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   rez | Apr 16, 2005 08:19pm | #1

   bump

   sobriety is the root cause of dementia.

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   Notchman | Apr 17, 2005 02:18am | #2

   Your situation is not very clear, but if you have an exposed-to-the-weather beam end you can replace it with a Pressure Treated lam beam (usually a special order item), or coat a non-treated exposed beam with a good dose of "green death" (that evil smelling stuff that is an on-site treatment) and then enclose the exposed portion with a custom-made copper flashing.

   When I was in industry, some of our office buildings had cantilevered lam beams serving as lookouts under the roof, and when they began to break down, the above was the solution and it served us well.

   Here on the Oregon coast, such Architectural daydreams that involve exposed end-grain deserve the death penalty! :-)

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   DanT | Apr 17, 2005 04:01am | #3

   Sorry about being unclear.  I thought it was perfect but then again I wrote it! LOL.

   Thanks for the info its just what I needed.  DanT

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   gdcarpenter | Apr 17, 2005 04:12am | #4

   As I understand it LVL are NOT to be exposed to the elements, you would need something specifically rated for exterior use.Let's not confuse the issue with facts!

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   reinvent | Apr 17, 2005 07:02am | #5

   I have heard that you can get paralam preasure treated. I could be wrong.