Bauspanplatte

English translation: chipboard used on construction sites

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German term or phrase:Bauspanplatte
English translation:chipboard used on construction sites
Entered by: Andy S

13:09 Mar 10, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Uses for rewycled wood
German term or phrase: Bauspanplatte
A term which I cannot find in any of my reference sources is Bauspanplatte.

Taken from a survey of the supply of recycled wood. It is a column heading in a table:

"Baustellensortimente, Dielen, Bauspanplatten, Türblätter und Zar­gen von Innentüren".

I am guessing that it means wooden boards removed from demolished buildings. Is that so?
Andy S
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:50
chipboard used on construction sites
Explanation:
I doubt whether there is a term like this in English.
But this is what is meant.
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Germany
Local time: 21:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6chipboard used on construction sites
Jumplanguage
4particle board for the use in construction/chipboard for the use in construction
Ingrid Moore


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
chipboard used on construction sites


Explanation:
I doubt whether there is a term like this in English.
But this is what is meant.

Jumplanguage
Germany
Local time: 21:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, 4 Kudoz points
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thankyou


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: I think "construction chipboard" or "structural chipboard" would work.
15 mins
  -> Thank you Kim!

agree  Bernd Runge: or structural(-type) particle board
26 mins
  -> Thank you Bernd!

agree  Michael Harris: with Kim
2 hrs
  -> thanks Michael!

agree  Rolf Keiser: with Kim
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Goldcoaster

agree  Lancashireman: How about 'heavy-duty chipboard'?
6 hrs
  -> nice idea, Andrew! I'm not sure, though, that this "is a word". Thanks anyway!

agree  Craig Meulen
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Craig!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
particle board for the use in construction/chipboard for the use in construction


Explanation:
my options;
Particle board, or chipboard is a very common material used in the construction of houses and furniture.
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/28/1/Particle-board-...

Ingrid Moore
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: German
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Ingrid


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: Sorry, Ingrid, but the presence of the definite article 'the' here sounds non-native. Where did you find 'particle board', by the way? // I don't think I would find any at my local B&Q.
6 hrs
  -> I found "particle board" = "Spanplatte" in Brandstetter UniLex Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik. Additionally please vide above reference link.
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