{"id":615,"date":"2025-05-23T11:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:31:12","slug":"what-is-cross-laminated-timber-clt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/what-is-cross-laminated-timber-clt\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is a mass timber product made by gluing together layers of kiln-dried solid wood, usually spruce, pine, or fir\u2014with each layer laid perpendicular to the one below. This cross-lamination enhances strength, stability, and load distribution in both directions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629088 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"What is Cross Laminated Timber cLT\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/What-is-Cross-Laminated-Timber-cLT.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>How CLT Is Made<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lumber Selection: Kiln-dried, defect-free softwood (e.g., spruce, fir).<\/li>\n<li>Layering: 3, 5, 7, or more layers stacked at 90\u00b0 angles.<\/li>\n<li>Adhesive Bonding: Structural glue secures layers under high pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Panel Sizes: Custom sizes prefabricated for walls, floors, or roofs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Applications<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Floors, walls, and roofs<\/li>\n<li>Load-bearing and shear walls<\/li>\n<li>Prefabricated modules and mass timber buildings<\/li>\n<li>Mid-rise and high-rise wood construction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Benefits of CLT<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Structural Strength: High load-bearing capacity and stiffness<\/li>\n<li>Dimensional Stability: Resists warping, shrinking, and swelling<\/li>\n<li>Fast Construction: Prefab panels reduce on-site build time<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability: Made from renewable wood, stores carbon<\/li>\n<li>Fire Resistance: Chars predictably, maintaining structural integrity<\/li>\n<li>Acoustic &amp; Seismic Performance: Performs well in noise isolation and earthquakes<\/li>\n<li>Aesthetic Appeal: Can be left exposed for a clean, natural look<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homedit.com\/cross-laminated-timber\/\">What is Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homedit.com\">Homedit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is a mass timber product made by gluing together layers of kiln-dried solid wood, usually spruce, pine, or fir\u2014with each layer laid perpendicular to the one below. This cross-lamination enhances strength, stability, and load distribution in both directions. How CLT Is Made Lumber Selection: Kiln-dried, defect-free softwood&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/what-is-cross-laminated-timber-clt\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions\/618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trimfaucet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}