13 best manufacturers of glued laminated timber

In the Russian construction market there is a boom in glued laminated timber. This material has become widely used for the construction of residential cottages, summer houses, baths and gazebos. The material is in demand due to its high strength, good thermal insulation properties and ease of installation. All these qualities are present only in a quality bar. Since demand creates supply, today the user is offered both domestic and foreign products. Find the optimal combination of price and quality will help the recommendations of our experts.

How to choose glued laminated timber

1. Profile dimensions. Today, manufacturers have mastered a wide range of sizes. For example, the parameters of the section profile vary from 45x130 mm to 275x275 mm.
2. If you plan to live in the house permanently, then bar thickness should not be less than 200 mm. Summer house can be built from a material thickness of 160 mm.
3. Optimum height is in the range of 170-190 mm. Sometimes builders recommend buying a bar up to 230 mm high.
4. Since glued laminated timber is a set of lamellas, it is important to pay attention to their thickness. The thinner the "board", the less quality is considered timber.
5. Bar length. Depending on the project of the house, the buyer must correctly select the length of the laminated timber. Not all manufacturers can offer logs longer than 12 m. The disadvantage of long bars is expensive transportation and more complex installation of the structure. If the company produces lumber lengths of up to 6 m, this indicates obsolete equipment in the workshops. When joining short logs, construction costs increase.
6. Slat Length. Another factor indicates the quality of laminated veneer lumber. This is the length of the lamellae, which are joined together. The shorter the individual elements, the worse the quality of the timber. Experts advise to give preference to logs, consisting of lamellas with a length of more than 1.5 m.
7. Environmental friendliness. Safe living of tenants in the house depends on the environmental friendliness of the timber. The main source of harmful compounds is glue. Foreign brands have long since switched to melamine, polyurethane and EPI compounds. EPI glue is considered the safest. The most budget glued laminated timber can contain phenol-formaldehyde resins, such material is suitable only for an outdoor gazebo.
8. The uniformity of the timber. When inspecting laminated veneer lumber, it is important to pay attention to the uniformity of the slats. Ideally, they should be made of the same wood species. If the manufacturer used different types of wood, then the probability of deformation of the timber when changing the relative humidity is high. And this will lead to the formation of cracks and cracks in the log house.

We selected the 13 best manufacturers of glued laminated timber. All these brands successfully operate in the Russian market. In compiling the rating, the opinion of the expert community and feedback from domestic consumers were taken into account.

What is better glued or profiled beam

Type of timber	Virtues	disadvantages
Glued	+ resistance to torsion and cracking + high strength + wide range of sizes + minimal shrinkage	- high price - glue can release harmful compounds - worse air exchange
Profiled	+ low price + natural air exchange + environmental friendliness	- tendency to drying out and torsion - limited length - shrinkage at home with time

Rating of the best manufacturers of glued laminated timber

Nomination	a place	manufacturer	rating
Rating of the best manufacturers of glued laminated timber	1	Lameco lht oy	4.9
	2	Kontio	4.9
	3	Timber frame	4.8
	4	Finnlamelli	4.8
	5	Tree Module	4.7
	6	GC Priozersky Forest Plant	4.7
	7	Honka	4.7
	8	Vishera	4.6
	9	HOLZ-HOUSE	4.6
	10	Plant "OLES"	4.5
	11	GLAVSTROY 365	4.5
	12	Evlashevsky DOCK	4.4
	13	DDM-Stroy	4.3

Lameco lht oy

Rating: 4.9

A young producer of glued timber is a Finnish company Lameco Lht Oy. However, in a short time, the manufacturer managed to significantly expand its scope of activities. The company began with the manufacture of small orders, and since 2011, customers have been offered a service for the construction of houses from laminated veneer lumber. Today Lameco Lht Oy occupies a leading position in the Finnish market. Ready sets of houses are delivered in 20 countries of the world. The products of the Finnish manufacturer are of great interest among Russian consumers. Experts consider glued timber of this brand one of the best in the world.

The manufacturer becomes the winner of our rating for reliability, beautiful appearance, environmental friendliness. Users are satisfied with the high quality of the timber, but the high price holds back the sales growth.

Kontio

Rating: 4.9

The pioneer in the manufacture of laminated veneer lumber is Kontio. The employees of this Finnish company invented a new building material. Brand products are well known outside the Scandinavian Peninsula. Experts believe the highlight is the use of arctic pine, which is harvested in the winter season. The German compound is used as an adhesive system, it does not contain compounds harmful to humans and the environment.

Experts pay attention to dense fiber wood, thanks to such a structure, heat is kept as much as possible and the durability of the house is ensured. The advantages of consumers include a rich assortment of sections, good ready-made house sets. The disadvantages include the high price.

Timber frame

Rating: 4.8

Since 1995, the Timber Frame company has been operating in the small Finnish town of Kuhmo. A small company began its activities with the production of log houses. Gradually, customer requests changed, so the company had to modernize its lines. Today, the manufacturer offers a unique rounded log, solid rectangular and glued laminated timber. Finished house sets are delivered to different countries of the world, including Russia. Consumers appreciate the high quality of the timber, which is made of arctic pine, the perfect balance of the house in humidity and heat, environmental friendliness.

The brand is in the top three of our rating for a wide range of glued laminated timber and excellent thermal parameters. The downside is the high price.

Finnlamelli

Rating: 4.8

Long-term experience (over 30 years) in the field of wood processing allows the Finnish company Finnlamelli to hold leading positions not only in its own country, but also in Russia. As the main raw material manufacturer uses selected Scandinavian pine and spruce. Using modern processing technology, it is possible to achieve reliability, environmental friendliness and durability of the material.A wide range of sawn timber is supplied to the Russian market, as well as ready-made house sets for original projects. In addition, the company provides building assembly services.

Most users are satisfied with the quality of glued laminated timber. But there are negative reviews regarding the assembly of houses. Therefore, the brand stopped a step away from the top three of our rating.

Tree Module

Rating: 4.7

The Russian company Module Drev not so long ago joined in the struggle for the domestic consumer, but has already managed to bypass many of the recognized leaders. First of all, the construction company has set itself the task of high-quality manufacturing of laminated veneer lumber. Also, a special division of the company is engaged in designing houses, baths and arbors of glued timber. The company managed to reduce the time interval from the start of design to the turnkey construction of an object to 3 months. For the manufacture of timber used pine and spruce from forests of the Arkhangelsk region.

Experts included the brand in our rating for affordable prices and stable performance. But the range of laminated veneer lumber is still insufficient to circumvent the leading group.

GC Priozersky Forest Plant

Rating: 4.7

Since 1999, the company GC Priozersky Timber Plant has been working in the Russian timber market. This largest player in the Northwest region has a complete wood processing cycle. The company specializes in the production of glued timber and the construction of houses from it. Every year, more than 150 home sets are produced. The quality of products is confirmed by certificates, the company participated in the construction of facilities for the Sochi 2014 Olympics. The manufacturer offers customers 6 sizes of timber, as well as many types of sawn timber.

The brand falls into our rating for the environmentally friendly laminated veneer lumber, the quick assembly of houses, low thermal conductivity. The manufacturer failed to occupy a higher place because of the high price and the appearance of cracks in the timber in 3-5 years.

Honka

Rating: 4.7

The legendary company Honka has been processing wood since 1958. The manufacturer began its activities as a family business, today it is an international corporation with production sites in 30 countries. Finnish brand products are sold in 50 countries. Even the house of the British Queen built this company. HONKA has become a pioneer in the Russian market. The line of laminated veneer lumber consists of 5 standard sizes, experts note the high quality of the multi-bar. What prevented a well-known brand from taking a higher place in our rating?

Users consider the high price to be the first disadvantage. Discontent is expressed in the address of the builders who are building houses. Due to the violation of technology in the future, the timber cracks.

Vishera

Rating: 4.6

The authoritative Russian manufacturer of glued timber houses is the company Vishera. The company was founded in 1993, for a relatively short period of time, employees managed to accumulate invaluable experience in designing, in the manufacture of timber and the assembly of houses. The manufacturer specializes in creating domokomplektov elite category. The Russian enterprise in the forefront switched to the industrial methods of housing construction from laminated veneer lumber.The Moscow Region plant has a full production cycle, it can create up to 100 house sets annually.

Users are satisfied with the microclimate in the buildings of Vishera, the pace of construction work. But over time, the timber begins to creak and clicks, heat leaves the house and condensate accumulates.

HOLZ-HOUSE

Rating: 4.6

In no way inferior to the Finnish glued laminated timber products of the Russian company HOLZ-HOUSE. The young manufacturer has been building wooden houses since 1998, both in standard and individual projects. The company offers a wide range of services to domestic consumers. Due to the combination of the best world traditions of wooden housing construction with innovative technologies of wood processing, the ambitious player manages to hold leading positions in our country. Raw materials for the production of laminated veneer lumber is imported from the Komi Republic.

To rise to a higher position in our brand rankings did not allow negative consumer reviews. Often, delivery times for house sets are broken, a fungus quickly appears on the lower rows.

Plant "OLES"

Rating: 4.5

The leading manufacturer of glued timber in Russia is the OLES wood processing plant. Thanks to the use of modern technologies and the availability of its own resource base, the company manages to create house sets adapted to our climate. The length of the glued timber reaches 13.5 m, therefore it is possible to implement the most unusual projects. The construction team of the plant works all year round, so the number of implemented projects is constantly growing. The main raw material is traditional pine and spruce, which is harvested in the Arkhangelsk region, Siberia and Valdai.

Domestic consumers have experienced the quality of laminated timber OLES during construction and operation. Instead of 5 lamellas in logs, there are up to 9, and the edges of multi-beam logs quickly come off.

GLAVSTROY 365

Rating: 4.5

The company GLAVSTROY 365 began its activities in the field of wooden housing with the design of country cottages. Gradually, their own construction teams and production sites appeared. Today, the company offers a wide range of services, from project visualization to turnkey construction. Experts note the affordability of products, for which the brand falls into our rating. Employees of the company are actively working with clients, as evidenced by the use of a large number of customer projects (up to 60% of all work).

Users receive flattering reviews about the quality of glued laminated timber and meeting deadlines for the construction of houses. Only the product range leaves much to be desired.

Evlashevsky DOCK

Rating: 4.4

Wood processing plant Evlashevsky DOK has a glorious history. Only since 1958 did he survived several production upgrades, a change of ownership, the destruction of old workshops and the erection of new modern sites. Accordingly, with the same frequency range of products changed. Today, the plant workers set ambitious goals for themselves, they build houses, bathhouses and gazebos of laminated veneer lumber throughout the country. The experts took into account reviews of domestic users and gave the brand 12th place in our rating.

One of the main problems that homebuyers had to face was the delay in deliveries. Because of this, we had to postpone the construction deadlines, to solve controversial points in court.

DDM-Stroy

Rating: 4.4

For more than 12 years, the company DDM-Stroy has been producing glued timber houses. It is considered a recognized leader in the field of low-rise housing. In 2014, the brand became the winner of the Lesstroy Awards in the "Manufacturer of the Year" category. The company boasts its own production of glued laminated timber. Production workshops are equipped with modern equipment, the enterprise cultivates a high production culture. The brand falls into our rating for high-quality glued laminated timber, rich experience in the design and construction of houses and a three-year warranty.

Cons of the glued lumber consumers attribute a high price, and the number of houses built until the company can not boast.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.