Glulam vs Solid Log: Complete B2B Buyers Guide for Timber Dealers
Eurodita B2B Manufacturing Partner
For B2B timber dealers, solid log and engineered glulam are two timber construction routes. The appropriate route is confirmed against the project brief, not assumed from a single feature or wall thickness.
Eurodita supplies both routes as a private-label manufacturer. Before quotation, confirm the intended use, dimensions, wall profile, glazing, insulation, roof and floor build-up, technical documentation and the local review route where applicable.
What Is Glulam?
Glulam is engineered timber made by bonding timber laminations with their fibres running parallel to the member length. Eurodita’s glulam projects use engineered glulam timber, while its non-glulam range uses slow-grown northern European spruce.
The material route is only one part of the specification. Dealers should use the relevant glulam range or solid-log range, then confirm the complete quote, drawings and technical data for the project.
Solid Log vs Glulam, Direct Comparison
Use this comparison as a quote-stage checklist. It does not replace project drawings, a complete wall build-up or local authority review.
| Decision point | What Eurodita confirms at quotation |
|---|---|
| Material route | Solid log or engineered glulam, matched to the confirmed brief. |
| Wall profile | The selected profile, model and order-specific availability. |
| Whole build-up | Glazing, insulation, roof, floor, services and foundations where included in the brief. |
| Technical package | Project drawings, CAD/3D material and technical data for dealer or client review. |
| Approval route | The relevant local requirements are checked by the project team or local authority where applicable. |
This gives dealers a consistent way to compare proposals without making unsupported performance, lifecycle-cost or approval claims.
When to Recommend Solid Log
Eurodita’s non-glulam catalogue includes solid-log wall profiles in 28mm, 35mm, 44mm, 58mm and 70mm. Availability is model- and order-specific; selected shed models are listed with 19mm walls.
- Start from the actual listed model or bespoke brief.
- Confirm the selected wall profile, dimensions, glazing and included build-up in the quotation.
- Use the project drawings and technical data for dealer or client review.
A wall thickness on its own does not confirm thermal performance, intended use or local acceptance. Those points depend on the complete confirmed project specification.
When to Recommend Glulam
For projects specified in engineered glulam timber, Eurodita can quote 88mm, 135mm, 180mm or 220mm glulam wall profiles. The selected profile is confirmed at quotation against the project brief.
- Confirm the required dimensions, layout and openings.
- Confirm the complete insulation, glazing, roof and floor specification where applicable.
- Use the project drawings, CAD/3D material and technical data before a dealer presents the offer.
Final suitability, performance and local authority requirements are assessed for the confirmed project, not inferred from wall thickness alone.
Glulam Wall Thickness Guide
Eurodita bespoke glulam log house projects can use four engineered-glulam wall-thickness options. The appropriate profile is confirmed at quotation against the project brief.
| Glulam wall thickness options | Specification basis |
|---|---|
| 88mm | Specified per project |
| 135mm | Specified per project |
| 180mm | Specified per project |
| 220mm | Specified per project |
For reference, Eurodita’s non-glulam catalogue includes 28mm, 35mm, 44mm, 58mm and 70mm solid-log wall profiles, with availability model- and order-specific. Selected Eurodita shed models are listed with 19mm walls. The 70mm profile is a solid-log route, not a glulam wall option.
Final wall build-up, insulation, glazing, roof and floor specification, thermal performance and suitability are reviewed for the confirmed project. Local authority review is required where applicable.
Quote and Portfolio Considerations for Dealers
Eurodita does not publish a fixed dealer margin, lifecycle-cost or maintenance advantage for either material route. The commercial outcome depends on the confirmed scope, local market, dealer pricing and the responsibilities included in the offer.
- Compare the project-specific material and option list.
- Confirm what technical documentation and visual material the dealer needs.
- Set customer expectations from the approved drawings and quotation, not from generic performance claims.
For private-label supply, the dealer can present the agreed product package under its own brand while Eurodita provides the manufacturing-side project information.
Conclusion
Solid log and engineered glulam can both be specified for Eurodita projects. The correct route follows the confirmed product brief, complete technical specification and relevant local review route.
For a B2B quotation, share the intended use, dimensions, preferred wall profile and reference material with the Eurodita team. Eurodita then prepares the project information needed for dealer and client review.
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