Android App stores.

Futurebuild LVL is also lightweight and easy to handle, with hyJOIST being around 70% of the weight of equivalent solid timber joists.

Working with straight and uniform engineered Futurebuild LVL products offer many benefits on-site, including no packing, planing or mid-span blocking, saving time and money on installation and resulting in a floor that is less likely to squeak.

All Futurebuild Residential Design Service jobs are supported by the technical expertise of Futurebuild LVL’s engineers and architects.

To use this free service today, email your plans to [email protected]

Futurebuild LVL hyJOIST

Carter Holt Harvey

View Product

hyJOIST New Zealand-made engineered I-Joists are cost-effective and lightweight for use in both residential and commercial construction.

Declare LBC Red List Free

FSC Certified

NZ Made

hyJOIST isdeally suited to floor joist and rafter applications due to its light weight, straightness and the ability to cut large holes through the web (e.g. for services or ventilation)

Readily available untreated or H1.2 treated using a glue line and surface spray treatment to the requirements of NZS 3640
H3.1 LOSP available on a made to order basis subject to minimum volumes and lead times, Contact Futurebuild LVL for further information
Residential Span Tables and installation guide available
Supported by technical support and software from Futurebuild LVL

hyJOIST LVL flanges are manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 4357, Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber, whilst manufactured hyJOIST beams are randomly sampled and in-grade verified against published Characteristic Properties. hyJOIST is a product certified by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA), which is JAS-ANZ certified.

Futurebuild LVL is committed to manufacturing innovative engineered building products. For quality assurance the hyJOIST range is manufactured with independent audit processes and product certification.

All hyJOIST components are manufactured using a Type ‘A’ (marine) bond with less than 0.5mg/L formaldehyde (equivalent to E0) emissions from the final product

Untreated (UT) product may at times contain some glue line treatment.

Futurebuild LVL hySPAN

Carter Holt Harvey

View Product

hySPAN provides a cost effective solution with predictable performance in residential and commercial construction.

Declare LBC Red List Free

FSC Certified

NZ Made

hySPAN is typically specified for structural beams and is also used for lintels, rafters and floor joists in residential structures.

Veneers are bonded together using type 'A' (marine) bond, known for long-term durability in structural applications
Readily available and stocked H1.2 treated using a glue line and surface spray treatment to the requirements of NZS 3640
Untreated and H3.1 LOSP treated product available made to order subject to minimum volumes and lead times, Contact Futurebuild LVL for further information
Residential Span Tables available
Supported by technical support and software from Futurebuild LVL

Solid Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 4357, Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber. Characteristic Properties are determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4063.2:2010 and so comply with the provisions of the New Zealand Building Code through clause 2.3 for engineering design in accordance with NZS3603:1993 Timber Structures Standard.

Futurebuild LVL is committed to manufacturing innovative engineered building products. For quality assurance the Futurebuild range is manufactured with independent audit processes and product certification.

All Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured using a type ‘A’ bond with less than 0.5mg/L formaldehyde emissions from the final product (equivalent to E0).

Categories

Popular Products

Popular Brands

Features

Sections

This Month

Murihiku Marae’s Tohorā-Inspired Design Showcases Techlam's Curved Glulam Beams

Achieve Complex Decking Designs without Budget Blowouts

Electric, Like You've Never Seen Before: Introducing Escea LE Series

SECTIONS

What Shading is Needed for Summer Cooling?

The Relationship Between E1 and E2

What Happens When a Warm Roof System with PIR Insulation Catches Fire?