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High performance roofing materials

​​​​​Advanced construction requires advanced solutions. Metsä Wood's roof solutions are both ecologically sound and deliver high performance on and off site. Whether residential housing, schools, sports stadiums, retail, commercial or warehousing - we know that we can provide right products for best solutions.

Benefits of using Kerto LVL in roof elements 

  • Possible to take full advantages from off-site construction 

  • Fast to install, even 16,000 ft2 / 1,500m2 of finished roof per day 

  • Lighter roof gives possibilities to save material with foundations and with main load-bearing structures 

  • Less material waste and less work at construction site 

All-inclusive light roof elements

Incorporating a variety of materials, including our unique Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber), our roofing solutions offer the developer, architect and designer a variety of benefits including design flexibility, efficient off-site construction and rapid installation. Importantly our roofing solutions have a low embodied energy and a carbon footprint that contributes to a healthy environment. 

Kerto® LVL roof elements

Illustration of wooden roof element

Kerto® LVL roof elements are ideal for long span, up to 18 m, roof structures. Enabling the designer to remove columns and increase design flexibility. Made from Kerto® they can be of both open and closed construction and insulated to the client´s exact requirements. 

Read more about wood elements. 

Kerto® LVL Q-panel

Kerto Q-panel installed on roof

Kerto® LVL Q-panel works as a load-bearing and bracing structure at the same time. As a load-bearing panel for the roofing it can cover large areas with single plate as the maximum size is  2,5 m x 20 m (width x length). Different cantilevered areas, for ex. eaves, can also be covered with the same panel.