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Old 01-21-2015, 11:37 PM   #32
Bob86ZZ4
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In regards to Don's post about using plywood under the leveling jacks. I've had much better luck using cut off pieces of micro-lam. Micro-lam looks kind of like plywood but it's much thicker. They use it as beam to support spans when framing stuff. Often used to support the load above a garage door opening. When I see a framing job going on I stop and visit and ask if they are going to use any micro-lams. If so could I have any scraps they cut off. They are tougher than plywood. And since they're thicker I don't have to screw them together. I keep a bunch in a storage bin. I use them the same way Don does. Here's something about them: Weyerhaeuser :: Microllam LVL Beams
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