I have two pressure-treated glulam beams (30x9 cm) that support my deck. They are screwed together to form a 30x18 cm beam. They have been covered from above with a regular deck, but the problem is that the joint between the glulam beams has been exposed in a gap in the decking. This has resulted in water, and over time even leaves and soil, seeping down between the beams, causing the outer beam to become a bit warped and separate from the inner beam despite being screwed together with many sturdy screws. I now need to get these beams back together to redo the construction so that nothing can seep between them. I have loosened all the screws holding them together and tried using clamps and straps, etc., but I can't move the warped beam. I gratefully welcome suggestions on how I can solve this.
A set of M14 screws/nuts with hefty washers at appropriate intervals?
Trying to forcibly bend back heavy timber with some weaker wood screws will be futile unless you know a woodworking teacher with an army of clamps that you can borrow to press it together until you've got enough screws in.
A bunch of M14 bolts/nuts with hefty washers at appropriate intervals?
Attempting to forcibly bend back sturdy wood with some weaker wood screw will be futile unless you know a woodshop teacher with an army of clamps that you can borrow to press it together until you've got in enough screws
Mmyrstack said:
A bunch of M14 bolts/nuts with hefty washers at appropriate intervals?
Attempting to forcibly bend back sturdy wood with some weaker wood screw will be futile unless you know a woodshop teacher with an army of clamps that you can borrow to press it together until you've got in enough screws
Thanks, I'll try with bolts.
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